My blogging mentor, Paul Kukla, passed away this week.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the concept that “Kukla’s Korner” won’t be my first stop in the morning and my last stop at night, because Paul knew how to encapsulate the entire hockey world’s events into one webpage.
He worked incredibly hard every day to make things look easy, and he worked very long hours regardless of how his physical health was doing.
We had our ups and downs as boss and employee at times, but he gave me so much advice and on the job training while being a big advocate for my voice and work.
The whole hockey world is going to miss him. It’s not going to be the same without that stubborn Polish man crankily keeping the rest of us informed.
I will miss him terribly.
His legacy as a mentor will live on in the bloggers he helped make the jump from fan to correspondent, and his tens of thousands of regular readers.
I don’t know how we’re gonna move on without him, but we’re going to have to try to find a way for Paul’s sake.
