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Chill Factor is a fun story of off-the-wall marketing and keen vision turning a college sports town into a major league NHL city. -Joe Pelletier, HockeyBookReviews.com

"""Chill Factor is a fun story of off-the-wall marketing and keen vision turning a college sports town into a major league NHL city."" -Joe Pelletier, HockeyBookReviews.com ""Chill Factor is a fun story of off-the-wall marketing and keen vision turning a college sports town into a major league NHL city."" -Joe Pelletier, HockeyBookReviews.com"

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Dr. David Paitson was the president and general manager of the Columbus Chill from 199198 and a career sports business executive. Paitson has worked in public relations and marketing capacities with the Indiana Pacers (NBA), with the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), and as president of the Columbus Destroyers (AFL). He currently works as director of athletics at Lake Superior State University. He and his wife, Lauren, currently reside in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Craig Merz, a lifelong Columbus resident, has witnessed the evolving sports scene there from the stands and the press box, including a quarter century of reporting for the Columbus Dispatch. He has covered the Stanley Cup Final, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Draft, and the NCAA Frozen Four. Merz has been an NHL.com independent correspondent covering the Columbus Blue Jackets since 2013, and is a freelance reporter for the Associated Press, Buckeye Sports Bulletin, and Field Level Media, among others. Bob Hunter was a sportswriter for the Columbus Dispatch for more than forty years (1975[en dash]2016), the last twenty-four as a columnist. During that time, he covered all sports[em dash]including hockey and the Columbus Chill. Hunter is the author of ten books, including Saint Woody: The History and Fanaticism of Ohio State Football and Players, Teams and Stadium Ghosts, and has won numerous writing awards. He resides in Westerville, Ohio.

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