Marleau contiues to amaze with 900th straight game

One of the last games Patrick Marleau missed before he began a consecutive games streak that has now stretched 12-plus years was for the birth of his second-oldest son, Brody, on March 25, 2009. The Sharks were in Chicago to play the Blackhawks that night and Marleau was home to be with his wife, Christina.

After Brody was born, Marleau got on a private

jet and was in the Sharks’ lineup for their March 26 game with the Nashville Predators. He played more