Sharks territory officially extended to fans' arms today.
Ahead of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in St. Louis, the San Jose brass paid for 40 tattoos for Sharks faithful this morning at local parlor Players Ink.
Fans lined up as early as 8:30 p.m. last night for the free ink, including Milpitas resident Jeremy Cruz, 23, who was the first fan into the parlor.
"I only slept for 30 minutes last night, I had one of my friends hold my place in line while I slept in my car," Cruz said. "I've been a Sharks fan since first grade and I've been waiting for so long to get a Sharks tattoo, and the Sharks said they were giving them out, so I guess there were just no excuses not to.