As I say every year once the playoffs are done, "Screw the NHL Hockey Awards, mine are the only ones that matter!" So without further ado, may I once more present --
DEBRA SHE WHO SEEKS'
2025 HOCKEY AWARDS
1. Best Sports Photojournalist of the Year
Toward the end of the regular season, The Rare One was gifted fabulous tix to an Edmonton Oilers home game -- ice level, front row seats, right beside the Oilers bench, can you imagine? She took this great shot of Connor McDavid and the other Oilers on her camera phone. She really captured his intensity!
2. Most Whimsical Rendition of a National Anthem
The clear winner in this category is The Harmonica Class from K-Town Senior & Community Center in Los Angeles, who performed the American National Anthem at the LA Kings home games in Round 1 of the playoffs. These ladies gave it everything they had and the crowd loved it!
3. Worst Pre-Game Opening Sequences
No one does eye-rollingly bad, over-the-top, goofy home game theatrics like the Vegas Golden Knights. Their gawdawful, Game of Thrones-ish parody of battling knights deserves the hardware in this category. What keeps this nonsense from being unwatchable? Simple --
It's cheesy.
They know it's cheesy.
They REVEL in its cheesiness.
4. Best Hockey-Related TV Ad
Hands down, no contest, the winner is the Penalty Box Commercial by Haribo Canada. I never tire of watching it. Giggle on, boys!
5. Hockey's Best Proud Ally Award
As always, this award goes to Gritty, mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers.
i just don't get sport..... i never understand any of it...... those haribo adverts must be worldwide..... we get a load them here..... sometimes it's police.... two guys fishing...... or two guys working in some office...... they are pretty funny and i enjoyed the ice hockey version.... very good
ReplyDeleteGritty for president!
ReplyDeleteYeah I don't know why they just don't scrap the other Awards and listen to you. I have lived in Philadelphia for 20 some years I will say their sports team and the city in general usually don't give two s**** what the rest of anyone else thinks. It's one city I think that truly Embraces everybody.
ReplyDeleteGo Gritty! And that Haribo ad is genius!
ReplyDeleteI do love the gummy bears ads and now I also adore Gritty!
ReplyDelete...since I live in my own little cave, most of this is over my head!
ReplyDeleteI love your winners.
ReplyDelete👏🫶 Harmonica Ladies! 🎶 What lungs, eh?! 😘
ReplyDeleteThat was the worst pre-game opener I have ever seen. But then that's Vegas for ya. The Haribo commercials are the best especially the hockey, soccer, and football ones with the guys and the little boy voices. So cute! Thank the Goddess Gritty stands out tall.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that Haribo commercial. We have a football player one.
ReplyDeleteHello Debra, I accept your awards a definitive. However, I tried to watch the Haribo commercial, but about two seconds was all that I could take before rapidly hitting the "off" button.
ReplyDelete--Jim
I do follow ice hocky games. The Finns men team has won the world shampionship twice.
ReplyDeleteThis year they played very badly (a new team) and were 4th 🤔
Congratulations to your team 👍
@ sirkkis -- Yes, Canadians respect Finland as a great hockey nation!
DeleteI don't watch any sports. I never got into it.
ReplyDeleteWell, you know I'm not into this at all but I'm happy you are.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Goldbears commercial! And at least the Vegas Golden Knights revel in their cheesiness, unlike the Florida Panthers with their irritating panther growl and rubber rats every time they score a goal. That is a terrific photo of McDavid and his teammates too -- The Rare One should've sold it to the media!
ReplyDelete@ Tundra Bunny -- Oh gawd yeah, if I never hear that cheesy panther growl again, it will be too soon! I do kinda like the rubber rats though.
DeleteI had not seen the Penalty Box Commercial, nor any other ad for the product.
ReplyDeleteYes, Vegas must embrace the cheese, it's what they live on.
ReplyDeleteI loved Gritty! Thanks for being woke, orange fuzzy brother!
Makes me want Haribo.
ReplyDelete...check this out.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/JXBKVM90OXU?si=QAub55uI_WuXp3Ay
@ Tom -- Thanks for the link from which I could tell the subject-matter of the news report but as soon as I hit "play," it advised that this video was not available in my country so I coudn't actually watch it, alas. I know a lot of senior LGBTQ people worry about discrimination at seniors homes though, so it's certainly a pertinent subject.
DeleteThis entire city is cheesy. It's been built on cheesy.
ReplyDeleteI vote for this orange leader too.
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