Dickie Dunn - The Puckhouse Forum
While traveling with the Otters on a recent cross country flight, I found a few quiet minutes to answer my plethora of fan mail. One quite touching letter from a young child “Mike N” asked “what do you think the Otter players will ask Santa for this Christmas?”
This sparked a bit of curiosity in this old reporter’s mind. I have covered the Otters for many years now and have reported on almost every aspect of professional sports (and have even buried a few “less flattering incidents” that could have been quite embarrassing for some players….(Right Jim?...wink wink – nudge nudge). But I have never thought to ask what would a group of such gifted athletes, who seemingly have the world at the feet, want for Christmas.
Knowing the Otters all too well, I know that their humble nature would prevent them from actually sharing with me their true desires. So as any dedicated journalist would do, I enrolled in the premier elf school and took a seasonal job with Santa with the intent to sit by the big guy’s side and eavesdrop as he met with a few of the Otters during their recent charity event at Nazareth Ice Oasis.
What the Otters Asked Santa For:
David - We all saw this coming!
Val - 52" 1080p HD - NHL CenterIce Package
Jules - More free time to hang at Santana Row
Ted - Helps people hear him more clearly on the ice
While traveling with the Otters on a recent cross country flight, I found a few quiet minutes to answer my plethora of fan mail. One quite touching letter from a young child “Mike N” asked “what do you think the Otter players will ask Santa for this Christmas?”
This sparked a bit of curiosity in this old reporter’s mind. I have covered the Otters for many years now and have reported on almost every aspect of professional sports (and have even buried a few “less flattering incidents” that could have been quite embarrassing for some players….(Right Jim?...wink wink – nudge nudge). But I have never thought to ask what would a group of such gifted athletes, who seemingly have the world at the feet, want for Christmas.
Knowing the Otters all too well, I know that their humble nature would prevent them from actually sharing with me their true desires. So as any dedicated journalist would do, I enrolled in the premier elf school and took a seasonal job with Santa with the intent to sit by the big guy’s side and eavesdrop as he met with a few of the Otters during their recent charity event at Nazareth Ice Oasis.What the Otters Asked Santa For:
David - We all saw this coming!
Val - 52" 1080p HD - NHL CenterIce Package
Jules - More free time to hang at Santana Row
Ted - Helps people hear him more clearly on the ice
Dmitri - To be a respected athlete/ model
Bo - Now that I am old I need protection (..hint Karin..)
Gary - A warm place without rats to store his gear
Jim - Finally a ballpark & Soccer Field @ Baylands Park (Bohac Fields)
Tommy - (fill in your own caption here)
Big Alan - 50 cal Barretta & a target
'Just' Alan - Sean Avery's sloppy thirds
Mark (Goalie) - To be feared on the ice as he is in Rock Band
Tirso (Equipment Manager) - V12 open headers - Cruzin' for Chicks!
Chuck - A kit to allow him to always have his game-face on
Aden (General Manager) - Unfortunatly, he will be disappointed again this Christmas
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