How I Got Tickets to the NHL Draft

by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2009 11:25 AM EDT in Events

Sometimes being a horrible shyster like me pays off in a big way. I sort of feel bad about lying to the obviously nice Montreal Canadiens ticket office but I felt that my team allegiance wouldn't help me attend the draft and so here we are. My crazy uncle who works at the carnival always said: if you can't get it legally, steal it. That was the most heartfelt conversation I ever had about a 1978 Pontiac through a bulletproof glass wall down at the county.

Hi!

I registered yesterday for draft tickets and didn't get an email, I'm
writing you because I'm living in the states now and the ticket form
didn't have a way to tell you what state I live in.

I'm a Habs fan living in (horrible dump near NYC), my name is (I'm a secret agent) if you
want to cross reference it with the application I put in yesterday
right after the registration opened. I'm looking forward to see who we
pick in the first round since our last first round selection Max
Pacioretty looks awesome. Speaking of which, my fiancee works at a
(retail job) in (horrible dump) (where Max is from) and got to say hi to Max
when he (mundane detail involving retail job) which was pretty neat.

I'm really hoping I can get a pair of tickets for the draft, we
already have a hotel room. Please drop me a line!

Thanks,
(Your favorite blogger)

The Response:

HI (special agent),
Unfortunately, you were not in the first registrations to obtain tickets
to the Draft. Seeing as how you would be traveling to Montreal for the
Draft, I will be able to secure two tickets for you, provided you can
forward me your hotel reservation confirmation.

Thank you.

(Nice lady in Montreal who I feel bad about lying to, sort of)
Chef de secteur, Ventes et Services
Manager, Ticket Sales and Services
Canadiens de Montreal

So uh, thanks Montreal. I'll say this: I've been to the Bell Centre twice and had a great time both times. Your team is still full of poopy heads though.

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much more interesting than my " I let Wrap do all the leg work and networking to scoop some for me" way that i rolled

Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option

by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

But what if they were only nice to you ’cause you pretended to be a Habs fan?

by aaron b on Jul 6, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

thats the point

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

I can live with that. I would certainly hope the ACC would tell Habs fans to get lost.

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by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Of course they were only nice to him because he was a Habs fan. That’s the only reason he got tickets. I refuse to believe that the arena was full of Canadiens fans simply because they were the first to register. There was some favouritism (as there should be) towards the home team fans getting tickets.

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by furcifer on Jul 6, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Well that favoritism also exists to make sure people actually going to Montreal got tickets, to avoid the arena being empty if people wanted to go.

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by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Scalpers

They managed to snag a few and they were out front selling them for $100!

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by PPP on Jul 6, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

oh man, there was one guy in a rangers jersey cleaning up out there when we were waiting for the doors to open, first he was buying em for about 100, then 300, and as the doors opened he started selling em for 1000

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Agent Chemmy

You are brilliant.
Kudos

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Truculence FTW

by leafer1984 on Jul 6, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

I am proud of you, Chemmy.

"Life is just a place where we spend time between games. Hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death." - Fred Shero

by Karina on Jul 6, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

I Want DGB's insiders on this...

…how often have the Habs been lied to over the past few weeks?

Can DGB’s investigative team confirm whether Gainey received correspondence on July 1st that reads: “Dear Mr. Gainey, my name is Brian Gionta and I am a six foot four forward interested in playing hockey for your team.”

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by jrwendelman on Jul 6, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

Whereas I went to a tweetup which was stupid, awkward etc…

(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score

by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 6, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

I really wish I had signed up to play ball hockey…

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by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option

by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah seriously ya jerk. We could have been drinking out of the championship trophy that night!

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by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of ball hockey

We need to get out ball hockey game organized.
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by leafer1984 on Jul 6, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

The lacrosse bubble behind Ted Reeve Arena (Danforth Go, Main Street Subway) rents for $82/hour.

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by mf37 on Jul 6, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Ya many places are abut that price

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by leafer1984 on Jul 6, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah…glad I didn’t stay too long for that.

A Nation of Masochists TRUCULENCE isn't just a word, it's a way of life.

by furcifer on Jul 6, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Did you meet Sarah “Hey B U !” from Boston?

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by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think she was there. But everyone there hated me.

(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score

by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 6, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Really?

How come?

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by PPP on Jul 6, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Too fly.

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by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

For some reason they didn’t like me. It was verifiable fact. One of them was telling FrankD how awful I am and what I bitch I was for not going to the second tweetup.

(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score

by Wrap Around Curl on Jul 6, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions