London Knights Fans Make It Rain Teddy Bears for Charity
Those of us familiar with the events surrounding the North American sporting world have witnessed the desire for some professional athletes to "make it rain" over the past year or so. On Friday night, the fans of the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights decided to follow suit, but they substituted dollar bills with teddy bears, and a strip club with the John Labatt Center.
It was the Knights 9th Annual Sun Life Financial Teddy Bear Toss in support of the Salvation Army. Fans are encouraged to bring stuffed teddy bears and other plush toys to the game. Once the home team scores their first goal, those in attendance litter the ice with the stuffed animals, which are collected and distributed to less fortunate children in the community for Christmas.
This year's final teddy bear tally was 8232, a London Knights record. They all came flying onto the ice after Justin Taylor recorded the Knights first goal of the game against the Guelph Storm at 7:49 of the first period, a short-handed marker that would tie things at 1-1. London never looked back as they poured it on for the remainder of the game, cruising to an easy 8-1 victory.
It was a great night for a great cause, and when it was all said and done, neither the raining of teddy bears, not the opposition Storm could slow down the London Knights on this night.
Children round the world will be smiling this Christmas
Wow that is the craziest thign I ever seen dude!
Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League in Canada do this every year. Actually it is coming up on Sunday December 13th. The last few years they have been hitting 24,000+ teddy bears on the ice. When they score and you look up it is just a wall of stuff animals flying over your head…
Teddy bear tosses are a long standing tradition in minor league hockey, your comparison to “make it rain” is asinine at best. Canada and the US minor leagues (ECHL, IHL, CHL, etc) have been doing this for many years.
“asinine at best”?!?! Kids will be receiving free Teddy Bears I fail to see how that is asinine. I’m Canadian and proud to see this taking off around the world… not tring to win a pissing war over Teddy Bears on the Internet you asinine wanker.
Uh, I’m not proud that you’re Canadian, because you lack basic English competence.
Radakast was saying that the COMPARISON is asinine, not the long standing tradition.
To be fair, it could have been two separate sentences to make it clear.
Also, I don’t find the comparison asinine, it’s playful and clever.
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) got almost 7,000 bears this year, too. GO RANGERS!
RU tryin to sound smrt? get OVR urself and get a life!!!! The fack you think you is muhfuhn rononeo or sometrhing???? talkinbout my fidlbitr ear! was yo betch niguh, wachooo goan do?