Welcome to sharks.hockeyanalysis.com. My name’s Mike, and I’ve been blogging for a couple of years over at Shaved Ice. Just a bit about myself- I, like many others that live in the greater San Jose area, was first really introduced to hockey in 1991 when the Sharks first came to town. As it happened, my college buddies (also in CA, if you can believe it) were hockey nuts, and introduced me to the game, and I’ve been playing and watching ever since, about 15 years.

I have season tickets with the other guy here, cantstopthegrier. We’ve been friends even longer than I’ve been playing hockey.

I’d like to personally thank David Johnson for giving us this opportunity- I like his work and this site very much. I think you’ll find that grier’s and my styles are quite different than David’s. We’ll get a little goofier. We’re not above poking fun at players, writing mock plays, or proposing wildly unbalanced trades. Every now and again you might learn something, but I wouldn’t set your watch to it. Hopefully what you can count on is a generally entertaining read. You can also count on us reading all of your comments, so please feel free to add your two cents.