OT: Calgary Hitmen Teddy Bear Toss for Charity

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December 17th, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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OT: Calgary Hitmen Teddy Bear Toss for Charity

Did anyone see video from the Calgary Hitmen "Teddy Bear Toss" for charity? It is an annual holiday event at the Hitmen hockey game. Teddy bears are thrown onto the ice after the first goal scored by the Hitmen (not sure what happens if they get shut out . . .) and all of the bears collected are given to the needed for the holidays. Pretty darn cool. Check out the YouTube video below:

I wonder if something like this could be done at Michigan? Probably not during a football game (if only because of the logistics of it) but maybe during a hockey or basketball game? The level of participation in Calgary is stunning! 

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:06 AM | Very cool event (Score:1)
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Also Yost has done a teddy bear toss IIRC...

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The inagural Yost toss was in 2004. I remember it happening while I was there (Had season Tickets 2005-2009) but I don't remember when. 

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:15 AM | Holy Shit! Look at all those Teddys!!!!!!!!!!! (Score:1)
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December 17th, 2010 at 10:59 AM | More video . . . (Score:1)
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December 17th, 2010 at 11:01 AM | here needy kids, here are (Score:1)
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here needy kids, here are some bears that have been lying on ice covered with blood and spit!

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:04 AM | Hahaha (Score:1)
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That's awesome.  For what its worth, I did see some covered in plastic wrap but, regardless, that's hilarious.

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:06 AM | most of them are in bags. (Score:1)
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most of them are in bags. fwiw

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:04 AM | Lake Erie Monsters (Score:1)
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The Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL do the same thing.  It is a cool event, but this year's toss was the same day as the Big Chill so I missed it.

December 17th, 2010 at 11:18 AM | I was fired from my first job (Score:1)
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I was fired from my first job as Director of Marketing for the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals for suggesting the "Anvil Toss for the Children" event.

December 17th, 2010 at 11:36 AM | Wow, who would have guessed that Gittleson (Score:1)
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December 17th, 2010 at 5:43 PM | Anvil toss? (Score:1)
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I would give it a conditional yes, but only if the team is owned by Bret Hart's brother-in-law Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart?

 

 

 

December 17th, 2010 at 11:28 AM | Portland Winterhawks do it (Score:1)
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Portland Winterhawks do it annually as well. This year the papers say they had over 16k bears

December 17th, 2010 at 11:29 AM | Too bad the dad was rocking a (Score:1)
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Too bad the dad was rocking a WVU hat during the clip. Otherwise, great idea and cute kid.

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December 17th, 2010 at 11:34 AM | The Griffins do it every (Score:1)
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The Griffins do it every year.

December 17th, 2010 at 12:41 PM | Michigan hockey does this, (Score:1)
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Michigan hockey does this, used to at least

December 17th, 2010 at 1:39 PM | The Wings have been doing an (Score:1)
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The Wings have been doing an event like that in the spring since 1952.

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