Dave's Life

This year, the NHL decided to allow people to vote as often as they like for their choices in the NHL All Star game that will be held here in Dallas (finally!) next month. The key words in that first sentence were "as often as they like". Some enterprising web guy decided to make it his crusade to get a bottom-of-the-barrel defenseman that has bounced from team to team and from majors to minors and back again, his shot as an NHL All Star! (more here... )

Enter... www.VoteForRory.com. Due almost exclusively to this site, Rory Fitzpatrick is currently second place among voting for all NHL players in the league, far ahead even of the likes of Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Pronger, an some of the sure bets you expect to see every year. As one might expect, a number of people are outraged by this. Me? I find it pretty dang funny, although I have a feeling the voting procedure might be adjusted next year! :)

Here are a few of the many "campaign videos" that have been produced for Rory. More here...

Attack Ad: Scott Niedermayer

Attack Ad: Niklas Lidstrom