Archive for July, 2006

We have yet to do a Top 10 list here at NHL Digest so we figured that it was about time to get to the heart of the matter. The NHL is worried about attracting and retaining fans and I am disappointed that fewer and fewer people are choosing the life of a SuperFan.

Just what is a SuperFan and how do I know if I am one?

Glad you asked, here are the Top Ten Ways to Tell if you are a SuperFan:
(We’ll do this David Letterman Style counting from 10 down to 1…It’s cooler that way)

10.) When the game’s on you make your wife call you “Coach” if you know what I mean.
9.) You have season tickets to the USA Hockey Hall of Fame…in Eveleth,MN.
8.) You have a bumper sticker that says “Jesus Saves, Crosby scores on the rebound”.
7.) You’re meeting Ken Hitchcock at IHOP to talk about his next career move over a 12 Stack and a gallon of Aunt Jemima.
6.) You tracked down Barry Melrose’s hair stylist to make your mullet look authentic.
5.) You’re still arguing that Sergei Makarov was too old to win the calder trophy.
4.) You swear you could take Derek Boogaard in a fight, if it wasn’t for the shoulder injury you suffered from falling while trying to make a left turn in Beer League a couple years back.
3.) You can finish this quote from the movie Slapshot “You can’t put a bounty on…”. (Leave your answers in the comments section, there will be a prize for the winner)
2.) No matter how much Gretzky sucks at coaching, you still wish you “sucked that bad”!
1.) Your car looks like this: