Five Reasons You Love Hockey Contest

by PPP on Mar 30, 2010 1:00 PM EDT

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On Sunday Sean Leahy and Puck Daddy were kind enough to invite Chemmy and I to submit five reasons that we love hockey. The reasons varied from a paternal connection to the enjoyment of road trips to the finer aspects of the game. While bloggers, writers, broadcasters, and puckheads of every stripe have had their say on Puck Daddy there hasn't been an opportunity for you, fine readers, to share the reasons that made you fall in love with hockey. And to encourage you to share, our fine friend Likely is offering up the winner's choice of either the new Grabbo Grabbo Hey t-shirt or the soon to be revived Hackey Night shirt. So what's the deal? Head on over the jump to find out:

The Deal

Write one fanpost detailing the five reasons that you love hockey. It's as simple as that. Let us know what drew you to the game and what makes you stick with it. If you need help on how to do this or tips on how to make it good then you should check out this user guide. You're about to get a long weekend thanks to our unspoken agreement to only recognise one religion's holidays with time off work so why not escape your family/take a break from sleeping/assuage your guilt at your religion's part in murdering my Messiah by drunkenly hammering out (because, let's be honest, in all three scenarios, you'll need a stiff drink) your entry to this wonderful contest.

The Deadline

You have to have posted your fanpost before 11:59PM EST on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010. Make sure to tag it with "Five Reasons I Love Hockey" so that I can find them all easily.

The Judging

Unlike our upcoming Podcast Podcast Podcast contest, this one will not involve any real judging. As long as it's a valid entry you'll be tossed into a draw for the prizes. First name out gets first pick of prize, second gets second, and third gets, you guessed it, what's left over.

The Prizes

The winner's choice of a Hackey Night or Grabbo Grabbo Hey t-shirt sent to your mother's basement.
A Doug Gilmour bobblehead.
An official Wendel Clark Night moustache.

The Close

Dead raccoons. Why does it always have to be dead raccoons?

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I already have a moustache but I REALLY wouldn’t mind winning prize #3.

In the Name of the Holy Truculence

by steve_w on Mar 30, 2010 1:22 PM EDT reply actions

That will be a lot of fanposts…

What about eligibility?

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by red army line on Mar 30, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone that wants to win Toronto Maple Leafs-themed stuff can enter.

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by PPP on Mar 30, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Why NOT dead raccoons is really the better question.

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by jrwendelman on Mar 30, 2010 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

I already published a five reasons post over at Barry Melrose rocks. Can I use that?

Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"

by loser domi on Mar 30, 2010 1:45 PM EDT reply actions

Yes

Just re-post it.

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by PPP on Mar 30, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

shoot

I’m not sure if I can find it again. I may just repost it from my saved version.

Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"

by loser domi on Mar 30, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I have no idea how to write a fanpost...so i'll do mine here.

1. WENDEL
2. MOTHER
3. FUCKING
4. CLARK
5. See reasons 1-4.

Leaf videos that will make you feel better...oh who am I kidding, no they won't.

by Bloge Salming on Mar 30, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs

rec'd

Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"

by loser domi on Mar 30, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions

How could anyone ever beat that? Honestly.

by psamms on Mar 30, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh Yeah

1. AKI
2.MOTHER
3.FUCKING
4.BERG
5. OH WAIT, FIVE REASONS I LOVE HOCKEY, NOT 5 REASONS WHY I WENT BALD DUE TO THE STRESS OF WATCHING THIS FLUNKY FIN PLAY HOCKEY.

by 6rick6 on Mar 30, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

try to watch team full of useless finns…

"När jag slår ut dina tänder,
vill du vara nära mig då?"

by sleza on Mar 30, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Just Toskala and Berg? I could score a goal by poking the puck

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 30, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

i meant the failing national team, with or without those two…

"När jag slår ut dina tänder,
vill du vara nära mig då?"

by sleza on Mar 30, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

The instructions are linked right up there!

Also, that gets DQ’d on a technicality although 100% correct in spirit.

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by PPP on Mar 30, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Boooooo!

I’m filing a complaint with the PPP administration office. Who will be reviewing my file?

Oh crap…

Leaf videos that will make you feel better...oh who am I kidding, no they won't.

by Bloge Salming on Mar 30, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I have to rec this

by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 30, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

free t-shirt would be cool… but there were this olympics which totally screwed most of my reasons

"När jag slår ut dina tänder,
vill du vara nära mig då?"

by sleza on Mar 30, 2010 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

Remember to tag your story “five reasons i love hockey”. If it doesn’t show up here: http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/tags/five-reasons-i-love-hockey it doesn’t count.

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by Chemmy on Mar 30, 2010 6:16 PM EDT reply actions