Hey Sharks fans this is John McCarthy checking in from Boston as I am now officially in the offseason. I spent the last two weeks out in San Jose for their playoff run that unfortunately ended in the Western Conference Finals. It was definitely a good experience for me as I got to see firsthand what it is like to make a playoff run at the NHL level. After the game 4 loss to Chicago, all 8 black aces had a short meeting with the General Manager of the Sharks Doug Wilson and then we were on the redeye flight that night. It was a good and exciting time but it was nice to be home as well.

 

As far as the summer goes I will take a couple of weeks off from everything as I try to let my body recover from a long season of hockey. I plan on heading up to New Hampshire for Memorial Day Weekend with my friends that I grew up with for a concert. It will be nice to catch up with those guys for a weekend. Later in June I am going to Aruba with my girlfriend, which I am also very much looking forward to. 

 

I am living in Boston over the summer with one of the guys that I grew up with who recently found a job in the city. Once I begin working out I will go Monday-Friday for a couple of hours a day up at Mike Boyle's gym in Winchester, MA. I have trained with him since I was 14 years old and he has helped me tremendously. As the summer goes on I will begin skating a little bit and increase my time on the ice as we get later in the summer and closer to training camp.

 

That's all for now and I hope that everybody has a great summer.

 

John