Canucks Playoff Prize Pack Giveaway

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Jun 062011
 

Not often do we continue to bring you our thoughts on the Canucks post-season efforts this late in the year. Normally many of us are simply sitting on the patio, sipping an ice-cold beverage, and talking about what could have been.

But this is not just any regular year. Instead, we’re packing into Rogers Arena to watch Home and Away games. Or heading to the patio at noon to save our seat for the 5 o’clock start of this epic Stanley Cup run from our boys in blue. And after, we’re all pouring on to Granville to soak up the electricity of the joyous crowds that number in the tens of thousands.

So we at Canucks Hockey Blog thought it made sense to reach out to our friends at the Vancouver Canucks and see if we could somehow reward some of the most passionate fans with a little something to celebrate this long awaited run. Thinking it was a fabulous idea, the team has stepped up with a playoff prize pack consisting of the following:

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One Western Conference Champion Hat

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One Official 2011 Stanley Cup Playoff Game Program

To enter to win this playoff prize pack, simply tweet the following message:

RT to win a #Canucks Playoff Prize Pack from @lyteforce @VanCanucks @canuckshockey http://bit.ly/kHJYjk #chbprizepack

That’s it. Easy-peasy.

We’ll randomly draw a winner during the third period of game 4.

Update: The Canucks are holding their official tweetup for game 4 at the Boston Vancouver Pizza in New Westminster. They’ll have the usual array of prizes and trivia questions. Chris Palliser from The Beat 94.5 will be there to host.

The Canucks 2011 Playoff Beard Challenge

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Apr 062011
 

If there’s one thing we here at Canucks Hockey Blog can’t get enough of, it’s a little friendly competition. So in the spirit of things, we’re throwing down the gauntlet for the Canucks 2011 Playoff Beard Challenge.

Although the playoff beard itself has a storied and cherished past, and many have gone on to grow them to sasquatch-ian proportions, a few of us thought it would be better served if some order was brought to the madness. Last season, we had a number of participants step up such as myself (check out the mug below), Derek Jory (best known as the guy behind @canucksgame and a staff writer for the Vancouver Canucks, and many others – do you want to be that one person who doesn’t join in on the debauchery this season?

Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard - Chris - Day 29

To participate, simply take a picture of your beard from Day 1 through to the end of the Canucks playoff run and share it with the world. How to share you ask? Well, you can do one of the following:

And what would a challenge be without rules?

The Rules of the 2011 Canucks Playoff Beard Challenge:

  1. You don’t talk about Beard Club.. err.. the Challenge.
  2. You don’t talk about Beard Club.
  3. If you can’t do the beard, commit to something and stick to it (special ritual, personal habit, etc.). We here at the Challenge do not discriminate against those who can’t/don’t/won’t grow facial hair.
  4. Once you’re in, you’re in. Unless you’re not. We’re not that hardcore. But keep in mind the idea of a playoff challenge is to keep it going – and Lord knows we’ll make you feel shame should something untoward happen to the Canucks in the post-season AFTER you quit.
  5. The wishes of your significant other do not trump Beard Club. In fact, you should encourage him/her/it to heed the call to challenge and join up.

The Reward

At the end of the Canucks’ playoffs run – hopefully ending in a parade down Georgia St. – we’ll be giving away a $25 gift certificate to The Hurricane Grill to one random participant.

If you post your playoff beard photos on the official Flickr Group, you’re automatically entered in the draw.

If you post them on your Daily Booth, Twitter, MySpace, blog, etc., and want to enter the draw, we ask that you simply enter the link to your photo in the comments section of this post. (We’re not mind readers and won’t know where to look for your entry otherwise.)

So are you in?

[update: Because a few people asked, last shave is on Wednesday morning.]