Sheng Peng
ST. LOUIS — Ryan Warsofsky showed a special video to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday morning, before practice.
“He said he had a very important video this morning,” Jake Walman said. “And he showed that.”
Yes, that.
“Great video,” Warsofsky told San Jose Hockey Now, laughing.
On the 10th anniversary of the Sharks’ first holiday rap video, the team dropped sequel “Holiday Inflatables” on Wednesday, featuring Mario Ferraro, Cody Ceci, Fabian Zetterlund, William Eklund, Jack Thompson, Nico Sturm, Randy Hahn, and now-Colorado Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, and SJ Sharkie also made special appearances.
After practice, SJHN caught up with a number of Sharks to get their vote for favorite rapper, why some didn’t participate, and find out why Celebrini and Smith didn’t rap.
“When they sing, ‘Inflatables, inflatablesssss,’ that’s my favorite part,” Ferraro said, singing it…again.
Sturm was the breakout star of “Holiday Inflatables”, getting most of the votes for top performer.
Celebrini, however, volunteered Eklund or Zetterlund.
Eklund, walking behind him, shot back, “Zetts was good, but you couldn’t hear what he said though.”
“The Swedes were pretty funny,” Henry Thrun said.
Speaking of Thrun, he was asked to rap but declined.
“I didn’t want that one for my social presence,” he laughed.
“I’m happy,” Mikael Granlund deadpanned, “I wasn’t a part of it.”
Walman wanted to do it, but he’s Jewish.
“I asked them if they wanted to do a Hanukkah remix,” he said.
As for Celebrini and Smith’s non-speaking roles?
Smith joked that they weren’t invited to rap.
“We both had something the day that they were filming it,” Celebrini explained.
Maybe next year for Walman and the kids?
For now, “Holiday Inflatables” inspired Walman to look back.
“I haven’t seen the original,” he said.