After briefly attempting an animal blog a few years ago, I'm going to re-enter the blog world, mostly posting about one of my greatest passions in life, hockey. I was introduced to hockey by my husband in 1988, when Wayne Gretzky was traded to the LA Kings. We made frequent trips to LA to visit family, and when Wayne arrived in LA, I was told I needed to see the Babe Ruth of hockey. So, sitting in nosebleed seats at the LA Forum, I fell in love with the game. When the San Jose Sharks became part of the NHL in 1991, they became my team. I was fortunate enough to see Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux play in person, and I quickly understood why both were such amazing players. The Sharks, though, are probably my greatest passion. I love watching my team play, and when they win, it's a great game, and when they don't, it's not so good. My favorite player is Joe Thornton, but I really have a lot of favorite players on the Sharks, including Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Brent Burns. So, here I'll document my happiness and frustrations during the season, and general commentary. Here's to bringing the Stanley Cup to San Jose in 2014!
Oh, and my one frustration tonight -- why does Comcast Sportsnet put pretty faces on between periods of the hockey game, but they don't know the hockey players names? Last month, one of the commentators flubbed a name, and tonight, the commentator called Claude Giroux "Claude Giraud." I'd love to have a hockey job, and it would be nice if the people they employ would know the game and the players.
That's blog #1. I'm Jan and thanks for reading!
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