Four years ago today, I started this blog under the redundant title, “zata40fan’s Wings Fan Blog.” Before too long, I changed it to the current name and as I got more involved in blogging, the content changed drastically from this first post:
My first post…… Things are going well with the Wings, they won last night (beat the Pens 5-1) and have won 5 in a row. They’re still #1 in the West but 2 points behind Ottawa still. Zata didn’t get a point last night, neither did Hully or Pavel. Luc finally scored and Feds had 2.
Wordpress tells me that we have 1,607 posts, 977 of which have not been categorized yet (I’m trying to get to that - maybe this summer), and 1,446 comments. Hard to believe.
I want to think everyone who has participated in writing over the last four years, from Brian and Christy to Megan and Sarah, as well as all who have been regular commenters. It’s that participation that keeps me blogging on days I might rather not. The same goes for all the bloggers who have linked to our posts: thanks guys! I still get pumped when we get a link to content at OtW.
As an aspiring historian, I know a fanblog isn’t the most objective way of recording history, but the purpose of this blog remains the same: I want myself and others to have a record of this team that goes beyond dry AP and newspaper reports so that in 10 years when the Wings are almost completely different, we can look back over the years with a firmer foundation than our memories (and not have to get through a newspaper archive paywall to do it).
Who knows much longer we’ll be doing this? I certainly don’t have any plans to stop! I look forward to blogging the Wings for a long time to come.
Matt, congrats on the anniversary, and thanks for all of your work here. OtW has been one of the first things I check every morning for a couple of years now, I’m really glad to hear you have no plans to quit anytime soon.
Keep up the great work!
Hi Matt
Congratulations on your anniversary. You did and still do a great job covering the Wings for so many years. I hope you will do it for a couple of years.
I realley enjoy your postings. It is the best way to keep up to date with the wings and everything going on in the NHL here in Germany. Hockey covering in Germany is very poor, especially for the NHL. So thanks a lot for collecting all the informations and giving them to us.
Keep on rocking!
Congrats!! I read the site every day, and sometimes I’d be lost as to what’s going on with the Wings if I didn’t read your site. It is also the first place I go if I miss seeing/listening to a Wings game… I have to know what happened during the game!
Keep up the great coverage!