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  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks and San...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks and San Jose Barracuda players play with military members, families, friends and fans during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. The game was set up in an Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Timo Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Dashiell Dunmore, 6, center, of...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Dashiell Dunmore, 6, center, of San Francisco, dribbles past San Jose Barracuda's Josef Korenar, left, and others during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable hokey rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Timo Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Aaron Dell...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Aaron Dell (30) and Timo Meier (28) look on during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Soren Quick, 5, sixth from...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Soren Quick, 5, sixth from left, of Mill Valley, hits the ball to score a goal as San Jose Barracuda's Josef Korenar, left, and Manuel Wiederer, right, look during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable hokey rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Timo Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Soren Quick, 5, of Mill...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Soren Quick, 5, of Mill Valley, is hoisted in celebration after scoring a goal during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks and San...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks and San Jose Barracuda players play with military members, families, friends and fans during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. The game was set up in an Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Timo Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Aaron Dell...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Aaron Dell (30) dribbles during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: U.S. Air Force veteran Jason...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: U.S. Air Force veteran Jason Bush, left, of Hayward, plays with Sharky during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Timo Meier...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: San Jose Sharks' Timo Meier (28) plays with Soren Quick, 5, of Mill Valley, during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Participants celebrate a goal scored...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Participants celebrate a goal scored by Soren Quick, 5, sixth from left, of Mill Valley, during a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

  • ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Sharky walks off after participating...

    ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Sharky walks off after participating in a hockey pick-up game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Military members, families, friends and fans took part in the event set up in a Sharks inflatable rink. The San Jose Sharks Foundation and Sharks players Aaron Dell and Meier hosted the event as part of the Heroes Appreciation month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Ray Chavez, staff photographer, the East Bay Times, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
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The Sharks Foundation and the San Jose Sharks players Aaron Dell and Timo Meier, broadcaster Jamie Baker, and San Jose Barracuda players Josef Korenar and Manuel Wiederer hosted a hockey game aboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet aircraft carrier in Alameda on Thursday afternoon.

Military members, families and fans got the opportunity to play with professionals during the pick-up game at a Sharks inflatable rink. The event, which was part of the Heroes Appreciation Month, allowed spectators to enjoy the hockey as well as the sunny weather and views of San Francisco Bay from the deck.