Hockey Commercial 29: This is my best looking linemate

It's Leap Day, and it's also the last day of the "Hockey Commercial" series. It certainly has been fun, from Molson's curved stick commercial to Joe Thornton and his buttered toast.

Good times.

So, without further ado, here are three "This Is My NHL" commercials that aired last year. They're wicked great :)







Hockey rocks, injuries suck. Go Pens.

Hockey Commercial 28: We Believe

We believe in the Next One.



Go Pens!

Hockey Commercial 27: Is this the year?

"Is this the year the Cup comes to Pittsburgh?"

We've all seen the original, now here's the spoof:



ESPN Two

Go Pens

Hockey Commercial 26: Bowling would be better if it were hockey

I would love to see his happen at the bowling alley.

Hockey Commercial 25: Street Zamboni

I post this in honour of the Zamboni that died today before the Pens/Sharks game.

James Duthie was right - it did look like it had run over Iceburgh.



Absolutely gotta LOVE that song playing. "Someone roars, Bobby scores!"
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A few random thoughts on today's (yesterday's) game against the Sharks and other stuff:

1- Were the Sharks on the PP the whole game? It certainly seemed like the Pens were asleep at the wheel for most of the game and the Sharks really took it to them. Thankfully Conklin was awake.

2- I was so glad to have Gord Miller/Pierre McGuire for the game. There were satellite issues for a few minutes and TSN had to switch to the FSN Bay Area feed, and I can say that I prefer the TSN crew. Always the Miller-McGuire tandem; they know so much about the game, and they are absolute freaks with stats (and I say that in a good way). How on EARTH does Miller remember all that stuff? Even if he has it written down on sheets of paper, how does he read that and do play-by-play?

3- Sundin is stayin' in Toronto, so that's that. Brad Richards, however, is rumoured to be on the move if he waives his no-trade with Tampa. Cities in the mix are Vancouver, Dallas and Columbus.

4- Exciting week ahead! TSN has a full day of hockey analysis ahead - TradeCentre starts at 8 AM ET and goes until 5 or 6. The whole crew is on set to discuss each trade, and JFJ is joining the team. With Duthie as host, it should be a rockin' good time, AND there's an NHL game on after TradeCentre.

5- Speaking of the trade deadline, there should be great coverage over at FF. Can't get enough of this stuff.

6- Philly = hahahahahahahahahahaha. That's for all the crap you gave us after the Pens lost to the Flyers in December.

7- Detroit = second worst record in the NHL (behind the Flyers) for the last 10 days. AND they're without Lidstrom for at least another 2 weeks. AND Hasek is out. AND Rafalski is out. AND Chelios is out for the time being. AND Dallas is only 6 points back. Something tells me that Detroit is coming down to earth just like Ottawa did, and that they may not be number one in the West by the time the playoffs start.

8- Murphy's Law = you drop a guy from your fantasy team who hasn't scored a point in like 2 weeks, and that very night he scores 2 goals and 2 assists. Ribeiro sucks.

9- In case I haven't alluded to it before, James Duthie is the best host in sports history.

This is from the second intermission of the Pens/Sharks game:



And for my all-time favourite Duthie moment, here he is last summer at the Roger's Cup tennis tourney in Canada. He was the umpire for a 'celebrity' match involving Anna Kournikova (number 4). I can be your hero baby....

Hockey Commercial 24: Workin' the Corner

Here's an old Nike commercial with a Bruins goaltender who is upset after being kicked out of the League because his stats were ruined by Jeremy Roenick. I thought I'd post this one today because JR's team is rolling into Pittsburgh this afternoon, and *knock on wood* the Sharks will be put in their place by the Pens.

The way I see it, the so-called food chain has Penguins over Sharks.



...but the best part of this commercial has to be the Flyers' goalie trying to find a street corner for himself. How sad, can't even get his own corner...I guess that's what happens when you lose 10 games in a row.

Hockey Commercial 23: Canadians are Polite?!?

I don't think so!

(Okay, so maybe this commercial isn't a true 'hockey commercial'...but whatever)

I swear every Molson commercial has a hockey theme. It must be the law. They sell beer...but hey, just show a bunch of hockey and put up a maple leaf and the crowds will buy.



It's a Hockey Night in Canada triple header tonight, starting with Sens/Pens this afternoon. Ottawa may be semi-slumping, but they know that a loss tonight will mean that there will be a new Eastern Conference leader. The Ottawa lead has been challenged for a few weeks now, but they have managed to keep it despite losing a few games. Tonight, the Sens will show up to play and the Pens will have to play like they did in Montreal.

Watch for Cory Stillman - he's starting to settle into the Ottawa lineup and I predict he'll be the key for the Sens.

Now that I wrote that, watch the CASH line start to actually produce.

Hockey Commercial 22: I said left, LEFT!

Here's another NHL promo from last year, starring Alex Ovechkin. I think this may be the only way Ovechkin is "just like me." Stupid vending machines...



And here's a little behind the scenes footage.

Hockey Commercial 21: Oops, I slipped

Flashback to the 1990's. It's Gretzky and Messier, reuniting to play a game of chess. Good stuff.



By the way, I apologize for not responding to comments left in the last few days. Unfortunately, Winter Break = dial-up internet. I'm lucky if I can get access to this website at all, and Explorer doesn't seem to want to let me into the comments pages. At least I can still read them through my e-mail.

Tonight: Montreal....Pittsburgh....RDS....I can hear it now - "Le tir, et LE BUT!!!" Hopefully it will be directed at the Pens because I'd very much like to see Pittsburgh take that game. Montreal deserves a rest, don't you think?

Hockey Commercial 20: Swedish Twins

One of the funniest commercials I have seen in recent years.

Hockey Commercial 19: Naslund vs. Iginla

Yesterday's featured commercial saw Naslund and Kovalchuk chasing a puck around town. Today's commercial is from Nike and supposedly represents the average shift of an NHL player (45 seconds) and has Naslund trying to kill Iginla. Those Vancouver-Calgary games can sure get rough.

Hockey Commercial 18: Chasing the puck

Naslund + Kovalchuk = race time

Imagine seeing these two coming at you, chasing a puck?

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Hockey Commercial 17: Annoying Guy in the Penalty Box, where he belongs.

This Molson commercial features 'Annoying Guy', who is the current star of Molson's commercials. I tried to find the newest ad with Annoying Guy, a little video called "Expected/Unexpected", but YouTube is being lazy and does not have it. You can, however, go to Molson's website and see the video, and fire pucks/balls at Annoying Guy, who is tied to a hockey net. Nothin' makes you laugh like hearing him cry in pain. Good times.

Hockey Commercial 16: Buttered Toast

The only thing bad about coming home is the dial-up internet. I forgot how s-l-o-w it can be.

Here's a commercial that was on TV last year, one of those 'Just Like Me' commercials the NHL made to appeal to the public.



But I also found this...a little behind the scenes footage with Joe and his toast.

Hockey Commercial 15: Hairy Legs

Another Molson commercial. I guess the company decided that combining beer with hockey = good marketing in Canada.

So, back to this commercial. Some find it funny, some find it gross. You be the judge.

Hockey Commercial 14: Marty makes the big save

I apologize for the video quality of this commercial. I've been trying to find a better version, but this seems to be the only copy available.

This commercial was shown all day, every day last winter/spring. It disappeared over the summer, but it is making a strong comeback.

My favourite part is when Luc Robitaille looks at Marty Brodeur and says, "It's not delivery, Marty, it's Delissio." The look on his face and the tone of his voice...it just kills me.

Hockey Commercial 13: I'm sick, Coach

I realize I have been going 'post crazy' in the last several days, virtually littering the blog with useless posts. I think it's a way to avoid doing the stuff I need to do. So, as a result of this realization, I will cut back on the random posts.

To continue the hockey commercial series, today's selection is from Molson and I have chosen it because the Olympic Games are now just two years away. I thought I'd post it because I like to think I have a sense of humour and I think you do too, and it is in no way a shot at Team USA. Just thought I'd put that out there...

Hockey Commercial 12: Lucky Jersey

An IBM commercial starring Eric Lindros and the Philadelphia Cryers, er, Flyers. Pink suits him well...suits the whole team, in fact.

Hockey Commercial 11: Try that, Mr. Fancy Stick

Here's a McD's commercial from the 1990's, featuring Mr. Fancy Stick himself (aka Wayne Gretzky) and baby-face Mats Sundin.



Great job McDonald's...It's 1AM and I want some food...

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Okay, so the Pens win against the Flyers (booyah!) and I found this video of the Downie/Ruutu fight.

I thought Downie was supposed to be some tough guy who will fight anyone, anytime, not walk away in the middle of a fight like a baby.



Downie = Joke

and

Flyers = Stunned

Go Pens!

Hockey Commercial 10: The Janitor

In honour of today's game against the Flyers, I thought I'd post this Nike commercial starring their goaltender.



Biron's a little pissed after being out-goalied by the Rangers' backup, Valiquette.