"Sounds like Smitty is a personality hire for the zombie apocalypse squads 😆
Thanks for the questions Sharks fans. See you April 5 for Fan Appreciation Night presented by @/SAP!"
—San Jose Sharks/X (2025 Apr 2)
[Video description: San Jose Sharks digital/in arena host Emily Harlan asks a few Sharks players in 1-on-1 interviews who they would have with them in a zombie apocalypse. Video has dialogue captions at the bottom of the frame.
Full transcript under the cut.
HARLAN: (smiling as she introduces the video) Hey, Sharks fans! We're here at Sharks Ice asking your questions to some of your favorite Sharks players. Let's check it out.
Transition to Harlan speaking with Noah Gregor.
HARLAN: Okay, Michelle wants to know: you have to pick three teammates to survive a zombie apocalypse. Who are you picking?
GREGOR: I'll go Mar. (A small picture of Mario Ferraro's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Okay. (she smiles)
GREGOR: Just for the laughs; he'd keep 'er light. And I'll go Vinny Desharnais. (A small picture of Desharnais' face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Okay.
GREGOR: Big guy, strong guy, could help, uh... help us out for sure, and then... let's go one of the—let's go with Smitty. I'll go with Smitty. (A small picture of Will Smith's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Yeah? What would he contribute?
GREGOR: And just—No, I don't think he'd contribute much, but he's a great guy and he'd give some laughs as well.
HARLAN: (laughing) Okay!
Transition to Harlan speaking with Lucas Carlsson.
CARLSSON: Seems like a good guy to... survive. (He laughs when he says the word survive in a way that casts doubt upon whether he genuinely thinks he has apocalypse survival skills.)
HARLAN: Yeah. Yeah? (she laughs)
CARLSSON: Uh... Ekky? Maybe? (A picture of William Eklund sticking out his tongue appears at the bottom of the frame. Carlsson starts to sway back and forth as he thinks.) Yeah.
HARLAN: Okay, yeah.
CARLSSON: Uh... and then... (decisively) Liljegren. (NOTE: He pronounces "Liljegren" as "lihl-yuh-grehn". They are both Swedish.)
HARLAN: Okay! That's good; that's a good group.
CARLSSON: Yep. Yep. Yep.
HARLAN: Do you think you'd survive a long time?
CARLSSON: (immediately) No. (he shakes his head)
HARLAN: No? (they both laugh)
Transition to Harlan speaking with Georgi Romanov.
ROMANOV: I'd probably pick, uh... Kostin... (A picture of Klim Kostin's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Yeah?
ROMANOV: And... Shak. (A picture of Shakir Mukhamadullin's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Okay!
ROMANOV: Because Russia... (he shrugs and both of them laugh) I need... like... communicate. (he laughs)
HARLAN: Yeah! Okay, I like it; I like it.
Transition to Harlan speaking with Macklin Celebrini.
CELEBRINI: (smiling as he looks off into the distance thoughfully) Some bad ideas.
HARLAN: Yeah, okay!
CELEBRINI: Ty Dellandrea, probably. (A picture of Ty Dellandrea's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Okay. How long do you think you guys survive?
CELEBRINI: (looks away briefly as he thinks, then looks back to answer) Not long.
HARLAN: Yeah? That your two?
CELEBRINI: Not long with that group.
HARLAN: (laughing) Okay.
Transition to Harlan speaking with William Eklund.
EKLUND: Picking Smith 'cause he's fun—he's funny to be around. (Smith's picture returns. He smiles. jumpcut) Grundy's great there, too, I think. (A picture of Carl Grundström's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: Okay.
EKLUND: And Wennberg; he's pretty smart, so I'd pick him, too. (A picture of Alexander Wennberg's face appears at the bottom of the frame.)
HARLAN: How long do you guys think you would survive?
EKLUND: A couple decades. (he smiles).
HARLAN: Couple decades, wow! Okay, I like it: confidence! (Eklund laughs quietly)
Transition to Harlan closing out the video.
HARLAN: We'll see you at the Tank for Fan Appreciation Night on April 5th; go, Sharks!
Yelled "CALDER-SMITTY" after his second goal and let me tell you! Nobody liked that.
Video ID. Clip 1: fans walking up to the SAP Center while the sun shines next to it. Clip 2: Marc-Édouard Vlasic, slightly out of view due to a player in front of him, pauses on ice, then takes off out of frame; the camera then pans down to show Noah Gregor's jersey. Audio over clip 1, caption in the middle of the frame: "This is your reminder, you're not depressed..you just needed some sun🌤️" Audio over Clip 2, caption slightly under center: "or somebody's son 🌞"
