Nice article on Sharks’ Mike Aldrich

News – No Carry-On Luggage For Sharks’ Aldrich – San Jose Sharks:

San Jose Sharks’ equipment manager Mike Aldrich is on the bench for every game, attends every practice and joins the team on every road trip.

Mike Aldrich spends half his professional life on the road, but he still hasn’t mastered the art of packing light. As equipment manager of the San Jose Sharks, Aldrich’s livelihood depends on being prepared for anything, so he loads up an estimated 5,000 pounds of equipment for a typical road trip.

“We travel with 13 trunks, two stick bags and about 26 or so player bags,” Aldrich says. “There are a lot of auxiliary pieces as well.”

Now in his 11th season with the Sharks, Aldrich, 42, is on the bench for every game, attends every practice, and accompanies the team on every road trip. If it sounds like a dream job, it’s a good thing, because NHL equipment managers don’t always get enough sleep to have any other kind of dreams.

nice piece on Mike Aldrich, Sharks equipment geek. Click through and read it…

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