Greetings from Las Vegas. This is my first post here and I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone.
First, I'll introduce myself. As you can probably tell from my handle I'm a Sharks fan. But I am above all a fan of the great game of hockey. I was born and raised in Chicago and followed the Hawks when I was a kid, back in the Original 6 days. After moving to Northern California to pursue a career in music I became a Sharks fan when they came into the league in 1991. As a subscriber to the Centre Ice package (gotta see my Sharks play) I regularly watch as many games from around the league as possible. I especially enjoy watching Habs games and even though I don't speak French, I've even watched some of the French language broadcasts. There is something very special about watching Canadiens games from Montreal.
Which brings me to my second point.
I'm in the early stages of planning a trip back east to see the Sharks play in Detroit, Ottawa and Montreal in late February 2009. It may just be a solo venture or I might be bringing a few other Sharks fans with me. Having never been to Montreal before, I'd be interested in any information you would like to share. I'd be particularly interested in hotel, local transportation and things to see and do kind of advice. Most of all, I'd like to explore anything related to hockey history and of course information on how to score tickets for the greatest venue in the NHL.
I have lived and worked in the entertainment industry in Las Vegas for 10 years so if anyone here needs inside advice on Las Vegas, I'd be happy to help.
Merci,
Vegas
Edit: I'd like to also extend an invitation for you to visit my regular board http://www.letsgosharks.com/forums/
It's the best "unofficial" Sharks board around. Don't be put off by how sparse the membership looks. The board has been up for over four years now but we just recently upgraded to the IP 2.2 forum software and lost our entire database in the process.