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    Tony Plush and/or Nyjer Morgan will skate with San Jose Sharks this week

    By Greg Wyshynski | Puck Daddy – Mon, Jan 30, 2012 10:58 PM EST

    Most people know Nyjer Morgan as the outfielder who won the 2011 NLDS for the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings, or as the certified goofball who has a collection of alter egos ranging from the entertaining Tony Plush to the "city slicker" Tony Tombstone.

    But before all of that, he was Flash Morgan for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.

    Rome Is BurningInspired to play after the 1988 Winter Olympics, the San Francisco native embarked on a short-lived but memorable junior hockey career, telling NHL.com that he was "just like that little pest on the ice, going around and giving people the business, like Sean Avery."

    Last summer, Morgan appeared on Jim Rome's ESPN show while rocking a "No. 2 Plush" San Jose Sharks jersey. (Foul? Depends on if the team gave it to him or not.)

    "We knew he had a hockey background and when we saw him on Jim Rome wearing our sweater," Sharks captain Joe Thornton said Monday in a press release, "[so] we wanted to invite him to get on the ice with us."

    Yep: Nyjer Morgan/T. Plush/Flash Morgan will skate with the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday during their morning practice. Via the Sharks:

    "I'm really excited to get on the ice with the team," said Morgan.

    "I've been a diehard fan since the team came to San Jose in 1991. I will never forget the George Kingston and Patty Falloon days. I'm not sure the guys are ready for me!"

    What, no love for Kelly Kisio or Jeff Odgers?

    Pretty sure the NHL knows what it needs to do here: Add the cross-sport shootout to the next All-Star Skills Competition. Nyjer Morgan for the Sharks, Jonas Jerebko for the Red Wings … who else?

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    14 comments

    • David
      David  •  3 months ago
      Tom Glavine for the Jets.
      • Devin L
        Devin L 3 months ago
        he was drafted by the Kings wasn't he?
    • LJE
      LJE  •  Irvine, California  •  3 months ago
      I think Jim Vandermeer would take issue with that jersey.
    • Fox
      Fox  •  San Jose, California  •  3 months ago
      Kevin McHale at a Wild-Bruins game.

      Poor Jeff Odgers. The Sharks made him captain, then he was gone from the team that he was made to be captain of! Al Sims' '96-'97 Sharks needed just one more guy ....
    • Skip Intro
      Skip Intro  •  Cedar Rapids, Iowa  •  3 months ago
      Grammar nitpick of the day: the bracketed [so] in the Thornton quote is unnecessary and awkward due to Thornton's inclusion of 'when'. Better written with the attribution inserted between 'background' and 'when' in Thornton's quote:

      "...had a hockey background," Jumbo said Monday in a press release, "And when we saw him on Jim Rome wearing our sweater, we wanted to invite...."

      It may give the appearance that Thornton starts his second sentence with 'And', but Vonnegut got away with that on a regular basis even without having the handicap of being Canadian and a hockey player to boot.

      Yes, I am a language geek and will edit for tickets.
    • Steve
      Steve  •  3 months ago
      matt stairs for bruins (or he might be a habs fan). He coach High school hockey in bangor ME in the off season for a while
    • Emily
      Emily  •  3 months ago
      Chris Carpenter for the Blues.
    • Panda
      Panda  •  Encino, California  •  3 months ago
      Didn't the NHL used to do a celebrity game with the All Star weekend?
    • STLB
      STLB  •  3 months ago
      Funny some of us only know him for "Alberta"
      • Joel
        Joel 3 months ago
        I was there the first day he laced 'em up in a dingy old rink in San Jose. :) He's made us all proud.
    • iKonza
      iKonza  •  3 months ago
      The Marlins should send Gaby Sanchez so he could clothesline Nyjer again.
    • Tom
      Tom  •  3 months ago
      Nyjer Morgan is a hack and an #$%$ clown. and And I don't think the Sharks should let him even in the building.
      • Ernie L
        Ernie L 3 months ago
        They're trying to do the same thing Atlanta did; appease the degenerates, and hope they spend money on the team. But like in Atlanta, it won't work, and will drive the real fans away
      • Jay
        Jay 3 months ago
        Oh, butthurt Giants fans. Go Sharks and A's.
      • Gary
        Gary 3 months ago
        Nyjer Morgan is a pos
    • J Mill
      J Mill  •  Cloquet, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      Too bad the Sharks aren't playing St. Louis that day - it'd be great to see him choke and eat his words again! 11 in 11, baby! Go Cardinals (and Blues, for that matter)!
      • John
        John 3 months ago
        looks like u live in minnesota... time to change teams..
      • QStache
        QStache 3 months ago
        yeah, how about them rams!?
    • Tommy P
      Tommy P  •  Southfield, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      And they still bow out because January Joe will never win anything.
    • The Flash
      The Flash  •  Milford, Connecticut  •  3 months ago
      Chris Jericho for the Winnipeg Jets.
    • Daniel
      Daniel  •  Winnipeg, Canada  •  3 months ago
      The NHL can advertise all it wants, but non-fans still dismiss the league and game without giving it a chance. This is a rare opportunity to truly get through to fans of other sports. The Sharks and NHL ought to market the hell out of this. I doubt they will, but they should.
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