An Odd Disconnect in the TD Garden Press Box

[caption id="attachment_1927" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="There were many reporters in the TD Garden press box Monday night at the Beanpot, but my column's fan-centered angle made me feel alone."][/caption] DigBoston sent me to TD Garden Monday night to cover the Beanpot, Boston's 60-year-old hockey tournament between BU, BC, Harvard and Northeastern. The premise seemed similar to the Futures at Fenway event I covered for WEEI over the summer – lower-tier athletes (minor leaguers/college hockey players) competing at their sport's professional-level stage in Boston. I loved my Fenway Park experience, feeling strong camaraderie with the other reporters there, so I figured my TD Garden experience would be equally positive. But from the moment I grabbed my press pass at the check-in table, I realized something was amiss. I wasn't a sports journalist in the same way NESN's Tom Caron (who walked into the press...