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Living the dream
by Forechecker on 10/16/08 at 01:39 PM ET
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One upon a time, Paul Bruno was an accountant in the Toronto area, but then…
...in 2005 circumstances would unfold that would change his life and career in a flash.
Mr. Bruno lost both his parents in less than two weeks.
“My mother on her deathbed told me that the most important thing is to enjoy what you do with your life every day,” Mr. Bruno said.
And acting on this last advice from his mother, the Richmond Hill man shed his suit and tie and dove into the world of sports head first.
Read on for the story behind the man who, among other things, developed the prototype for the NHL’s Real Time Scoring System (RTSS), which provides most of the information used by hockey stats geeks like myself.
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Dirk Hoag is the Forechecker, churner of NHL stats and analysis. Having started over 10 years ago writing for websites like In the Crease and e-Sports, Dirk launched On The Forecheck in 2005 to cover the Nashville Predators as well as apply statistical analysis to NHL hockey.
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