Welcome & introduce yourself

[Jester47]

Welcome to the boards...

[Lomeister]

Where were you born? Boston, MA
Current hometown: Boston, MA
Ever live anywhere else?: New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire

Favorite hockey team: NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning AHL: Norfolk Admirals NCAA: BU Terriers
Why do you like them? My son got me into the Lightning. He was 5 when the Bruins traded Joe Thornton, and he swore he would hate the Bs for life. We got into the Lightning from playing them on the Playstation. Then, after hearing Dave Mishkin and Phil Esposito call a few games, we were hooked.
Favorite hockey team as a kid (if different): Bruins, in the Orr and Espo days.
Least favorite: Flyers, Ducks
Favorite active player on your favorite team: Marty St. Louis
Favorite active player on another team: Tim Thomas
Favorite teams in other sports: Red Sox, Patriots

Favorite video/other games: Diablo series, "German-style" board games
Favorite music: Punk, indie rock, electronica, jazz
Favorite beer or alcoholic beverage of choice: Guinness, Sam Adams, Harpoon, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Anything else to share? I finally saw my first Lightning home game last year, and that was a huge thrill. Hoping to go to Norfolk to see the Admirals in the playoffs this April. I have seen the Ads play when they come up to Worcester or Providence, and I have seen Harvard play a couple of times, so I do follow the Bolts prospects, not just the big club. Some of you may have seen me kicking around on various other Lightning boards over the past few years.

[astro]

welcome to BP! Great story about why you like the Lightning.

[Jester47]

welcome to BP! Great story about why you like the Lightning.

Welcome, Ditto on the great story... LOVED it!

[Hoek]

Welcome! Glad you switched over to the light side.

[Lomeister]

Welcome! Glad you switched over to the light side.

That's why I'm here. It's a little bit lonely being a Lightning fan in Boston!

Bruins fans. Grrrrr!

[BurnTHalO]

Hey Lomeister, nice to see you again. Looking forward to having your input again.

[Lomeister]

Hey Lomeister, nice to see you again. Looking forward to having your input again.

Thanks, BurnTHalO. I feel like I'm amongst friends again!

[Sotnos]

It's a little bit lonely being a Lightning fan in Boston!

I bet!

Great story & welcome

[Lady of the Cup]

Where were you born? Brandon, FL
Current hometown: Valrico, FL
Ever live anywhere else?: Gainesville for college (GO GATORS!)
Nationality/ethnicity: white, no clue what mix
Job: middle school teacher

Favorite hockey team: Lightning
Why do you like them? They're my first hockey team
Favorite hockey team as a kid (if different): I didn't know hockey existed as a kid.
Least favorite: Bruins
Favorite active player on your favorite team: Malone
Favorite active player on another team: Downie
All time favorite player if different: n/a
Favorite teams in other sports: Rays, Gators

Favorite video/other games: XBox Dance Central, recovering WoW addict
Favorite music: 90s alternative/grunge
Favorite movies: Love Actually, Princess Bride, Holy Grail, Spaceballs, and all things Kevin Smith
Favorite TV show: Parenthood, Glee, The Walking Dead, TLC reality trash (except Honey Boo Boo)
Favorite beer or alcoholic beverage of choice: Blue Moon
Have any interesting hobbies? Nope

Anything else to share? Anyone sitting in 308 this season??

[astro]

Where were you born? Tampa, FL
Current hometown: Pasadena, CA ... soon to be Seattle
Ever live anywhere else?: Beaufort, SC, Irvine, CA, Okinawa, Japan and several other places for a short amount of time.... good ol' Marine Corps
Nationality/ethnicity: Irish and Puerto Rican
Job: Air Traffic Controller

Favorite hockey team: Lightning, Kings, and Seattle Thunderbirds
Why do you like them? I grew up in Tampa and automatically started to follow them. Kings- well, I live here and want a team that I can attend the games too.
Favorite hockey team as a kid (if different): Hockey? what's that. From the great coverage of hockey growing up, I didn't know what it was.
Least favorite: Flyers, Flames, Rangers and Red Wings
Favorite active player on your favorite team: Lecavalier, Kopitar
Favorite active player on another team: don't have one
All time favorite player if different: Lecavalier
Favorite teams in other sports: Bucs, Gators

Favorite video/other games: World of Warcraft, but I stopped playing....too time consuming. Currently playing World in Conflict
Favorite music: Old School Metal and Punk
Favorite Band: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Chevelle, Tool and Iron Maiden
Favorite movies: I don't really care for movies, but I do like Clockwork Orange and Meet Joe Black
Favorite TV show: Simpsons
Favorite beer or alcoholic beverage of choice: NewCastle
Have any interesting hobbies? Travelling

Anything else to share? I will be transferring to SEATAC some time this year (Between August and December). I am looking forward to it.

Guess it's time to update my profile:

Current hometown: Renton, WA
Favorite active player on your favorite team: Lecavalier, Kopitar, Dustin Brown
Favorite teams in other sports: Bucs, Gators, Seattle Thunderbirds
Favorite video/other games: NHL '13, Skyrim
Favorite beer or alcoholic beverage of choice: Numerous...Fremont Brewery, Lagunitas Brewery, Ninkasi Brewery are all great beers... and anything that I make
Have any interesting hobbies? Brewing Beer

[astro]

welcome to the board, Ms Cup!

[uf1910]

Where were you born? Tampa, FL
Current hometown: Tampa, FL
Ever live anywhere else?: Gainesville for college, and spent 5 months hiking
Nationality/ethnicity: White (Italian and Scottish)
Job: VP Sales

Favorite hockey team: Lightning
Why do you like them? Hometown team
Favorite hockey team as a kid (if different): Blues (had family ties to StL and without a team in Tampa the Blues were my team)
Least favorite: Bruins, Rags, Flyers (equally)
Favorite active player on your favorite team: Marty
Favorite active player on another team: Brodeur (not b/c he's my "favorite" but I respect him for spending his entire career in NJ...doesn't happen enough)
All time favorite player if different: Al Macinnis
Favorite teams in other sports: Gators, Bucs, Rays (still follow Blues and Cardinals but distant to Bolts/Rays)

Favorite video/other games: Playstation, a lil Xbox, used to play WoW
Favorite music: Depends on my mood but I listen to damn near everything
Favorite movies: Rudy, The Hangover, Saving Private Ryan, Slap Shot, Oceans 11, 12, 13,
Favorite TV show: Gold Rush, Justified, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, Deadliest Catch
Favorite beer or alcoholic beverage of choice: No preference for beer. Captain Morgan or Mount Gay Rum for liquor
Have any interesting hobbies? Fishing

Anything else to share? I thru hiked the Appalachian Trail after graduating college

[Lady of the Cup]

Ever live anywhere else?: Gainesville for college, and spent 5 months hiking

Go Gators!

[uf1910]

Go Gators!

Go Gators!

I'm hoping against hope that Auburn can...ahh nevermind. Just win in Tally I guess