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Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

Puck Daddy/Japers' Rink Awards Party: Prizes and TV?

By Greg Wyshynski

We're two days away from the big 'ole gathering at Bailey's Pub and Grille in the Ballston Mall for the NHL Awards show from Las Vegas. Your hockey blogging buddies from Puck Daddy (Yahoo! Sports) and Japers' Rink (SB Nation) are having a viewing party on Thursday, June 18, beginning at 6 p.m. EST.

And wouldn't you know it: We have stuff to give away.

Being a DC area party, we've procured Washington Capitals swag for some lucky puckheads in attendance: One XL Caps jersey, one Caps hat, one Alex Ovechkin bobblehead (hey now) and one autographed Bruce Boudreau bobblehead (head thankfully not to scale). We're thinking random drawing or completely arbitrary methodology depending on our mood. One of the two.

Also, we've been getting word all week that there may be some television coverage of this event locally. So show up and drink act accordingly.

Once more, with feeling: Bailey's is located at 4233 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington (703-465-1300). There's plenty of garage parking, and it's within walking distance of the Ballston-MU (Orange Line) Metro. We're bloggers in a bar: It's not going to be a black tie affair.

We'll start getting in the spirit of things at 6 p.m., which is the tail end of happy hour; Bailey's has 24 oz. brews for $4 all night. There's a menu of bar chow and restaurant food as well. Eat, drink, be merry ... if nothing else, it's a chance to celebrate a fantastic NHL season with likeminded puckheads from the DC area.

There's no need to RSVP, but you can hit Wyshynski at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or JP at Japers.Rink@gmail.com with a head's-up on your attendance, or with any questions. Thanks again, and we look forward to seeing youz guys at the bar.

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  1. StevieJ
    1. Posted by StevieJ Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

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    Yawn.. Let me know when you have a Scott Hartnell bobble-glove to give away.
    The glove only comes off once, but he sits on your desk in shame forever.
  2. btumpak
    2. Posted by btumpak Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:28 pm EDT

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    the new Crosby bobbleHand doll is coming out - hand shakes all day and night to please red wing fans
  3. Wilf
    3. Posted by Wilf Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    I'd rather have a Ted Leonsis bobblehead. The multiple chins bobble!
    Oh, wait. That's the real one.
  4. habs1rule
    4. Posted by habs1rule Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    My Sidney BobbleHead doll better come with head going Up and Down with mouth slightly open..For a truer effect!!
  5. habs1rule
    5. Posted by habs1rule Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:44 pm EDT

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    Jeasalou..Ovechkin is even more ugly in wood!!
  6. Phil Wood
    6. Posted by Phil Wood Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    Wow... a Ted Leonsis bobble head would be amazing. Especially if he were blogging.
    DC party? Blah... do something in Toronto. Drink real beers. ;-)
    Enjoy, you bunch of lushes.
  7. jibblescribbits
    7. Posted by jibblescribbits Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    +1 btumpak
  8. kelly r
    8. Posted by kelly r Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    Greg and JP
    Have a drink for me.....resident Michigan NARCF.
    slainte!
  9. Max_Powers
    9. Posted by Max_Powers Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    +1 btumpak
    Well done.
  10. Space Weed
    10. Posted by Space Weed Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    The only problem with a sidney crosby bobblehead doll is that it falls down when near other bobbleheads, and cries when near a referee bobblehead
  11. Hextall454
    11. Posted by Hextall454 Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    Patrick O'Sullivan and Rory Fitzpatrick support your choice of watering hole.
  12. Munkcy
    12. Posted by Munkcy Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    Ok, I'll join in too. +1 to btumpak. That was pretty good.
  13. Billy
    13. Posted by Billy Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    Would be a true sidney crosby bobblehead doll, unless it's holding a Stanley Cup - suck it.
  14. J.S.
    14. Posted by J.S. Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Bruce Boohoodreau bobblehead? Jesus, the head on that thing would have to be as big as a 16 lb bowling ball
  15. Wilf
    15. Posted by Wilf Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    When I hear "Washington Capitals" and "giveaway" in the same sentence, I figure it has something to do with Mike Green and the puck.
  16. Your Nation's Capital
    16. Posted by Your Nation's Capital Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    I'll be there with my Hershey Bears terrible towel from Game Three. Wooooooooooo!
  17. ImScore
    17. Posted by ImScore Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:21 pm EDT

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    The Capitals are a joke. Just sell yourself to Ovechkin, Wysh, you know you want to!
  18. GreenEyedLilo
    18. Posted by GreenEyedLilo Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:52 pm EDT

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    Another +1 btumpak! And +1 for Wilf, too, since I'm handing them out!
    Alex Ovechkin would not be completely unfortunate-looking if he took advantage of recent advances in cosmetic dentistry, not to mention a mouthguard, and Bruce Boudreau looks like someone you'd see in pretty much any office park, but damn, those bobbleheads are scary!
    Wonder what's going on in NYC for the awards ceremony...
  19. Mark S
    19. Posted by Mark S Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:51 pm EDT

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    Does the Ovechkin bobble head come with a syringe sticking out of his arm?
  20. Russ Cargill
    20. Posted by Russ Cargill Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:46 am EDT

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    That mall is a dump...I remember getting a friggin haircut in there (there's an actual BARBER shop). What...was all of Crystal City booked?
  21. Six
    21. Posted by Six Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:32 am EDT

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    As I read these comments on a seemingly innocent posting, I am again left wondering why they even allow comments on the Internet. I'm not sure (IE it's not very scientific) but I think the number of actually intelligent, thought provoking and meaningful comments that are on topic with any given article posted on the Internet in the average day must hover somewhere between 0.1 and 0.5 percent. The 'net is chock full of idiots and angry trolls who desperately need lives of their very own as opposed to living vicariously through their sports teams and heroes accomplishments (or lack thereof).
  22. Gustafsson
    22. Posted by Gustafsson Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:07 am EDT

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    In the Las Vegas Sun story ( http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/16/las-vegas-revs-nhl-awards/ )about NHL Awards parties is this nugget:
    "... the Anaheim Ducks will frolic with the bunnies at a private party at the Playboy Club."
    What can we expect at Bailey's? Are you going to let the Ducks top you?
  23. Phil Wood
    23. Posted by Phil Wood Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:49 am EDT

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    @ Six - and what are you doing, exactly? Living vicariously by deriding people who post on the internet? Stating the obvious ("The 'net is chock full of idiots and angry trolls...") doesn't exactly count as an "intelligent, thought provoking and meaningful comment(s)..." This string is pretty tame by most standards.
  24. Six
    24. Posted by Six Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:23 am EDT

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    "This string is pretty tame by most standards."
    Exactly my point. Mostly you can clock the time between a story being posted and the time the comments devolve into pointless flaming blather with an egg timer. It just amazes me how much people like to start crap, call the kettle black when their pot is also black and generally incite trouble -- even (such as this thread right here) when their team isn't even the subject at hand.
    Case in point, I checked into this thread to see what Wysh might have to say about my team and I'm treated to BS like this gem: "Does the Ovechkin bobble head come with a syringe sticking out of his arm?", which is at least about the Caps (I guess) and grammatically correct. Then there is this beauty (and it's associated props): "the new Crosby bobbleHand doll is coming out - hand shakes all day and night to please red wing fans" which has nothing whatsoever to do with anything in Wysh's post and is nearly unreadable anyway. I just have to wonder why this happens sometimes.

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