Damnit, something just flew into my eye. I think I can safely say I’ll always root for him.

That made me tear up.

This is absolutely brilliant.

I will miss him (and still use the whistle if and when he comes back to the Tank)

Tears, dude. Tears.

awwww

damn :(

and my youngest isn’t too happy … Cheech is his fave. (sighs)

Since right after the trade was announced. Luckily I was busy enough that I was focused on the tasks at hand and not mulling over the trade. Now that I’m home, I’ve been trying to catch up – not sure I can bring myself to watch this vid just yet, as I LOVED Cheechoo (the dude was also a diehard A’s fan from Moose Factory, Middle of Nowhere. Much <3 )

I created this vid for Ricci, what seems like forever ago. When it was made, I sobbed more than the first time I watched The Shawshank Redemption (Brooks was Here). It’s funny looking back on it, as Reech has since returned to Teal Town. Maybe one day Cheech will re-join the Sharks in some capacity.

Best of luck Ashley and Jonathan. Enjoy Ottawa!

one of the greatest ever sharks

good bye cheech!

…in the best way possible. I’ll miss the way he celebrated each goal as if he had never scored before and the way I always knew at least once or twice a game he’d end up face down on the ice.

“Did he get tripped?”
“No It’s just Cheechoo.”

Most of all I’ll miss my ability to have the naive belief that the team I loved cheering for the last few years would always be together. It felt kind like this after the Joe Trade, but Cheech started playing for the Sharks as I was becoming a fan and he was part of what kept me with the team.

Dammit, I feel like I’m writing a eulogy. Best of luck in Ottawa little buddy. They better treat you right there.

I don’t think anyone gets that it is kind of a joke.

I was away all day yesterday and am still coming to grips with everything. Although I am psyched about Heatley, I feel sadness about Cheechoo. One of my favorite players ever – can’t help but agree with Swisher in hoping that he’ll one day come back to the Sharks and retire here…

P.S. Hey DW – getting rid of another player of color? Really? You better keep your tanned hands off of Seto and Joslin or you and I will be having some words…

But you neglected to include this goal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO4E9MC3ofM

I was in college, and I do believe I screamed and all my roomates came rushing to the living room to see what the heck had happened.

That whole game was pretty great actually, same night Campbell scored the spinorama goal.