Last night was one of my favorite nights of the year -- attending "Sampling With The Sharks." Each year, the Sharks Foundation holds this fundraiser where fans can attend and sample local wines and champagnes, as well as appetizers and other dishes. This is the fourth consecutive year I've attended the fundraiser, and each year provides special memories that are captured in some way with the pictures taken by kind people who help me out, since I attend the event alone. The last few years, I found a few ladies who also attend the event every year, and they generously help out and take pictures for me. Hockey fans are as nice as the players, coaches, announcers and front office people are! There were a few players and announcers unable to attend, and they were missed. Drew Remenda and Jamie Baker weren't there, as well as the four Olympians, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joe Pavelski, Antti Niemi and Patrick Marleau. I'm guessing Tomas Hertl was unable to attend since he isn't 21!
However, the Sharks who attended were so personable and great with the fans. There were a few people I was able to meet for the first time last night -- Brodie Brazil from CSN-CA, Raffi Torres, Larry Robinson, Owen Nolan and John Tortora, Sharks COO. All of these gentlemen were a pleasure to speak with. I wish I had been able to get a picture with Raffi, but I didn't meet up with the other ladies until after I saw Raffi. John Tortora and his wife, Debbie, couldn't have been nicer. Debbie took the picture of me with Todd McLellan, Sharks head coach.
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