When Dean King moved to Hollister from Calgary in the early 1990s, he never expected to find good enough ice to play hockey on and teach his three children the sport he grew up loving. But after having season tickets for the San Jose Sharks during their first six years of existence, he was told a revelation. The Sharks themselves had a ice skating facility that was open to the public.
As an aspiring hockey player growing up, Jonas Blixt said he didn't have a professional golf role model. Golf was a just a summer activity in his hometown of Nassjo, Smaland, Sweden.
I think it’s about time to realize the leadership of the National Hockey League might not have a good grasp on reality. Because why else would those in charge try so hard to ruin the sport they run?
Sitting horseback in an open, neatly mowed field that spans 300-yards long and 160-yards wide, eight people, each holding a long mallet, wait patiently for a man dressed in a black and white striped shirt to toss a white plastic ball onto the grass.
The two-day 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh concluded over the weekend and the San Jose Sharks emerged with six players, including first-round pick Tomas Herdl of the Czech Republic.