Sean was truly one of a kind. A net giver, Sean helped me and my teams careers in countless ways. 

One memorable example of many was while I ran NHL Digital in 2008 and Sean was CDO at Starcom. There was minimal national interest in online hockey advertising and we needed a boost at Starcom. We needed a vessel to the account teams to take us seriously as one of only four pro sports leagues. Sean agreed to deliver a keynote at an NHL Teams CMO Summit we held annually. We agreed he'd do the keynote, bring some of Starcom's account teams to see him prioritizing us and how significant the NHL world was and he could bring his Dad. 

When he asked me what to say, I told him most of them wouldn't understand anyway because we made digital speak hard to follow for non digital folks. Sean encouraged the NHL team CMO's to lean into their websites to promote ticket sales, jerseys, etc. They loved it and he held court off stage for an hour after his keynote.

I brought Sean and his Dad custom Blackhawk jerseys with Finny on the back and treated them to lunch at a nearby bar. 

We closed significant business with his account teams and everyone came away happy. That was Sean. No stage was too large and his generosity knew no bounds. 

I learned so much from Sean and loved every second we had together- at Ditka's Steakhouse, industry conferences when we snuck off campus for great dinners filled with interesting people, happy hour at TDF events, and so many great times. 

We love you Finny and will do everything we can to support Mel and the Finny clan.