Bill Clement
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"William H. Clement" is a 2-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Philadelphia Flyers and critically acclaimed author, speaker ([http://www.billclementspeaking.com BillClementSpeaking.com]), actor, entrepreneur and broadcaster. He recently authored [http://billclementspeaking.com/book.html "EverDay Leadership: Crossing Gorges on Tightropes to Success"] with foreword by Wayne Gretzky.

Bill has broadcast five different Olympic Games and has worked for ESPN, NBC, American Broadcasting Company/ABC, Versus (TV channel)/Versus, Comcast SportsNet and TNT (TV channel)/TNT in the U.S., and CTV Television Network/CTV, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC, Rogers Sportsnet and Sirius-XM Radio in Canada.

As an 11 year NHL center, he played in two All–Star games, captained an NHL team and won two Stanley Cup Championships with the Philadelphia Flyers, aka the Broad Street Bullies. Bill also later played for the Washington Capitals and the Calgary Flames/Flames, both in Atlanta and Calgary.

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There are so many things that happen on the ice that beg ... explanation.

I have to be journalistically appropriate and voice my opinion if something happens, but I want to do my best to accentuate the positives of the sport.

That gives us a leg up because fans will know when to find us.

I'm really excited for the NHL. It's just time, after so much negativity for so long, for optimism. It's almost as if a brick home has been destroyed and been rebuilt with superior bricks.

Paul is a very low-maintenance athlete. He's never been one to ask for any kind of special treatment. He's not a Terrell Owens kind of guy. He stays out of the spotlight for the most part and he leads by example.

Our jaws dropped. Oh my god. It's one of the greatest goals of all time. We are starting to talk about him for the Hart Trophy.

What happened was, the style created the disappearance of stars. Like when the meteor hit and the dinosaurs died. There were no star players. Maybe there were stars, but they just weren't afforded the opportunity to put up star-like numbers and to be visible. Most games looked the same, most players looked the same.

I'm really excited for the NHL that they found a partner to lock arms with. It didn't seem as if the NHL and ESPN could find the same page. At OLN, the NHL is a big fish in a small pond. At ESPN, it was a little fish in a big pond.