William Espy
WE: I never really watched hockey growing up. In California, it had never been a commonly brought-up sport, so I never even really knew about it until about 7th grade. I actually found it through the video games, don’t remember exactly which year it was and just started playing. I picked the Columbus Blue Jackets because I grew up as a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals and Reds because of my Dad’s loyalty to those teams, and it just stuck. I never expected the game to essentially take over a portion of my life, but it’s easily one of the best decisions I ever made.