BRIAN COMPTON NHL BEAT REPORTER

Brian Compton is the Deputy Night Editor for NHL.com. Prior to joining the National Hockey League, Brian was a beat writer for the Trenton Titans (ECHL) for The Trentonian from 2002-07. Brian has also worked for the New York Post (1999-2001) and The Southampton Press (2001-02).Brian first appeared as a last minute fill in guest for Sportstalkny,the viewers demanded more so now Brian is a weekly reporter during the NHL Season .

Birthday: September 29th

College: King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Major: Communications

Favorite BASEBALL TEAM: Mets

Favorite FOOTBALL TEAM: Giants

FAVORITE HOCKEY TEAM: All 30 teams

FAVORITE BASKETBALL TEAM: None.

FAVORITE ATHLETES: Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Lawrence Taylor

Favorite Movies: Slap Shot, Animal House, Braveheart

Favorite TV SHOWS; Everybody Loves Raymond

Favorite Music Artists: KISS, Pearl Jam, The Beatles

Favorite Quote: "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, some time in your life." -- Winston Churchill

YOUR WEBSITE: WWW.NHL.COM

BRIAN COMPTON, NHL BEAT REPORTER