Who is hockeyyinsiderr on twitter

I do it for two reasons. The first is that there are a few people who might actually put stock in these sort of fake accounts, if they get big enough. This is a public service for those people. I see them as fundamentally dishonest. They add to the perception that people published primarily in new media cannot be trusted. A piece like this makes it clear precisely how valuable they are as sources of information.

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A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again. What came up after that was two posts from Habsterix. Habsterix is anonymous blogger. Hockeyy Insiderr is anonymous. I proceeded to ask All Habs if they could tell me the identity of Habsterix. They told me they had his name and vehemently asked why I needed to know and called me silly.

The weirdest thing then happened…. I was direct messaged by my Twitter friend Daniel telling me he knew who Hockeyy Insiderr was. He provided some intriguing information…. Hockeyy Insiderr released possibilities of his initials July 12th. Yes it was held in a native american reserve. So Hockeyy Insiderr is Pete Mahovlich? Unless he pretended to play poker with Price once, that is Hockeyy Insiderr. That would explain his contacts in the league. Although I do believe if this is true, he started out tweeting rumors he heard, but started tweeting false ones so he could be heard more.

Hockeyy Insiderr is probably a Canadiens fan though. According to his Facebook he also lives in Montreal. Who do you think Hockeyy Insiderr is? It could be one of the people I have mentioned in this article or not. Time will tell…. Follow seanc on Twitter and send me tips if you have them! Everyone knows hockeyinsiderr is really Gary Bettman who, despite making so much money, saves it all and still lives in his parents basement, hiding down there and tweeting all day.

HI is just a troll that lives under a bridge in Toronto. Enter Search Term. Show the supply chain who's boss Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and more. Commenters on Kyriacou's blog are filling in the pieces, including the kid's full name, social media accounts, and other details.

All of which is beside the point. The point is that there are no reporters breaking news anonymously, because reporters rightly want credit for the hard work they do.

So let's lay down some ground rules. If your favorite rumor account isn't willing to put their name behind their words, if they spend more time fighting on Twitter than backing up their reporting, and most importantly if they're wrong 50 times for every time they're right—they're probably a little shit teenager who doesn't deserve anyone's attention.

Who is hockeyyinsiderr? The A. By Barry Petchesky.