When did you give up on your dreams?
by Megalodon on Aug 19, 2011 7:16 AM PDT
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"Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world. If I moved to a martial-arts monastery in China and studied real hard for ten years. If my family was wiped out by Colombian drug dealers and I swore myself to revenge. If I got a fatal disease, had one year to live, and devoted it to wiping out street crime. If I just dropped out and devoted my life to being bad."
— Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash)
So, when did you realize that you weren't actually going to play in the NHL?
I think I still believed it MIGHT happen, if all the stars aligned correctly, up until I was about 21 or 22, despite having very limited hockey experience (and all that experience being disorganized roller hockey).
Share your sad stories of broken dreams and deluded fantasies in the comments.
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Jesus, I thought that was an ancient Crispin Glover.
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 7:26 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
i just “got” this comment….hilarious
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 19, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
Haha I find this funny. At 6’1, 160 lbs, I was the exact same size as Alex Burmistrov (according to THN’s Draft Preview) when he was drafted last year, which was my draft year as well. AND 100% LESS RUSSIAN.
I still don’t understand ow I was passed on, but I’d like to take this opportunity to let all the NHL organizations know that I have kept in great shape and that I am open to any and all offers. Seriously. Any. I’ll clean toilets if that’s what it takes.
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I think cleaning toilets requires a bigger arm than the one a person who weighs 160 would have.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 19, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s what the fancy brush is for. And all those fun chemicals that make me happy and dizzy
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m in the NHL right now
Yeah but you play for Columbus. That hardly counts.
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I’m a mother – I tell my boys dreams never die. You can always change your dreams tho.
As for my dreams, still alive and kicking, I just had to adjust the timeline a bit due to having kids.
And I’m not sharing my deluded fantasies with you freaks!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Let it go, Ang. The Titanic can never be restored for you to sail on it once more.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 19, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i still dream im gonna be black some day
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 19, 2011 8:09 AM PDT reply actions
No dream is too big
You’re an inspiration to me Earl. I too hope to someday….something…I don’t know, fuck it. I give up.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
hahaha..i love this comment
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 19, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Remember Spade, it’s never too early to decide not to have a dream.
A wise man once said, “Trying is the first step towards failure.”
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
I get it!
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My dreams died when I was born and realized I was in the wrong country
Now I play hockey without the sticks, skates, goal, refs and ice… So yeah, basically just fighting…
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
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by Paul Udani on Aug 19, 2011 8:14 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I realized there weren’t any hockey rinks within 20 miles of my house.
But i scored 8 goals a game in floor hockey and that was only because they made me play goalie for half the game.
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To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
Haha, that's a great quote
It’s totally true.
I got a black belt in Karate when i was 10 and won most of the sparring tournaments I entered, but haven’t done Karate since i moved from So Cal to Nor Cal when i was 11. Still though, I think I could probably still become one of the best MMA fighters out there if i started training today and really devoted myself to it, but i’m way too lazy to do that.
More hockey related: In my neighborhood in Anaheim, me, my best friend, and some of the adults would play street hockey in our Culdesac at least once a week, and my best friend at the time played actual ice hockey (I never liked ice skating very much for some reason so i didn’t play) and he was ranked as one of the top 50 players in the state or something like that; but i used to school him all the time when we played street hockey. So part of me thinks i probably could’ve played in the NHL if i had gotten more into ice skating/hockey since I grew up to be 6’3" unlike my friend who eventually stopped playing because he was too short.
I did just hit 25 though so my dreams will probably start dying any minute now.
Chris Drury just realized his dream is dead. Poor guy.
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by Earl Sleek on Aug 19, 2011 8:32 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
That’s alright: His Glen Sather Contract® is the gift that keep on giving!
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To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
Oh come on, don't be so hard on him, he handled it proffessionally and even apologized to Rangers fans.
Too bad Glen Sather isn’t that proffessional.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
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by Diamondback15 on Aug 19, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
No way
Earning money while being a complete waste of space is my Chris Drury’s real dream
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
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Earning money while being a complete waste of space ismyChris Drury’s real dream
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
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@shadowking011
Earning money while being a complete waste of space is my Chris Drury’s real dream.
by meetyourmako on Aug 19, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, I guess this means you’re half way there! Now to start earning money!
by ScottyKnows on Aug 19, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mine happened after Junior year of high school when i broke my right ankle in a game and went out for my entire senior year. Before that I had scholarships for several D1 programs including the school I currently attend, but they disapeared after the medical report got out. I still skate, but having lost all the lateral ankle ligaments, it hurts a lot more.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Aug 19, 2011 8:49 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
hahahah
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 19, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Still trying that one
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by Bleys on Aug 19, 2011 1:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of Ducks cup win, Game 5 of the 07 Finals is on NHL network now
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So glad I’m at work.
GO SHARKS!
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by Angy on Aug 19, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
your on here while at work? For shame! you should be working at work
These are the demands and sayings of tohon
I am doing both.
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
when your ate work, you should be focused solely on work.
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99.9% of commenting on SBN would be gone if people did that
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by Angy on Aug 19, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don’t eat all your work at once or you’ll get sick!
by Bearodactyls on Aug 19, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m at school, breaking the rules!!!!!!11 omg
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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when your ate work, you should be focused solely on work.
I write most of my posts at work.
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Huzzah for unproductivity!!
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Haven’t you seen The Rookie? You’re never too old to make it in a sport where you can afford to be fat. My secret weapon? Left-handedness. Working on my knuckler right now.
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 9:06 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
fat guy sports are the best.
It’s never too late to become a pro-bowler, or dart thrower (I don’t even know what a pro “dart guy” would be called), or billiards champion!
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
Are there any fat NASCAR drivers? Because that would be awesome.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Tony Stewart is the one in the Burger King commercials, isnt he? He’s chubby.
I don’t think NASCAR guys are actually fat though, because they sweat something like 10 pounds each race. That’d skinny you down in a big hurry.
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dartist? dartician?
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have no idea why but I respect those dart guys so much. What a great “sport”
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
psh
I’m talking about darts and bowling and you bring up baseball? C’mon! We’re talking about real sports here.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha =) Just saying, there’s a ton of fat dudes in baseball…I think.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 19, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Any game you can play professionally 6 days a week and still look like Pablo Sandoval is not sport.
by meetyourmako on Aug 19, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I’d say the ship has sailed for my slow-dance with The Fabulous Moolah, unfortunately.
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 9:10 AM PDT reply actions
So, when did you realize that you weren’t actually going to play in the NHL?
Right now.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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by idunno723 on Aug 19, 2011 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I have recently accepted I won't be playing pro hockey anytime soon
I have now settled for becoming the greatest Be a Pro player in the history of EA Sports’ NHL games. It’s pretty much just as good. RIGHT???
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Honestly
I think I stand a better chance of being a pro athlete than a pro gamer. I’m not sure if that’s sad or not…
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i dont think anyone dreamed to be mike ricci
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 19, 2011 9:46 AM PDT reply actions
I swear he’s a distant cousin of Ryan Smyth’s. The greasy flow, the nose, the lack of any real skill? So many similarities.
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
All Canadians are distant cousins of each other.
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by Megalodon on Aug 19, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No you're thinking of Alabamans. And without the "distant" part
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by DontDoughtDrew on Aug 19, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone is distant cousins of each other
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
STOP ADVOCATING MONKEY INTELLIGENCE!
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"You are down with the homies, my friend." - Randy Hahn
Kent Huskins cares.
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Never stop dreaming folks.
For awhile now it’s just been looking for that special someone. Might have done that, and I plan to find out. I’ll let ya know.
Never had sports dreams.
by Dermal Denticles on Aug 19, 2011 10:03 AM PDT reply actions
Oh god don’t get mushy!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Haha…Angy doesn’t want any of this chick stuff mucking up the comments.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
and
I gave up on my dreams tonight. I guess I’m not worth it afterall. Gonna go cry now.
by Dermal Denticles on Aug 20, 2011 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm 22, so I don't have to face the reality of my delusions yet.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
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Fair warning
Don’t get into a van with anyone who says they will make you a movie star.
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you learn this the hard way?
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
Hell, they were offering hard candy, and they told me my mom called and asked them to pick me up.
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
There was no lost kitten they needed help finding as well?
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
How did you hear about Mittens?!
I'd like to let all those NHL teams that passed me up in 2002 know that yes, I have managed to fill out my frame.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Aug 19, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where’s your sense of adventure? That’s how Rosario Dawson was discovered.
You’ll never get anywhere in life without implicitly trusting the occasional skeevy pervert in a windowless van. My mom told me that.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Who?
Rosario Dawson? She ended up famous! I guess Harmony Korine is right kind of wierdo to say yes and go along with. Have you seen that guys movies? If he came up to me on the street and said he wanted to put me in a “film” I’d yell stranger danger for sure.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Um…I feel like this is a trick question. Like, am I supposed to pick a kind?
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Gross dude. Over the line.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoa! We have a line?
GO SHARKS!
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haha, not really. I was just bustin’ balls.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I was just bustin’ balls.
Save it for the windowless van.
by meetyourmako on Aug 19, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
HA!
Rec’d
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
What the fuck?!
I was talking about playing in the NHL and becoming an ESports star.
My dream of becoming a chess grandmaster died in High school unfortunately.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
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by Diamondback15 on Aug 19, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
I have like, 8 months!
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I’m shocked it’s only a single hit, to be honest with you.
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Dog fuck. Why not.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
by I.C. Wiener on Aug 19, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re on the stats section of our blog, but I think you need to be a manager or something to see them.
I’m special.
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What are the odds that was Patrick Marleau?
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“Shit what’s that lady’s name again?”
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by Megalodon on Aug 19, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
patrick marleau fats
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Kent Huskins cares.
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Kent Huskins cares.
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Does this mean I can’t think I’m the baddest motherfucker in the world anymore because I’m 25? FUCK YOU NEAL STEPHENSON! I’LL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND KICK YOUR DOG
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For me, I think it had something to do with when Sidney Crosby came into the league. His draft year was the “87’s”, which is also my birth year (February, so I’m about 6 months older than Crosby), so that was when I realized “wait a minute, I’m eligible for the NHL draft”. But I do distinctly remember hearing Crosby’s birthday/number business (born on 8-7, ‘87) and being like "oh shit, this kid is pretty damn good, and he’s six months younger than me… what a piece of shit I am."
There was another moment when I was doing a little research or reading or something about free agency, and specifically when you become a UFA without having played in the NHL, and thinking it was kind of cool when I realized I am now an unrestricted free agent. So I guess the dream is alive… maybe? Now if only I could get Yahoo! to put me on the roster so I could draft myself in a fantasy league.
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When are signups for the BoC fantasy League?
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
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I don’t know when fantasy leagues start – not for a while, no?
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Ok, I just can't wait because this will be my first time in a fantasy league.
Also, who is in charge of it? Because if Rudy has no control over the standings I might pick up Ryan Smith just to piss him off.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Aug 19, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as much as it would if you picked Ryan Smyth.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 22, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it opens as early as the end of August
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The kid in the banner picture looks like he’s either Patrick Marleaus son or a Jason Biggs impersonator. Either way, future’s looking bright for the Sharks.
We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
It’s that Nieto kid from Long Beach, the first California-born prospect for the Sharks.
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Although as an eight year old I planned to use one of my three wishes to build a full size indoor rink in my backyard with a complete set of canadiens and bruins uniforms (just in case people came over) and my own zamboni...
…I also remember counting the number of American-born NHL players around the same time. All nine of them. There were still fewer than 20 by the time I was a bantam, and I remember conversations about how utterly not possible playing in the NHL was for any of us. Then the 1980 Olympics happened and things changed. And the guy I had that conversation with ended up playing (I’m guessing) 900 games in the NHL. By the time he got there, I wasn’t surprised. The big surprise was four years before when he made the cut in a big ten college hockey program, as the WCHA (as it was then) was also 99% Canadiens and the prospects for US born kids were pretty bleak.
There were more than 200 US-born NHL players active in 2010-11.
Wait till this year.
I just moved to Buffalo
at the age of 24. I’ve never played an organized game of hockey, just chaotic roller hockey on my driveway with my brothers (usually 1-on-1) when I was a child. I’ve only ever ice-skated once, when I was five, and I spent the whole time hugging the wall or falling down.
However, I still fantasize that maybe, just maybe, I’d learn how to skate out here in Buffalo and start playing pick-up hockey and I’d be so amazing I’d get picked up as an undrafted free agent and go straight to the NHL where I’d be a kick ass shut-down defenseman with a scoring punch.
At the very least I hope I might be able to goon it up in a beer league. If not, when I have kids I’ll force my dreams upon them Earl Woods-style!
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"You are down with the homies, my friend." - Randy Hahn
Kent Huskins cares.
"Don't fart on my chair mutha fuckah!" - Randy Hahn
My kids are playing hockey or I’m disowning them.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 22, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d be interested to see a bar graph or something representing the age of BoC commenters.
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"You are down with the homies, my friend." - Randy Hahn
Kent Huskins cares.
"Don't fart on my chair mutha fuckah!" - Randy Hahn
I'm 18 in a month
the dream is still alive!
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
I'm on the tweets
by pooponastick on Aug 19, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be scewed by Ang
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Aug 19, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
you meant skewed.
These are the demands and sayings of tohon
by tohon on Aug 20, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
FTF did a poll once to see what age range people fell in, I was not the only one in the above 35 range.
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
Budda-bum, tst!
You walked right into that one Ang.
Proud member of the "Bring Back Semenov" Club
"The only crying allowed in hockey is when you lose a playoff series, retire or JR is speaking publicly." - Jamie Baker
"You are down with the homies, my friend." - Randy Hahn
Kent Huskins cares.
"Don't fart on my chair mutha fuckah!" - Randy Hahn
never played a game of hockey in my life
just started learning how to skate forward and go around a rink competently this past winter.
i’m 20 and i’ve still got three years to try to be a walk-on offensive defenseman for my college team. (i say ODman or 2-way Dman because that’s my preferred position and style in Be a Pro.)
it’s totally going to happen.
You wanna tell me that to mah face?!
YET ANOTHER Detroit Red Wings blog.
Give Up?
Didn’t you ever read the Stand? It could totally happen, especially if a less than exceptional coordination gene is linked to immunity of the Armageddon pandemic and everyone under 35 is extremely succeptible. I’m not saying I’m putting it in Google Calendar, but I’ve still got lots of time to learn to skate backwards.
Maybe if you blindly follow the words of some old woman and walk half-way across the country, God will nuke the Philadelphia Flyers.
by meetyourmako on Aug 21, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
finally after 24 years without playing hockey myself i start in 2 months at our university team… pretty sure that’s the kickstart for my pro career in the NHL.
So lookout, in about 2 years i’m patroling the blueline for the Ducks !
in about 2 years i’m patroling the blueline for the Ducks !
Sorry, the Sharks are the only NHL team that drafts anyone from Germany.
by meetyourmako on Aug 23, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Finally had to stop
I have been playing/practicing hockey for three years. Two years ago, I fractured my left ankle and was out of commission for 6 weeks.
After this I became real good, one of the best D on my team. I was hoping to join the UC Davis hockey team.
The summer right before university I had a grade 3 MCL tear. That took four months to recover. I’m going to try and get back on the ice after I get my brace but I think my hockey skills have substantially dropped and I have nowhere near the same strength to skate like I used to.
I missed the tryouts for the Davis hockey team and now I have too much school work to actually play hockey again.
"This game is 50 per cent mental and 50 per cent being mental." - Jim McKenny
Bummer man. Hope it heals up completely. Those are real hard injuries to recover from.
by ScottyKnows on Aug 24, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
It is definitely healed now.
Part of it though is psychological. I’m scared something will happen the minute I get on the ice.
"This game is 50 per cent mental and 50 per cent being mental." - Jim McKenny
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