I just found out about the coolest campaign ever. Since the NHL allows for fans to vote for the starting line-up in the All-Star game some die-hard fans thought it would be fantastic to run a Write-In Campaign for an everyman worker-bee to be named a starter. Enter Rory Fitzpatrick a journeyman defenseman that has zero points in 26 games this season for the Vancouver Canucks. Rory has been in the league for sometime and is considered by many coaches as a standup defense defenseman.
Naturally this position is rewarded by the media or the fans all that often. This is where VoteForRory.com comes into play. Currently Rory is in 3rd place in the voting! He has been getting crazy media coverage and there are even campaign ads on Youtube (one of the funniest videos on the net right now!!!!) which are available through the site. Check them out.
It is quite crazy to think that this might work. Never before has something like this worked. It all depends on us, as Rory won’t be selected as an at large player by the coaches. Wayne Gretzky has called this campaign a sham, but the write-in campaign is gaining steam. Go here to vote for Rory. Just drag down to his name on the last option for Western Conference Write-In.
Check out some of the sweet photo’s fan AROUND the league have created for the everyman:
Take the 2min and Vote For Rory! I want to see the faces of the NHL brass when this guy is announced as a starter on TV! If this isn’t a reason to vote for him how about this sweet picture from his rookie card!
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The Death Pool is going to come down to the wire as Team Shit The Bed is the only team to have selected Sadaam Hussein who is rumored to be getting hung this weekend. If he drops they win a bunch of money on some last minute heroics. Pretty bad ass.
Email thesuperrookie@gmail.com by Dec. 31st at 11:59 to get your picks in for 2007! 10picks are 10bucks!
But Gretzky’s right. This whole thing underscores the problem: fans shouldn’t be voting for All-Star games.
For the record, I don’t like how MLB or the NFL selects their teams, either.
And I don’t watch the NBA. You shouldn’t either.
Comment by Tuffy — December 29, 2006 @ 1:21 am
Find complete coverage of the Rory Fitzpatrick campaign here
Comment by Gerry — December 29, 2006 @ 7:39 am
I don’t like voting for all-star games by the fan’s either. That is why voting for Rory is so damn important. Instead of seeing an old out-of-shape Kariya, or not so good Martin St. Louis, I would much rather watch Rory Fitzpatrick a 10 year veteran on the blue line that has played a shit ton of games and has 9 career goals to show for it!
Comment by Super Rookie — December 29, 2006 @ 7:40 am
I heard Ed Olczyk on Sirius radio today. He basically said, between the lines, that the NHL will not let Rory Fitzpatrick win a place on the All-Star team. Eddie O’s confidence seemed to reek of league shenanigans soon to occur…
Comment by Tuffy — December 29, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
I did my part.
For someone who has played this long and is the people’s choice… He truly is an all-star.
Comment by Mike — December 29, 2006 @ 8:02 pm
But Gretzky’s right. This whole thing underscores the problem: fans shouldn’t be voting for All-Star games.
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Fans who go to the games should be voting like in old days. Internet voting is always a sham.
The fun is over anyways. He’s not going to go even if he gets voted in.
Comment by tracy — January 2, 2007 @ 10:34 am