Aaron “Bordzy” Bordato always knew he wanted to be in sports commentary.

Bordzy’s first taste of broadcasting was at Bev Facey Community High in Sherwood Park. In the first semester of Grade 12 he got suspended, and the principal challenged him to take on their school’s broadcast, Facey TV. This was a punishment to him because he thought the show was boring, but the principal ego-checked him and said, “Maybe if you do it, it won’t be boring.”

And he does not back away from a challenge.

So, that’s what Bordzy did, and it ended up being part of the reason he was accepted into NAIT’s TV and Broadcasting program. He did his internship out in Lloydminster and lived in an older woman’s basement, who hardly spoke any English.

“Shoutout to Sofia,” he said.

His first “legit” job was with the University of Alberta sports department, where he started as a producer for the women’s basketball team. As time went on, he took on more and more teams, until he eventually became the head of production. He met Tyler Yaremchuk there, as Yaremchuk was doing their play-by-play at the time. This connection was ultimately what landed him a job here at Oilersnation.

Oilersnation Everyday (ONE) had just started at this point, and according to Bordato, they were in need of a producer that had experience with the equipment. Yaremchuk offered him a job interview, and they met the next week at the restaurant underneath Nation HQ.

When asked about his first impression of Baggedmilk, Bordato said, “He’s handsome, he’s hot. You would think someone hiding their identity would not be as hot as BM is. I’ll stand by that.”

Pre-Gaming with Bordzy‘s origin came quite unexpectedly. The Nation Network (TNN) was looking to start a pre-game show for Oilers games, and they were taking applications before ultimately landing to give the show to Bordato.

The coolest part for him since the show took off? Having people he has never met before come up to him yelling “Bordzy! Bordzy!” which he warmly welcomes.

“Sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself. At the end of the day I am just a normal guy who loves the Oilers, all of us are. It’s so cool that we get to live out our dreams.”

Bordato is “technically” the head of production at TNN, he said, “I was flown out and put in a hotel for four nights to build [the trade deadline show for Daily Faceoff]. I set it all up, produced it, directed it, and everything. Ideally I will do it again for July 1st’s free agency.”