The Before Time

I was watching Dave Garner’s latest video about how he picks his replays, and got stuck with the idea of choosing a season before my team existed.

So I figured, why not go with the last NHL season before the San Jose Sharks came into existence?

This may not be a full season replay, but one where I play a certain number of games featuring the players who would eventually be the inaugural 1991-92 San Jose Sharks.

Plus it’s the first year the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup, so that should be a pretty good Cup Final series to play, yeah?

Stay tuned!

Chomp

One of the freebies from this year’s PLAAY Holiday Sale was the 1995-96 NHL Season for Hockey Blast.

I happily downloaded and opened it up on my PC and smiled when I saw the names on the San Jose Sharks squad from that year.

I then went to print it out and again felt happy to see the team roster.

And then I went to hockey-reference.com to review that season.

20-55-7 record.  Dead last in the Pacific Division.  Yikes.

I remember going to more than a few games that season, and the seasons before and after that.

I remember the faces but not the names of some of the regulars who sat around us.

I remember the loudest CLANG off the crossbar when Eric Lindros fired a shot on goal.  Not sure if it was that season, but it was certainly during that time.

And that Sharks team was one of my favorite sports teams during that period as well.

With the new Hockey Blast Express I expect to roll some games from that season, maybe not a full season replay, and not just Sharks games.

The Flyers won their division that season, only to be knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Eastern Conference Champs, the Florida Panthers.

If I play out a Flyers-Sharks Cup final, I’m afraid San Jose is gonna get swept by the Flyers.

But we’ll see.

Stay tuned!

Five For Fighting

As I’m getting though this first game of APBA Hockey, I don’t think I’m making *that* many mistakes, but halfway into the second period:

  • Sharks are up 6-2 on the Flames
  • I decided to pull Mike Vernon for Jeff Reese for the Flames
  • Link Gaetz got into a fight with Neil Sheehy, both got 5 minute penalties, and Sheehy got a game misconduct and was ejected

Mah boy.

New Year, New In Progress Chart

Sure, let’s add the 1947 49ers replay, and put the 1967 Warriors replay back on the schedule.

Stay tuned!

In Progress, Revised Revision to the Revision

In Progress, Revised

I’ve cut back on projects by picking the full season replays that I plan to actually play in the next 3 months or so.  This eliminated a few long dormant items on my list, allowing me to focus on what I’m already playing, and also allows me to narrow the choices on what else to play.

I’ve also separated the ‘short’ projects (less than a season, individual pitcher seasons, playoff runs) into their own list.

And of course there’s stuff like the heavyweight boxing tournament in Title Bout II and the Facebook Friends Wrestling Federation in Face to the Mat which are more like casual pick-up games that don’t require a schedule.

I hope to finally tally a game in both hockey and basketball fairly soon.

Stay tuned!

In Progress

I have decided that these will be the projects that I will focus on for the time being.

Stay tuned!