Wiki-Sharks vol. 2 : Young Guns
(I'm posting this now because I'll be on the road all day tomorrow. Enjoy!)

In this edition of Wiki-Sharks, Megalodon continues his alphabetical journey through the Sharks' roster, learning fun facts about our Teal Superstars. Enjoy!
Logan Couture (born March 28, 1989)
Oh man, he's younger than my little sister. Mind = blown.
After his Bantam year with the Jr. Knights, Couture signed with the Junior B St. Thomas Stars.
Okay, I can't be the only one...when you see the word "Bantam," especially capitalized, you think for a moment it says, "Batman," right? And for one brief wonderful instant, you imagine that Logan Couture spent a year as Batman on some crime-fighting organization called the Jr. Knights...man, life is so much better in that split-second between reading something and when your rational mind figures out what it's talking about.
Also:
Bantam may refer to:
Bantam (poultry), a small (or miniaturized) variety of poultry
No, Wikipedia, that's not what I was talking about, but that's hilarious.
Couture was born in Guelph, Ontario, to Chet and Lori. He has a younger brother, Judson.
Nobody cares about you, Judson, stop adding yourself to your brother's Wikipedia page. Check out other player's pages - do they all mention their siblings? No? Well then stop it.
In fact, let's do some research here...when was this thing about Judson Couture added?
As you can see, the most recent change was made on June 1st, and the editor who made the change says they "Added the part about his Brother Judson and his baseball." Based on their command of the English language I'd say this person is either 1) Young, 2) Foreign or 3) Dumb.
Let's look at the rest of this "Personal Life" section:
He grew up attending Lucas Secondary School.[1] Coming from an athletic family, his father, Chet Couture, is a National Lacrosse League (NLL) referee, while his mother, Lori Couture, a graduate of Brock University, is a physical education teacher.[1] Logan's grandfather on his mother's side, Cy Lemon, is a Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer.[1] On his father's side, his grandfather, Bob Couture was involved in athletics and music. Growing up Couture was an Oshawa Generals fan. Logan was an exceptional athlete at any sport, excelling specifically in Baseball.
Again we have poor grammar, incorrect capitalization, and a bizarre amount of detail regarding members of Couture's family. I'm pretty positive this is Judson Couture making these changes now. How about we check out the editor's IP address? (It's right there in the screen shot, so anyone can see it.) Where are you from, mysterious wiki-editor?
The change was made through an IP address based in Watford, Ontario. Okay, that's not exactly right next to Couture's home town of Guleph (wtf?), but it's only 170 kilometers (stupid metric system) away. I'm going to say this is conclusive evidence that Logan's little brother Judson added himself to the page.
That was fun. Moving on!
In the 2007–08 season for the Tigres, Demers led the QMJHL in scoring by a defenceman with 64 points in 67 games.
I don't have a joke for this, he's just awesome. I had no idea he was that good.
Oh wait, I do have something - "defenceman." Eww, that just looks wrong. As expected, there has been a long and nationalism-fueled argument about this on the Wikipedia Talk page. Have I mentioned before how much I love Wikipedia? Here are some highlights from the debate:
Ice Hockey is predominately a North American sport, and using the word "Defencemen" would be the same as someone editing the baseball article and calling the person who swings the bat the "batsman" instead of the "batter".
You're an idiot. The important difference here isn't between North American English and European English, it's between U.S. English and Canadian English. And, incorrect as it looks, Canadian English is the language of the sport. All of us Yanks will just have to suck it up and deal with "centre" and "defence" (although I won't write that stupid stuff in my articles).
Google search results indicate that there are 620,000 instances of "Defenseman" while only 129,000 instances of "Defencemen" and most of those that reference "Defencemen" are referencing the cricket position.
An iron-clad argument if there ever was one. Google search results are the final arbiter of all truth.
There is literally nothing else interesting to say about Jason Demers, so we're going to move on now.
Andrew Desjardins
Andrew Desjardins doesn't have a Wikipedia article. That makes me sad. Quick, somebody get Judson Desjardins on the phone!
Benn Trevor Ferriero
His middle name is Trevor.
And by the way - "Benn"? What the heck is that? Benn, Dany, Ryane...a bunch of oddly-spelled names on the Sharks. As a lover of the English language, I find those names offensive. I'm going to engage in a 30-page flame war about it on Wikipedia!
Ferriero attended high school at Governor Dummer Academy
Wait, what? Wikipedia - bring me more information on "Governor Dummer Academy."
The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) is an independent school located on 450 acres (1.8 km2) in the village of Byfield, Massachusetts, United States (town of Newbury); 33 miles (53 km) north of Boston. It has 376 students in grades nine through twelve, approximately 75% of whom are boarders. The school was established in 1763, and is the United States' oldest continuously-operating independent boarding school.[1]
Oh, so it's called The Governor's Academy now. I wonder why they changed it?
This school sounds weird as hell.
Ferriero was drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 196th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. However, the Coyotes did not choose to sign Ferriero upon completing his college career.
Aw, that's mean. Poor Bennnn.
Ferriero was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks on September 1, 2009.
How do I know this is true? I NEED A CITATION FOR THIS!!!
Well that's it for this episode of Wiki-Sharks. Join us next time when my little brother Judson will be a guest blogger!
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This just made my afternoon at work tolerable. Poor Judson can’t get any respect.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 15, 2010 4:46 PM PDT reply actions
I tried to friend him on Facebook but he declined. What an ass.
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What can you expect from a guy names “Judson”? I can’t say it with a straight face.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Named*
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried adding Logan on FB, but got declined.
I am extremely pissed off about it. /sarcasm
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 15, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell them to fix their shitty Wikipedias.
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You indeed are.
/super jealous. And the thing about Cooch is that he accepted one of my Facebook friend’s request who happens to be one of the bigger bandwagon fans I know. /super rage.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 16, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
is said bandwagon friend by chance a female somewhere in the range of a 8-10 on the general attractive scale? cause if myspace has taught me anything, it’s that dudes will be friends with attractive girls that they do not know.
i’m now eagerly awaiting a logan coture creepy comment on a revealing facebook photo.
Indeed, said bandwagon fan is.
That’s the conclusion I was leaning towards haha. I’ll keep a lookout for a creepy comment.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 16, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I can’t be the only one…when you see the word “Bantam,” especially capitalized, you think for a moment it says, “Batman,” right?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MENTION THAT!
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Fun note about Desjardins. His line on the Worcester Sharks is referred to as the Crazy Rat line. He’s like the AHL version of a Sammy Pahlsson. Other teams hate him, a lot.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
He’s like the AHL version of a Sammy Pahlsson.
Whoa, that’s sacred ground here. Careful what you say next.
Other teams hate him, a lot.
Slander! Nobody hates Sammy!
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
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Can you imagine having a name like ‘Judson,’ though? Haha.
BoC should start a summer project: “Tartin’ up the Wiki.” The pages as they are now are sadly lacking.
I mean, I could have said, “Dan Boyle is a noted admirer of teammate Joe Thornton’s phenomenal ass.” But I didn’t. Feel free to edit it, or something.
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Bob Newhart shares a birthday with me. I like this because it makes me feel important.
"The Big Pavelski" sounds like something you'd name your cock.
You should add that fact to Bob Newhart’s Wikipedia.
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by Megalodon on Jun 15, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This post has been auto-tweeted by California Politics because of the statistics I quote and I think because I mentioned “Governor’s Academy.” I hope everyone who reads this because they follow Cal_Politics enjoys my hockey humor.
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by Megalodon on Jun 15, 2010 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

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