Ever heard the saying “Behind every sports writer is a frustrated athlete?” Well that sentiment unquestionably rings true with this proud native of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Farhan Devji played organized ice hockey with both the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association and the Port Moody Amateur Hockey Association up until grade twelve, and also played basketball up until the tenth grade, before he realized that he would be better suited to write about sports rather than play them.