BTJ is now on Facebook
Apparently, you can make Facebook pages now allowing individuals to become “fans” of music groups, companies, non-profits, etc. After seeing Billfer at Detroit Tigers Weblog make a Facebook page for his blog, I decided to follow his act and create one for BTJ.
So if you have an account with Facebook and would like to be a fan of BTJ, just follow this link and click on the button that says something like become a fan.
Rangers 5, Panthers 0
On Sunday evening, I had the pleasure of watching the NY Rangers defeat the Florida Panthers, 5-0, at Madison Square Garden. Despite the fact that my luggage was stolen (in part due to my stupidity, but let’s not dwell on that), I had a fantastic time in NYC. I got to see a variety of things including the Rangers game and take a tour of MSG on Monday. I also stopped by the NHL Store earlier today.
Here are a few photos from my weekend in NYC…
I will be out of town until Saturday evening so unless something huge happens concerning the Wings tomorrow morning before I leave, I will be unable to post any trade deadline news until I get back. Sorry!
Out of town until March 2nd
I am leaving for NYC tomorrow morning and will not return until late Monday evening. I then am volunteering in Detroit with my church through Saturday evening. I may check my email and the news a couple times while in New York, but I can’t make any guarantees. I will try to update BTJ on Tuesday morning before I leave for Detroit if there were any important signings (ie. Darren McCarty) or trades relevant to the Wings. Otherwise, you will sadly have to look elsewhere for your trade deadline information. I highly suggest checking out Paul @ Kukla’s Korner and Lyle @ Spector’s Hockey for the latest hockey news and credible trade rumors.
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out my game day thread for this western Canada road trip @ Winging It In Motown and the other BTJ posts that I have published this week:
Detroit Red Wings roundup
Kings pick Ellis off of waivers
Harmless speculation about a rumor
Wings to offer McCarty a contract?
Lidstrom hurts knee in game
Darren McCarty scores hat trick in GR
BTJ reader attends Wings game
Last month, David M. won two tickets to see the Wings-Kings game last Thursday courtesy of BTJ (and my parents who donated their season ticket seats for the contest). Unfortunately for David, the Wings lost 3-5 but it sounds like he still had a good time at the Joe. I asked David to send along a few photos and notes about the game so here you go:
The promo’s run by the Wings were entertaining. It was 80’s night and I think everyone enjoyed the 80’s music trivia. (although I mistakenly thought it was Tiffany not Madonna on the last question).
The view of the game was great. I am impressed for an older building that the sight lines are good from wherever you are sitting. Despite the history of the Joe, I am surprised that there hasn’t been a push to upgrade/build a new arena. There appear to be few luxury boxes and the restaurant choices are limited.
Overall I am still impressed with Hockeytown’s fans. I didn’t think the game would have a full crowd based on it being a Thursday night and with the Kings being the 15th place team in the Western Conference. However the crowd had lots of energy and it was an enjoyable game overall.
David is the one on the left and his friend, Chris, is on the right.
Out of Town
Updates will be slow over the next few weekends due to work and travel.
For example, this weekend…
Thursday: class @ 8am through working the Wings game until 11pm
Friday: working @ the Joe from 10-3pm then flying to South Carolina
Saturday: South Carolina
Sunday: flying to Detroit and then working the Wings game until 7pm
And with exams and summer internship applications due over the next couple weeks, life will be hectic for the month of February. I will update when I can, but I just want to apologize in advance.
Next weekend, I will be in Chicago for this Diversity in Communications event for selected Big Ten students. The weekend after that, I will be visiting a friend in NYC and attending my first NY Rangers game (against the Florida Panthers) and the rest of that week I will be without internet as I will be volunteering in Detroit with a church group for the rest of my spring break (yes, U of M’s spring break is Feb 22-29 and yes, it’s ridiculously early). As you can see, I’m booked!
Break from Blogging
All but four Red Wings are now on a mini-vacation while the All-Star Game takes place in Atlanta on Sunday after ending their three game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the evil Anaheim Ducks.
I will also be taking a short break from blogging through Sunday’s game as I turn 21 (woo!) on Saturday and will be far away from my computer starting Friday at midnight.
I will watch the All-Star Game and I’ll post a recap of it sometime Sunday night (hopefully), but there will be no posts other than that.
BTJ Contest Winners
The BTJ Contest has ended and Random.org generated the randomly selected winners, which didn’t seem really random (#1, 4, 7, 9, 22, and 24).
Drumroll please…
#1 = Laura won the 2002 Stanley Cup Tomas Holmstrom bobblehead. Her favorite current player is Henrik Zetterberg.
#7 = Jordan won the 2007-2008 Red Wings team calendar. His favorite player is currently Chris Osgood.
#9 = Steve won the autographed Kirk Maltby photograph. His favorite player is currently Chris Chelios.
#22 = Brennan won the autographed Kris Draper photograph. His favorite current player is Pavel Datsyuk.
#24 = Joe, a longtime BTJ reader, won the 15% off merchandise coupon. His favorite player is currently Chris Osgood.
#4 = David won the 2 Red Wings tickets & 15% off coupon. His favorite current player is Kris Draper.
I’d like to thank everyone who entered the contest. I sent emails out to all the winners and when I have a free moment, I will be contacting everyone who didn’t win as well.
Final BTJ Contest Reminder
One final reminder that the BTJ Contest ends in a little over four hours today at noon (EST). So if you want a chance to win tickets to a Red Wings game, calendar, or autographed photographs, be sure to email me with your name, email address, and favorite Red Wings player before noon!
BTJ Contest Reminder
If you didn’t catch this announcement about the BTJ contest that I made on New Year’s Day, you still have 5 days to enter! For those who have already entered, the date for the Wings game has been decided and I added one more prize.
BTJ is hosting a contest to celebrate the new design by giving away prizes to randomly selected BTJ visitors. Here’s the information once again:
How to enter…
Send an email or drop one my way via the Contact form on the Contact page. All I ask is that you give your name, email address, and the name of your favorite Red Wings player.
The deadline?
January 15th at noon (EST).
The prizes?
1) 2002 Stanley Cup Tomas Holmstrom bobblehead
2) 2007-2008 Detroit Red Wings Team Calendar
3) 8×10 autographed Kirk Maltby photograph
4) 8×10 autographed Kris Draper photograph (in Team Canada uniform)
5) 15% merchandise coupon good at Joe Louis and Hockeytown Authentics (can’t use it on autographed memorabilia however)
6) 2 tickets to the Detroit Red Wings game vs. LA Kings on Thursday, Feb. 7th (section 211a, row 9, one aisle seat) AND a 15% merchandise coupon
**Note** If you know you cannot make the game because of a previous commitment or you simply don’t live close enough to make it to Detroit, please let me know in the email so I can be sure that the tickets go to someone who can use them!
How will the winners be selected?
Each email entry will be assigned a number in the order they come in. Then, I will randomly generate five winning numbers via this website and the corresponding entries will win the prizes listed above.
BTJ Contest
To celebrate our new look, BTJ is hosting a contest with a variety of prizes including two autographed photographs and two tickets to a Red Wings game.
How to enter…
Send an email or drop one my way via the Contact form on the Contact page. All I ask is that you give your name, email address, and the name of your favorite Red Wings player.
The deadline?
January 15th at noon (EST).
The prizes?
1) 2002 Stanley Cup Tomas Holmstrom bobblehead
2) 2007-2008 Detroit Red Wings Team Calendar
3) 8×10 autographed Kirk Maltby photograph
4) 8×10 autographed Kris Draper photograph (in Team Canada uniform)
5) 2 tickets to a Detroit Red Wings game (section 211a, row 9, one aisle seat)
How will the winners be selected?
Each email entry will be assigned a number in the order they come in. Then, I will randomly generate five winning numbers via this website and the corresponding entries will win the prizes listed above.