N.L. broadcaster shoots, and scores, dream job in hockey across the pond

Some days, Aaron Murphy of St. John's has to pinch himself to make sure he isn't asleep. That's because he's living his dream as the newly appointed senior advisor of hockey and broadcast operations for the Glasgow Clan in Scotland, a professional team in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

"So a lot of people I meet in Ireland don't believe me. They think I'm having some sort of a joke with them because there's only one job like mine in Ireland certainly," Murphy told CBC News from his home in Dublin on Monday. 

"But it is a bit of a childhood dream."

Murphy isn't a stranger behind the microphone. His previous work includes some of the biggest events in hockey including the Stanley Cup playoffs, World Championships and the Olympics.

He said growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador meant listening to legendary broadcaster Bob Cole on Saturday nights.

"We were all proud of the fact that Bob was a Newfoundlander. So it was always a part of something that I was interested in," Murphy said.

Murphy's career in broadcasting began in Ireland about 15 years ago. He said the job was only supposed to last a year but he ended up staying.

Murphy studied at Toronto Metropolitan University's sports broadcasting program. Working in the broadcast field was something he always wanted to do.

After graduation he went to work for TSN and CBC News in Toronto. He had also completed firefighting courses and qualifications and was on the waiting list for Ontario fire services. But, he said, he needed a break.

He said a friend of his reached out and told him about a company based out of Ireland that was servicing the U.K. That company had NHL rights and was looking for someone with a background in hockey.

"So I went to Ireland for one year and