NHL Connect ID:

Super_Dave

Description:

Hey people, just happy to be here. Some people call me Dave, some people call me David, some people call me Maurice….but most people know me as Super Dave. I love hockey. I heard before that hockey is the perfect combination of ballet & murder….that sounds accurate to me. The grace and the fury….hey, perhaps the NHL can hire as a PR guy. Anyway, the first game I went to was at Michigan Tech Univ. as a kid, and my love of the game has had me hooked from there. In a nutshell, I’m a life-long Michigander, living just about everywhere in this great hockey state, including 7 years in the metro Detroit area. Just don’t make the mistake of presuming I’m a Red Wings fan just because I live in Michigan. And don’t try to convince me to root for your team, or plead your case about why your team is better….I don’t care. Get lost if this is your agenda, and don’t let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out. I have a low tolerance for stupidity and bullsh_t.

Favorite NHL Team:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Favorite Sports/Teams:

Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Plymouth Whalers (OHL), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL), Traverse City North Stars (NAHL), Michigan Tech Huskies, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Lake Superior State Lakers (NCAA)....U.P. Power, baby! UofM & MSU can p!ss off!!), Detroit Tigers (MLB)....football and basketball bore me to tears

Favorite Players:

Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Jarome Iginla, Alexander Ovechkin, Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis, Ryan Miller, Ryan Smyth, Paul & Peter Statsny, Chad Kilger, Boyd Deveraux, Joe Thornton, Mike Modano, Peter Forsberg, Joe Nieuwendyk, Doug Gilmour, Gary Roberts, Dion Phaneuf, Lanny McDonald, Wendel Clark, Vincent LeCavalier, Jeff Finger, James Wisniewski, Ethan Moreau, Jonathan Toews, Sam Gagner, Jared Boll, Jeremy Smith, James Neal, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, John Vigilante (best name in hockey, bar none)

Music:

My Morning Jacket, Paul Weller/The Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, The Clash, Spoon, Pearl Jam, The Tragically Hip, Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, The Replacements/Paul Westerberg, Bob Dylan, Modest Mouse, the Stranglers, Idlewild, Kaiser Chiefs, The Smiths/Morrissey, Muse, New Pornographers, Captain Beefheart, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Sloan….I could keep going here.

Books:

Favorite authors include Douglas Coupland, Chuck Palahniuk, Chuck Klosterman, Paul Auster, Augusten Burroughs, Jonathan Lethem, Jeffrey Eugenides, plus I like biographies on musical icons and figures of controversy (often one in the same). For hockey stuff, Terry Sawchuk’s biography is good, and The Hockey News (a.k.a. “THE PAPER”) is a staple at my house.

Movies:

I tend to choose drama, suspense, documentaries, bi-opics, concert films. I also tend to follow certain directors….favorites include Alfred Hitchcock, Marc Forster, Sam Mendes, Darren Aronofsky, the Coen Brothers, P.T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Michel Gondry, Danny Boyle, James Mangold, Terry Gilliam, Cameron Crowe, Todd Haynes, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Gus Van Sant, Martin Scorsese, D.A. Pennebaker, David Lynch, Mel Brooks, the later works of David Cronenberg. Just starting to get into foreign flims. When I do comedy, I choose stoopid.

Other interests:

Camping, hiking and biking are always a good time. I’m also into music, movies (see above) and cooking. When hockey season is over, it’s time for baseball….GO TIGERS!! In my spare time this pst winter, I act as one of the voices of the Traverse City North Stars, helping with the in-game P.A. during home game, all on a volunteer basis. If there’s one piece of advice I can give to anyone who’s a hockey fan, it’s this: GET INVOLVED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. Volunteer at your local rink.