Pool Update October 7th

Hya everyone!

Welcome to the first weekly update of the Arrested Development Hockey Pool Version 6.0!  Right now, we have 10 great teams duking (no pun intended duke) for about $200 in prizes provided by yours truly in a pretty blatant attempt to get you guys to remember to refer me to your friends and family for all your mortgage or refinancing needs.

Plus, I can update this at work so I consider it a bonus perk of the job.

Cut off for teams to enter is midnight, October 11th because after that I'm taking off for a week of vacation in Maple Leaf territory. Cut off for payments is October 31st, after which if you haven't paid, you can't claim any prizes.


Week 1

First, let's not get too excited about the standings you can find here just because my team, The Mighty Pints, is for some f@#$kin reason attending it's usual spot down in the bottom of the pile. I mean, seriously, I know someone has to lose but I'm getting pretty tired that it always seems to be me. I'm currently 70 points out of 1st, which would make for a great story that i will beat to death if i can make some type of comeback.

Thrilla makes a strong showing in 1st with his two top Winnipeg picks, followed by El fucking Diablo.  If you haven't figured this web blog out yet, the standings can be found on the side under the heading 'STANDINGS AS OF'

Highlights this week in the NHL include the George Parros knock out, Grabvoski's hat trick, Peter Laviolette's firing in Philadelphia thereby breaking the record held by Denis Savard for quickest firing at the start of a season, Ovie leading the scoring pack with 6 points and yours truly receiving a twitter reply from TSN's James Duthie telling me to 'listen more carefully' about who is on the anti-fighting side of the supposed 'debate' over fighting in the NHL.
For the record he seemed a bit of a jerk and quoted Stevie Y (Tampa Bay), Jim Rutherford (Carolina), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh) and Scotty Bowman (retired) as being the 4 in favour of banning fighting in the game. Looking at their teams, it's easy to see why (BURN!).  

That said, it's on to the Shits and Giggles Department...


For Shits and Giggles Department

Because www.hockeydraft.ca doesn't give you/us an opportunity to submit your own logo, I did it for you by going to Google image search and selecting the first one. So, without further adieu, here are your visuals as decided by Google;

Blow My Goat - By far the winner in the WTF category. I have no idea what this is from but, hey...congratulations Blow My Goat you win for most fucked up visual of a team name if you submit your entry fee by October 31st. A prize will be mailed to you shortly after payment.
If you are interested in the context of this picture just go here. It probably won't help.

Best Player Week 1 - Evander Kane (20 points)

EasyMoney (pd) - Ah, a classic of the Rodney Dangerfield film resume. As described by IMdB; To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living, gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
If the shoe fits, I guess. But instead of mother-in-law insert jay's hockey pool grand prize and you're getting closer to this becoming a documentary. Bonus points for the unintentional eye-line up to the Blow My Goats logo.

Best Player Week 1 -  Evander Kane (20 points)

El Fucking Diablo - which apparently DOES NOT mean fighting chicken as per Ricky Bobby but rather 'bloody corpse' this by are wins the most disgusting logo if that were an actual category. I don't know what is going on here but there's definitely some leg trauma involved and a bicycle.

Best Player Week 1 -  Evander Kane (20 points)

Mojo-mohambo -hey, it looks like a typical Tuesday night here for mojo-mohambo! Way to go buddy, keep that camera going! At least you will have an (imaginary) excuse for not paying attention to your pool stats if they start to falter. As to be expected your leaf bias comes into play as your best player happens to be a leaf.

Best Player Week 1 -  Joffrey Lupul (12 points)

 Rowjambow- this was the only image that google came up with and i'm guessing perhaps you have some personal attachment to this adorable little person and in no way is there any need for me to make fun of this one, as she looks to be the age of my little one. Love the hoodie.

Best Player Week 1 -  Chris Stewart (12 points)

 The Mighty Pints (pd) - Perhaps the worst team in history, it's once proud beginnings as a beer league slow pitch team has been mired in Edmonton Oiler like finishes over the last few years. Although they begin every year with youthful enthusiasm, the continual bottom half finishes are exacting their toll.

Best Player Week 1 -  Alexander Ovechkin (10 points)

The Pocket Rockets - Well, this actually makes some sense, although in all fairness it doesn't make you look any cooler. Unless you are a giant and that is actually a normal-sized bike, like maybe you are Henry Pym when he decided he no longer wanted to be Ant-Man and became Giant-Man to cope with his self-esteem issues being in a superhero group with Thor and Iron Man. No wonder he became schizophrenic, but i digress.

Best Player Week 1 -  Dustin Byfuglien (14 points)

The Van Kleeksters (pd)- So as striking visuals go, the Van Kleeksters are in last place. I mean, look, there's no colour scheme, no one thing to focus on, nothing to really make you identify with your team as a whole; they must have hired the Buffalo Sabres marketing department. You should really invest in a better name (i will give you to the end of the week) and probably a whole new team.

Best Player Week 1 -  Dustin Byfuglien (14 points)

Thrilla (pd)- personally, people in the know would think this was mojo-mohambo's pick as he's a big fan of getting punched in the face. However, i assure you this is not Mike C, but rather Phil J, who just likes looking at big sweaty black men in his spare time.

Best Player Week 1 -  Evander Kane (20 points)





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