Sharks Fans Roll Call

[Patty Ice]

Never posted on the Merc, but may have posted on AOL's boards once in awhile. That was at least 4-5 years ago though!

Yea I was thinkin maybe 6 or 7.

 

[ToadFly]

my turn

Long time reader (err... voyer) of HF boards, new participant.

Name: Todd

Age: 34

Hometown: I pay CA state income tax, but havn't technically lived there in over a year

Occupation: Internet stuff

Favorite player: Marco Sturm & Jonathan Cheechoo

Favorite prospect: Enjoyed watching Goc play when last there was hockey. Looking forward to see what Kaspar is going to be like (great nick-name potential)

Favorite team(s): Sharks

Favorite hockey moment: a couple of seasons ago when the sharks came back on the bruins & sturm's game winner with (if I recall correctly) less than a minute left... was at the tank that night & my voice was gone for days afterward

Favorite movie: depends on my mood - watched Sin City last night and liked it a lot

Favorite book: Most recently, The Devil's Teath by Susan Casey- if anyone has an interest in the 'other' sharks in the bay area this is a must read.

Favorite TV show: most of the stuff on Adult Swim is pretty funny, but I dont watch much

School: UNC-Wilmington

Skills(?): none to speak of.

Work is sending me to the UK in October, I'm looking to the folks on this board to help me keep in touch with Hockey while I'm in soccer... um football land.

 

[donpaulo]

Name: Paul

Age: 41

Hometown: New York City but I lived in San Fran and Bigity O for about 10 years

Occupation: ESL school owner Japan

Favorite player: John Leclair favorite shark is scott hannan

Favorite prospect: Paul Stastny, i loved his fathers game

Favorite team(s): Rangers and Sharks

Favorite hockey moment: 1994 stanley cup. favorite sharks moment was opening night at the cow palace.

Favorite movie: Godfather 2

Favorite book: anything by barbara tuchman. currently reading "5 points" a history of america's first slum.

Favorite TV show: I don't watch tv in japan. Favorite us show was Oz and Sopranos.

School: SUNY

Skills; living in japan without going crazy, using chopsticks on a daily basis, playing violin, writer for japanzine, multiple small business owner. Being able to watch the first few seasons of sharks hockey without jumping out the window.

 

[USF Shark]

Name: Daniel

Age: 18

Hometown: Lafayette, Ca

Occupation: student

Favorite player: IRBE!!! IRBE!!!! (or, let's stay current: Sturm)

Favorite prospect: Goc

Favorite team(s): Sharks, A's, Niners, Inter Milan and the Italian National team

Favorite hockey moment: my dad taking me to the All Star game in SJ when i was like.....9?

Favorite movie: The Producers, Blazing Saddles...anything Mel Brooks

Favorite book: Going The Other Way by Billy Bean (not the A's GM)

Favorite TV show: Law and Order

School: University of San Francisco

Skills(?): I can control your mind!!!!!

 

[X-SHARKIE]

I guess this is the place to post it, today being my birthday.

I received an authentic, teal, #12 with the C on it, Patrick Marleau Jersey.

Just had to brag, and wanted to say I recomend it to anyone, what a beuty jersey.

 

[CorradoVR6*]

Name: Nick

Age: 30

Hometown: Sacramento,CA via San Jose, CA via a small town in Romania

Occupation: most of the time pretending to be a software/IT engineer

Favorite player: At the moment: Nabby

Favorite prospect: Ovechkin

Favorite team(s): Sharks n Devils

Favorite Sharks player: Nabby

Favorite Sharks prospect: Michalek

Favorite hockey moment: Couple of the historical hits Stevens produced over the years

Favorite movie: Dune

Favorite book: Agony and Ecstasy

Favorite TV show: Simpsons

Favorite food: Italian

School: Went to few of them .. nothing big enough to be listed here

Skills(?): Ummmm good rally racer ... and goalie (not very quick but crazy enough to scare opposing forwards)

 

[Jurgy25]

Name: Eric
Age: 17

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Occupation: Student

Favorite player: At the moment: Evgeni Nabokov and Cheechoo

Favorite prospect: Evgeni Malkin

Favorite team(s): Sharks all the way

Favorite Sharks player: Irbe!!!! brickwall

Favorite Sharks prospect: Milan Michalek

Favorite hockey moment: Irbe in the 94 playoffs, just working the Wings!

Favorite movie: Miracle

Favorite book: A Clockwork Orange

Favorite TV show: Dog the Bounty Hunter!!!

Favorite food: Mexican

School: Just some high school

Skills(?): I am a varsity goalie in high school

 

[saltywitch*]

Hi all,

This is my first post too, so I'd thought I'd introduce myself. I look forward to chatting with everyone.

Name: Jen

Age: 34

Hometown: Maryland

Occupation: Full Time Mom (Former Marketing Director)

Favorite player (s): Dave Keon (hence my handle Keonjen) , Dale Hunter, Tim Hunter, Adam Deadmarsh, Tony Amonte, Jonathan Cheechoo, Joe Thornton, Steve Konowalchuk, Joe Sakic

Favorite coach : Ron Wilson - Huge fan of Ron since his playing days with MN! The Bobby Orr of Rhode Island!!

Favorite prospect: Ovechkin

Favorite team(s): Sharks, Leafs

Favorite hockey moment - 67 Leaf Cup Win

Favorite movie: Ron Burgandy, Caddyshack, anything with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughan, Wedding Crashers

Favorite TV show: West Wing, Sopranos, Deadwood

School: University of MD - Class of 93

 

[Daily Special]

Name: Brian

Age: 29

Hometown: Lakewood, Ca.

Live in: San Francisco, Ca.

Occupation: Comunication Design/Corporate Branding

Favorite player: Peter Forsberg, Jason Spezza, Alexander Ovechkin, Sergei Samsonov, Mike Ricci, Martin St. Louis (the good year)

Favorite prospect: Malkin

Favorite team(s): Sharks, Philly & Sens (until they meet at least)

Favorite Sharks player: Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, J. Cheechoo

Favorite Sharks prospect: Devin Setoguchi

Favorite hockey moment: 94 Western Conference quarterfinals Game 7 and game 6 of the 04 Western Conference semifinals
*and Calgary getting kicked off the planet by TB in 04 Cup

Favorite movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Requiem for a Dream, Trainspotting, Killing Zoe, Apocalypse Now, Old School, Kingpin, Good Will Hunting, The Cell, American Me, Belly, Rush, Training Day, American Beauty, Usual Suspects, Se7en, Pulp Fiction, New Jersey Drive, IllTown, Eraserhead, American History X, Kill Bill 1-2, The Crow, Sin City, Mulholland Dr, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, Videodrome, The Ring, Chopper, Kids, Trainspotting, The Shining, El Mariachi, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Thing (John Carpenter Remake), Memento, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Bladerunner, Ghost in The Shell, Akira, Metropolis, Appleseed 2004, Clockwork Orange, Brazil, Snatch, Jacobs Ladder, Stir of Echoes, Sideways, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind...to name a few

Favorite Music: Far too many to list here, though Team Sleep, Beck, Boards of Canada, El-P, Amon Tobin, Ladytron, and Mars Volta are in my top 100

Favorite book: Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot (Al Franken)

Favorite TV show: Reno 911, The Jeff Corwin Experience

Favorite food: Somebody else's

School: CCA & San Francisco State

Skills: midget bowling, drive by breadings, coordinating Yugoslavian gangster tryouts, leader of anti-Jack in the Box militia, and 7 years total of Inline Hockey


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[some_chick]

Name: Tracy

Age: 30

Hometown: Boise, ID (orginally from San Jose, CA)

Occupation: Marketing Specialist

Favorite player: Ryan Smyth

Favorite prospect: Milan Michalek

Favorite team(s): Sharks/Oilers

Favorite Sharks player: Marleau/Cheechoo

Favorite Sharks prospect: Milan Michalek

Favorite hockey moment: Ray Bourque holding the Cup in Colorado *sniff, sniff*

Favorite movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Favorite book: Pig and the Python

Favorite TV show: Laguna Beach/Desperate Housewives(I know, I know...)

Favorite food: Italian

School: Berkeley

Skills(?): Electric and acoustic guitar (rock, classic rock, heavy metal)

 

[some_chick]

oops.. forgot a couple..

Fave Hockey Movie: Mystery, Alaska

Favorite Band(s): Tool/A Perfect Circle, Chevelle, Bob Marley, Gwen Steffani (No Doubt), old Metallica, Linkin Park, Tragically Hip

 

[SoCalSharkzFan]

Name: Steve

Age: 20

Hometown: Valencia, CA

Occupation: Student

Favorite player: Marleau

Favorite non-Shark prospect: Kari Lehtonen

Favorite team(s): Sharks

Favorite Sharks players: Marleau, Michalek, Cheech in that order

Favorite Sharks prospect: Devin Setoguchi

Favorite hockey moment: Sharks beating Colorado game 6 in 2003 Western Semifinals

Favorite non-Shark moment: Paul Kariya's dramatic game 6 goal after Scott Stevens layed him out. (2002 Stanley Cup Finals)

Favorite movie: Sin City

Favorite book: Harry Potter series

Favorite TV show: s-CRY-ed, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Full Metal Alchemist

Favorite food: Chicken strips, Steak

Favorite Band: System of a Down, Sublime, Greenday

School: ITT-Tech

 

[Hellzbelle4]

Name: Belle
Age: 31
Favorite Player: Kyle McLaren
Favorite All-time player: Cam Neely
Favorite Teams: Sharks
Favorite Sharks Player: Kyle McLaren
Favorite Sharks Prospect: Schaefer, Stevenson, Murray
Favorite hockey moment: Cam Neely's number retired
Favorite Movie: Batman Begins
Favorite Book: Breakfast On Pluto
Favorite TV Show: Supernatural, Without a Trace, That 70's Show, The Shield, Rescue Me
Favorite Food: chicken
Favorite Music: Metallica, AC/DC, Led Zep, The Beatles, The Killers, Oasis, Linkin Park, 80's
Hobbies/Interests: webmaster of Kyle McLaren Fan, reading, computers, graphics, music, movies (love Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), Get Fuzzy comic

 

[wraith985]

Name: Jonathan

Age: 20

Occupation: Student, University of California San Diego

Hometown: Saratoga, CA

Favorite Player: Patrick Marleau

Favorite All-time player: Wayne Gretzky

Favorite Teams: Sharks since 1992

Favorite Sharks Player: Aside from Marleau? Joe Thornton.

Favorite Sharks Prospect: Grant Stevenson

Favorite hockey moment: I really liked that commercial when the 'new school' was playing pond hockey and the 'old school' came by, and the kids showed their respect for the old timers. On the ice, probably when the Sharks put one in against the Wings to take Game 7 in 1994.

Favorite Movie: The Usual Suspects

Favorite Book: Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell

Favorite TV Show: 24 (Sharks hockey?)

Favorite Food: Carne Asada Fries (anyone ever heard of em? )

Favorite Music: Anything; and I do mean anything. If I must choose, probably electronica (trance, house, eurobeat, etc)

Hobbies/Interests: Mock Trial/Debate, DDR, Magic: The Gathering, Basketball/sports in general

 

[Patty Ice]

Magic: The Gathering

That's very brave of you to admit...but expect to feel my wrath at one point or another.

 

[USF Shark]

Name: Jonathan


Hobbies/Interests: Mock Trial/Debate, DDR, Magic: The Gathering, Basketball/sports in general

Hey!! good to see another mock trial guy on these boards! I did mock trial for three years at my highschool and now i'm coaching their team!

Magic rocks! how much is a Black Lotus now anyways? It's amazing how expensive a crappy card can be!

 

[Artful_Dodger*]

Name: Bill

Age: 23

Occupation: Professional Number Cruncher

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Favorite Teams: Sharks, Deacs, Flying Dutchmen

Favorite Sharks Player: Mark Smith

Favorite Sharks Prospect: Matt Carle

Favorite All-time player(s): Mike Gartner, Steve Larmer, Mike Richter

Hobbies/Interests: Lacrosse, ripping my 600RR, watching sports, and battling my mild message board addiction.

 

[Stacy]

Favorite Sharks player: Jonathan Cheechoo

Favorite prospect: Marcel Goc

Favorite team(s): Sharks, Pens, Devils

Favorite hockey moment: Cheech's backwards between his legs shot against the
Avs last year in the playoffs

 

[Blades of Glory]

Name: Mark

Age: 23

Occupation: Banker

Hometown: San Jose CA

Favorite Player: Patrick Marleau

Favorite All-time player: Joe Sakic/Ray Bourque

Favorite Teams: Followed the Sharks since moving to the Bay Area in '97, became a die-hard in 1999

Favorite Sharks Player: Marleau

Favorite Sharks Prospect: Josh Gorges

Favorite hockey moment: Beating St. Louis in 2000 in the playoffs.

Favorite Movie: The Godfather

Favorite TV Show: 24, Seinfeld

Favorite Music: Mostly rock, a little bit of rap

Hobbies/Interests: Baseball player in high school, played hockey till then

 

[sharksohnoes!]

Name: Scott

Age: 20

Hometown: San Francisco via Santa Cruz

Occupation: Student

Favorite player: Cheech/Smith/Irbe

Favorite prospect: Milan Michalek/Bernier

Favorite team(s): Sharks

Favorite Sharks player: Cheech/Smith/Irbe

Favorite Sharks prospect: Milan Michalek/Bernier

Favorite hockey moment: Marleau's goal in the last few seconds of OT in LA

Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan

Favorite book: Davinci Code/Angels and Demons

Favorite TV show: Simpsons/Family Guy

Favorite food: Italian

School: San Francisco State University

Skills(?): um, im pretty cool?

 

[8BostonRocker24]

Name: Peter, RockinPete, TheBostonRocker

Age: 24

Hometown: Augusta Maine... Lived in Boston the past 5 years

Occupation: Mechanical Engineer

When you became a Sharks fan: 1992-93, I watch the Sharks and felt bad for them. They were the worst hockey team I have ever seen. I was 10 at the time and thought nobody would root for them, so I did.

Why are you a Sharks fan today: 1.) I have always followed Patrick Marleau, I have always liked his game. 2.) Joe Thornton 3.) My girlfriend is from Sunnyvalle

Favorite player: Cam Neely (Shark: Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton )

Favorite Fighter: Parker, Simon, Orr, Big George

Favorite prospect: Mark Stuart (Shark: Milan Michalek)

Favorite team(s): In order: The Bruins, The Portland Pirates, The Maine Mainers, UMaine Black Bears, The San Jose Sharks

Favorite Sharks player: No question, Patrick Marleau

Favorite Sharks prospect: Milan Michalek

Favorite Sharks Trade: Jeff Jillison for Brad Boyes

Favorite hockey moment: Neely's 50 goals in 44 games, Neely making into the Hall, Ray Bourque winning a cup

Favorite movie: Field of Dreams, Boondock Saints, Die Hard

Favorite book: Theif of Always

Favorite TV show: That 70s show

Favorite food: steak

School: Wentworth in Boston. 5 year electromechanical engineering degree

 

[Matsi]

Name: Marco

Age: 24

Hometown: Kriegstetten, Switzerland

Occupation: administrative/commercial clerk, banker, now student

Favorite player: Jonathan Cheechoo, Ray Whitney, Teppo Numminen, Flavien Conne, Mario Rottaris (retired)

Favorite prospect: Steve Bernier

Favorite team(s): San Jose Sharks, Fribourg-Gottéron Dragons

Favorite Sharks player: Jonathan Cheechoo

Favorite Sharks prospect: Steve Bernier

Favorite hockey moment: Cheechoo's between the legs goal

Favorite movie: Geronimo - An American Legend

Favorite book: there's more than just one

Favorite TV show: Criminal Intent, CSI Las Vegas, Early Edition, Lost, most stuff on the Discovery Channel

Favorite food: different, I like italian, mexican, thai and swiss food

Hobbies: strong interest in celtic and native american culture and history, hockey, meeting friends, doing something creative, save the world ;-))))

 

[Weltsky]

Name: Korey

Age: 18

Hometown: Lethbridge, Alberta

Occupation: Student

Favorite player: Jonathan Cheechoo, Evgeni Nabokov, Marco Sturm

Favorite prospect: Has to be me cousin, Devin Setoguchi

Favorite team(s): San Jose Sharks

Favorite Sharks player: Jonathan Cheechoo

Favorite Sharks prospect: Again, has to be my cousin

Favorite hockey moment: Going to my first NHL game (Calgary vs. San Jose), Canada winning gold at 2002 Olypmics

Favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean

Favorite book: Harry Potter series

Favorite TV show: Family Guy, Sportscentre

Favorite food: Chicken

Hobbies: Soccer, watching hockey, school

 

[Frenzied Zamboni]

Long Time Lurker

Hey hey hockey fans,...and Sharks fans to be more specific! Long time lurker here of the HFBoards (at least well over a year & a half---I've always enjoyed Lady Stanley's informative links/posts on the sharks.) and figured it's about time I at least make my introductory post.

Name: Drew

Age: 37

Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.

Occupation: RN & Student

Favorite player: Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Nils Ekman, Ville Nieminen, Milan Mihalek, and Steve Bernier.

Favorite prospect: I'm looking forward to seeing Devon Setoguchi & Josh Hennesey in the future

Favorite team(s): Of course, the San Jose Sharks; Montreal Canadiens.

Favorite hockey moment: (In 1992) When I was stationed in upstate NY, I went to my first Canadiens game at the old Montreal/Pepsi Forum & was blown away at the atmosphere; it was very cool indeed!

Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan

Favorite book: Lastest read: Thank You for Smoking. Hilarious.

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy, The Unit, and Lost.

School: CSU Sacramento

Skills: My cooking & survival skills (Ranger School taught me well...).

 

[dcav]

Longtime Bruins fan. I've watched the B's since 1973, and have been a season ticket holder for the last eight years. But the Thornton trade left me feeling the way I did so many different times b4 when management lacked the commitment to their players and fans alike. So here I am, with the Sharks as my team these days. GO SHARKS!
A little about me:

Name: Doug

Age: 46

Resides: Quincy, Ma.

Employment: Purchasing

Favorite player: Joe Thornton

Favorite rookie: Brad Boyes

Favorite all-time player: Gilles Gilbert

Favorite hockey memory: 1978 semi's game seven, B's vs Canadiens @ Monteal
What a great series that was...even if the B's lost in 2nd O.T.

Marital Status: Divorced.

Favorite food: Pasta or a Rib Eye on the grill

Favorite drink: Milk, followed closely by Jack & 7

Hobby: distance running...just completed the Boston Marathon last week.

Favorite TV show: CSI

Favorite Bands: U2 & Coldplay

My greatest accomplishment: My daughter Shannon