likewall32
**putt meem hear**
becoming a "hockey city"
As a lifelong citizen of San Jose and a charter fan of the Sharks, I must ask the question, what exactly is a hockey city? Is it having a public rink downtown? Is it having a thriving youth hockey program? Is it having a fanbase of kids and adults alike who go do nothing but eat, sleep, and breathe hockey?
The Sharks came to town in the fall of 91. At that time, there was no public rink, kids didn't play it, and, unless you were a transplant to the bay, or old enough to remember the Seals, you probably knew very little about it. 15 years later, the Sharks are wildly popular, there are several ice rinks and a few roller buildings open to public, the youth program is as strong as any other youth sport in the area (the peewee AA team won the national title this past year), hell, San Jose State is one of the top club teams in the country.
Besides, I wouldn't mind not seeing the North Stars move south. One, Modano probably becomes a Shark. Two, me no likey Dallas
As a lifelong citizen of San Jose and a charter fan of the Sharks, I must ask the question, what exactly is a hockey city? Is it having a public rink downtown? Is it having a thriving youth hockey program? Is it having a fanbase of kids and adults alike who go do nothing but eat, sleep, and breathe hockey?
The Sharks came to town in the fall of 91. At that time, there was no public rink, kids didn't play it, and, unless you were a transplant to the bay, or old enough to remember the Seals, you probably knew very little about it. 15 years later, the Sharks are wildly popular, there are several ice rinks and a few roller buildings open to public, the youth program is as strong as any other youth sport in the area (the peewee AA team won the national title this past year), hell, San Jose State is one of the top club teams in the country.
Besides, I wouldn't mind not seeing the North Stars move south. One, Modano probably becomes a Shark. Two, me no likey Dallas