That’s Joe Thornton. That’s my son. That’s the Sharks official Web site. That’s my son on the homepage of the Sharks official web site. Click photo to see the full story.
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The Right Choice
Ryan has spent the winter playing both street and ice hockey on separate teams. We debated whether the commitment would lead to over-scheduling but have mostly avoided conflict. The few times the schedules overlapped, we chose ice hockey, based on the logic that ice hockey costs a lot more. If we let Ryan choose, there […]
Read more "The Right Choice"All Great Hockey Stories Happen in Philadelphia
This blog began with a hockey story in Philadelphia. If you’re here, you’ve probably read it. I’ve referenced it many times on the site. If not, please give it a read, won’t you? It was a day that Ryan proclaimed the greatest of his life. He had never said anything like that before, nor had […]
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I woke up this morning to find Ryan watching engaged in an Olympic hockey game on the DVR. The Slovenia-Sweden quarterfinal match started at 3 a.m. ET, but Ryan skipped his normal morning routine of checking scores first thing in favor of watching the recorded game. When I left for work he was watching a […]
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The Winter Olympics are upon us, and Ryan is fired up. Four years ago, he really took an interest in the hockey tournament at the Vancouver Games. And why not? With essentially six NHL All-Star teams competing (Teams USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic are composed largely, if not entirely, of NHL […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 