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Watch 23,096 Teddy Bears Get Tossed!
While tossing hats onto the ice when a player scores three goals might be hockey’s most famous tossing tradition, it simply doesn’t compare to the Technicolor grandeur of 23,096 teddy bears and other stuffed animals blanketing the rink as they did at the Calgary Hitmen game on Sunday.
For 16 years the Hitmen, who were co-owned by and named after former WWF champion Bret Hart, have held a Teddy Bear Toss to benefit over 50 charities in Alberta that work with children. On Monday, after the 23,000-strong toss, the players hand-delivered teddy bears to the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
The fans bring the stuffed animals to the game and then wait for the first goal to be scored. For the 16,844 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome watching the Hitmen take on the Red Deer Rebels on Sunday, the honor went to Cody Sylvester at 3:49 of the first period. He scored, and the mayhem started and continued for 40 minutes while play was delayed. “It’s unbelievable,” Sylvester told the Examiner after the game.“Scoring in front of all those fans and all those teddy bears coming down on you — it’s a pretty special moment.”
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For those of you that know me - or those of you who just stumbled across this site - you know of the esteem in which I hold Wayne Gretzky. I have written articles about corporate recruiting and social media that invoke his name (Wayne Gretzky and the Zen of Talent Engagement in a Web 2.0 World), I have co-opted his moniker (The Great One) as the handle I use online (99GR81), and I embrace all things Gretzky.
The Arrogant Worms, or The Pursuit of Happiness (depending upon which source you believe), wrote and performed a song titled “Wayne Gretzky Rocks!” that I have shared with my family for years. You can follow the Arrogant Worms on Twitter at @arrogantworms. The lyrics to the song are below:
Walter Gretzky had a son
He grew up to be The Great One
He came from Brantford Ontario
He liked Gordie Howe you know
Americans don’t understand
The national sport of the north land
The world’s fastest game they always dissin’
But they don’t know what they are missin’
If they’d just watch Wayne Gretzky play
Then they’d watch hockey everyday
Actually I like the Hawks
But boy oh boy Wayne Gretzky rocks
When I lived in Edmonton
He made us the City of Champions
With Jari and Semenko by his side
He filled our frigid city with pride
Then he moved out to L.A.
To help bring hockey to the U.S.A.
Everyone hated Peter and Janet
For trading the best player on the planet
They traded him and sure enough
He took the Kings to the Stanley Cup
Actually I like the Hawks
But boy oh boy Wayne Gretzky rocks
He came from Brantford Ontario
His rival’s name is Mario
Actually I like the Hawks
But boy oh boy Wayne Gretzky rocks
Enjoy!
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Today’s Pictures Are All About Vistas, Drama, and Open Space. Nothing Award-Winning, But They Are Fun to See. They Were Taken On the Drive From Seward to Copper River.
