When you work in sports television, music is a huge part of your life. It is literally everywhere: in arenas, ballparks, locker rooms, during broadcasts and of course, in your iPod when travelling.
I recently did an interview for thenosebleeds.com about my own music background and was asked to create a small playlist. It got me thinking about what a Bruins playlist would look like, so I asked each player to pick one song. Of course, some players wanted to post multiple songs and others picked the same song which led to a rock-paper-scissors match to claim dibs.
The result is a pretty fun compilation with a good mix of hip hop, rock, country, pop and house.
David Krejci said “any Eminem song,” so I selected the most recognizable one off the Recovery album.
As for Chris Kelly‘s choice, it wasn’t really his. As a parent of young children, he says children’s music rules his car stereo. Since he didn’t know the names of any of the songs (“the one where you put your name in it and sings back to you…” didn’t quite come up in the iTunes search), I asked our Bruins producer’s young daughter Brooke to recommend one for Kelly instead — it’s a pretty good kids song, actually.
Click here to see the ultimate Bruins playlist picked by the Bruins themselves>>
Warning: Some songs may contain unsuitable language for children
Aaron Johnson: “Rest of My Life” — Ludacris
Adam McQuaid: “Round Here” — Florida Georgia Line
Andrew Ference: “New Orleans” — Rancid
Anton Khudobin: “Good Feeling” — Flo Rida
Brad Marchand: “We On” — Ace Hood
Chris Bourque: “We Don’t Eat” — James Vincent McMorrow
Chris Kelly (via Brooke Zechello): “Rise and Shine” — Sofia The First
Daniel Paille: “Scream and Shout” — will.i.am & Britney Spears
David Krejci: “Love the Way You Lie” — Eminem ft. Rihanna
Dennis Seidenberg: “Thrift Shop” — Macklemore &Ryan Lewis
Dougie Hamilton: “Teach Me How to Dougie” — Cali Swag District
Gregory Campbell: “In My Mind” — Feenixpawl & Ivan Gough
Jay Pandolfo: “The Cave” — Mumford and Sons
Johnny Boychuk: “Little Black Submarines” — The Black Keys
Lane MacDermid: “Fly Away” — Lenny Kravitz
Milan Lucic: “Pour It Up” — Rihanna
Nathan Horton: “One Thing” — Finger Eleven
Patrice Bergeron: “No Worries” — Lil Wayne
Rich Peverley: “Stubborn Love” — The Lumineers
Shawn Thornton: “Cut It Out” — Kitten
Tuukka Rask: “Fade to Black” — Metallica
Tyler Seguin: “Started From the Bottom” — Drake
Zdeno Chara: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” — Nirvana
Be sure to check out thenosebleeds.com for some pretty cool music tidbits.
