In 1984, a goaltender named Steve Penny, created my life long lover affair with the game of hockey. His, surreal, goaltending lead a mediocre team to the Conference championships where they lost to a much better Islanders team. In 1986, he would be gone from Montreal driven out by an even greater hockey legend Patrick Roy. However, the damage, as they say, was done.

Even though I left Montreal for good in 1987, I remain a Montreal Canadiens fan. I will never forget Patrick Roy’s performance in 1993, when thanks to his goaltending, the Habs won 11 straight over-time games.

After moving to San Jose in 1996, I couldn’t embrace the Sharks because it felt like a betrayal.

11 years later, I can freely admit, that I am a Sharks fan (although if the Habs and the Sharks are playing for the Stanley Cup, I think I am still going to wear my Habs jersey, and party with the folks in San Jose if they win). And after watching them lose the first three games I saw at the HP Pavilion, it was nice to see them win …

Go Sharks Go!