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Stanley Cup playoff stuff

April16

Dude! It’s on! The Stanley Cup playoffs!

If you’re a hockey fan, I think it’s safe to say you’re lovin’ you some Versus right now. But for some of us that’s just not enough to ease our hockey jones. So here, HockeyShirtShop will do our part. Check out these fascinating cup-related links while you’re between games.

Really great stuff on this page!
Records, great stories about chasing the cup, videos, commercials. And best of all – you really need to grab this – an awesome, free downloadable .pdf media guide as well as individual media guides for all playoff teams.

Believe me, you could blow a bunch of time on that page alone. But if that’s still not enough, check out these really sick ‘Top Ten’ videos.

Top 10 NHL Playoff Moments (CBC Digital Archives)
Top 10 NHL Playoff Goals (ESPN)

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Sick nasty shootout goal

February5

O.K. I realize I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I just gotta have a link to it on my blog. It’s simply one of the most creative goals I’ve ever seen.

It happened on March 31, 2009 by Linus Omark of Sweden in an exhibition game against Switzerland.

Related designs from the eBrush Design hockey collection? Of course there is!
But only one that does it justice . . . Wicked Sick & Nasty

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More Funny Hockey Commercials

October19

My last post was a smelly hockey equipment commercial. If you could relate to that, here’s another one for you.

There are actually quite a few hysterical hockey commercials out there. Unfortunately for Americans, many of them seem to get released only in Canada. And If you don’t look for them on the Web or have a source like The HockeyShirtShop Blog, you may never see them. But hey, I’m here for ya! For example, the first three links below are McDonalds commercials only released in Canada. Below those are just a few of my favorites.

McDonalds commercial #1
McDonalds commercial #2
McDonalds commercial #3

ESPN Security
Figure Skater
Spitball
Roller Girls
Ice Bath
Stud Goalie
Hockey Baby
Bowling

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Funny Smelly Hockey Equipment Commercial

September18

If you’ve played hockey, or have a child that plays, you know just how stinky hockey equipment can get. I came across this commercial that just cracked me up. It’s really gross! So watch it at your own peril.

Speaking of stinky hockey equipment, here’s a link to one of my t-shirt designs that happens to address this particular olfactory offense – “Smell My Bag” Disgusting? No doubt. But it happens to be one of my best selling t-shirts. What is wrong with you people?

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One More for the Pittsburgh Fans

August29

I certainly never intended this blog to be a rah-rah site for my personal favorite teams. So to all of you that aren’t Pittsburgh fans, I apologize and ask you to indulge me one more time. It was just such an unusual year. A friend sent me a link to this video and I had to share it with all you Penguins/Steelers fans out there.

Also, if you get a chance, check out my Pittsburgh t-shirt designs “got ‘burgh?” and “The Joy of Six“.

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Honda Hockey Parents Commercial

July17

Like most folks, I used the commercial breaks during the Stanley Cup playoffs to answer the call of nature or grab some munchies for the next face-off. But there was one commercial that I watched almost every time it ran. Honda, which coincidentally has been my family’s vehicle of choice for many years, has picked NHL fans as a target group recently. They ran a wonderful spot about parents toting their hockey-playing kids around, through snow, in the wee hours of the morning – hours when there’s no one else on the road but truckers and hockey parents. It was a comfortably familiar commercial for those of us who intimately know the routine.

There are a few bumper stickers in the eBrush Design collection that go hand-in-hand with the spirit of this commercial – and perhaps just as comfortably familiar.

Hockey Taxi
(Endless Shift) Hockey Taxi
Driver Carries No Cash (Kid Plays Hockey)
I Have No Life (My Son Plays Hockey)
Caution: This Vehicle Makes Frequent Stops at Hockey Rinks
What’s Life Without Goals (Play Hockey)
Hockey ATM

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Great hockey goals video!

June8

Couldn’t pass up posting this one. Some classic goals including the now famous ‘Michigan’ and the worst open net miss I’ve ever seen!

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