Say Hi To Kate, Your Resident BB St. Louis Blues Editor

As the summer is long and hockey is regretfully far away, we at Bleedin’ Blue wanted to take this time to introduce ourselves (re-introduce, for some of us) to all our fine readers and fellow St. Louis Blues fans. We recently added a host of excellent writers who we’re excited to introduce to you.

Let’s get this ball rolling.

Who are you?

I’m the Bleedin’ Blue editor. Some of you may have gotten to know me through our Twitter account, or my own account, which I can never seem to truly log off of.

When I’m not reading or writing about the Blues, I’m probably playing hockey. Or watching it. I’m suspiciously one-note. And when that’s not happening, I’m probably reading or writing about the CWHL or NWHL.

When it comes to hockey, there’s nothing so important to me as good defense in a game. But if your midfielder (or in hockey, your center) can’t play a strong two-way game, you’re opening yourself up to a whole host of problems.

How did you get into hockey?

I actually spent most of my life actively disparaging sports (except for track and field or cross country. That’s amazing stuff right there) in an attempt to irritate and alienate my sports-loving family, I suppose. Instead, sports just waited a while to suck me in.

I decided I’d learn a little bit about hockey, oh, about six or seven years ago. It very quickly turned into watching hockey three or four nights a week, playing hockey the other three or four, and writing about it like a maniac. I have far too many favorite teams, meaning that my attention is forever split 39 ways, my phone is dinging with every Bleacher Report or Yahoo Sports update, and I miss about half the games I want to see.

I will never stop complaining about the Whalers leaving Connecticut.

What do you do for Bleedin’ Blue?

I’m your neighborhood editor. I write articles, run the Twitter and Facebook, and work with our writers to develop storylines and site direction. I often don’t notice comments on the site for ages (we’re working on improving the notifications system, I swear) but you can almost always get me on Twitter at @lightsthelamp or @BleedinBlueFS.

Essentially, I’m a jack of all trades. I recap games, postulate on draft picks, speculate on trades, cover entertainment/news and am more than happy to jump into the more political side of things. (At least, as political as hockey gets.)

I speculated on the impact the OT change would have on T.J. Oshie‘s future with the Blues
I also talked about the advent of the NWHL and how it might impact the CWHL’s income, as well as the projected figures for the NWHL. I used to write business articles and find this kind of thing absolutely fascinating. Generally I cover the NWHL over at Today’s Slapshot, but on occasion an article will make its way over here.
I tackled the topic of who the Blues might draft in mid-April and, surprisingly, called two of them!
And sometimes I talk about possible landing spots for current or former Blues, like Barret Jackman.
And every once in a while, I’ll cover entertainment. Like that time FOX Sports Tennessee accidentally broadcast porn to its viewers during a Preds game, or when T.J. Oshie and Lauren Cosgrove get married. That kind of thing.

A surprising fact

Hablo español. No perfectamente, de verdad, porque nada más vivo en un pais hispanoparlante, pero hablo con mi misma todos los días, entonces…

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