CONTEST - Do Not Drop The Gloves

Life is not a straight line (I know....deep).  We all tend to drift from one path to another - and sometimes back.  In the end....it's all about having an exciting and enjoyable journey.

So where am I going with this?

Longtime blog supporter Casey over at The House Of Oglethorpe sent me an e-mail yesterday to just touch base and also let me know of a contest he is running.  Here is a link to his feed as well.

Casey used to write quite a bit about hockey cards under the blog Drop The Gloves.  But a couple years back he drifted and evolved his blog to what you see now.  In "The House", you will now see many different sections, including his still living hockey blog.  Living, but not too active....which is totally cool.

And that was part of Casey's note to me.

He is currently holding a contest......but wants to get the word out.  And he's not sure how many bloggers out there are aware of these changes to his site.  So I'm here to help.

Here is a link to the contest post.  For some reason, it has not yet updated on my blogroll (no wonder I didn't catch it).  Odd.

Take a moment to read it and if you feel inclined.....enter.  Contests are fun.

Thanks Casey for the contest and also for dropping me a line to touch base.  It was great hearing from you again.

Cheers!

CONTEST - We Have A Winner

Well, the puck has dropped in the Toronto/Buffalo game (that was a mighty long pre-game) and so the contest has been closed.  I had 13 entrants with some great choices.  I really appreciate seeing some great info on some of the other "Good Guys" in sports.

But I'm sure you are all more interested in who won the mighty prize.

Up for grabs are five hard-signed Hockey Hall Of Fame autographs.  Bill Gadsby, Joe Nieuwendyk, Glenn Anderson, Alex Delvecchio and Luc Robitaille.

So I put all thirteen names into a list on random.org, randomizing it five times.

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Dave H

Congratulations Dave!!!

Dave wrote about David Clarkson and included a link to some of the great work he has done off the ice.  Nice job Clarky.

And thank you all for entering.  There were some names and efforts that I was unaware of until now and it really makes me feel good that some of the positive aspects of pro sports snagged a bit of the spotlight (even if it was just on my li'l blog).


Note: I did record the randomizing process and am happy to upload the video to Youtube should anyone like to see the process in determining a winner.

CONTEST - One Of The Good Guys

Back in May I was the fortunate recipient of a fantastic act of kindness by fellow blog brother Casey over at House Of Oglethorpe.  He knew about my HHOF Auto quest (he in fact had amassed a pretty impressive collection of autos himself) and decided to send a few signatures my way.  Thanks again Casey for the great additions to my project!

Some of the cards he sent were upgrades to ones I already had in my collection (unbeknownst to him).  So now I have some extras.  And I knew what I wanted to do with the extras the moment I opened that bubble mailer all those months ago.

So today, I'm announcing - CONTEST!!!!!

Before I get into what needs to be done to win.....let's see what goodies are up for grabs.

Joe Nieuwendyk auto.  Maybe I'll do a spelling contest?

These Lord Stanley's Mug signatures look really nice and I have no doubt would be a fun set to build.

Glenn Anderson auto.  Maybe a Movember moustache contest?

These cards scan horribly....but look much nicer in person.

Bill Gadsby auto.  Maybe a hockey history quiz?

Love these autos from earlier HOFers.  Especially hard signed.

Alex Delvecchio auto.  Ooooooh...a penmanship contest?

Another great hard signed signature set for those looking to start a new project.

Luc Robitaille auto.  Maybe a "Six Degrees of Wayne Gretzky" contest?  I don't even know what that means.

Who else likes there Luc places the 20 in his signature?  Fun.


So that's FIVE hard signed autographs of Hall Of Famers.  And all of them will go to one lucky winner.

So what do you have to do to enter?

Well, earlier today I read a great article by 4-time Canadian Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden, a 15-year member of the Canadian national kayak team.  He responded (very passionately and eloquently) to an article about A-Rod and drugs in sport.

It was yet another strong example of positive, ethical......good athletes in our sports.  Good people that we can look up to and take inspiration from.  Good guys.

The article reminded of a blog post I made years ago about Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss and his quest post-racing career.  Or Patrice Bergeron who has been a strong prescience in the NHL to a number of people.....I know of one for sure.

So for this contest, all you have to do to enter is post a comment on an athlete you feel is a "good guy" (or gal) and why.  I don't need a long book, just a short paragraph.  I want know about other positive athletes in our world.......and not THAT kind of positive.

So post your comment, make sure you don't post as "anonymous" as your  comment name will be your ticket to entry.  Obviously only one entry per person and I will keep this contest open until puck drop of next Saturday's Toronto/Buffalo game (so Nov. 15 @ 5pm MDT).

At that point, I will take all the names, put them into a randomizer (random.org) and randomize 5 times (for the 5 cards up for grabs).  The name at the top of the list after the 5th randomize will receive all 5 cards.

I like saying 5 and randomize.

So good luck to all, I'm looking forward to reading your comments and thank you very much once again Casey for your kind generosity.  You're one of the good guys.

CONTEST RESULTS

Alright.  I have learned that my phone camera should not have been as close to the monitor as it was.  It's a tad blurry.  But I couldn't feel right doing a second Random.org as it would be unfair to the person who wound up being on the top of the list after the randomizer was clicked for the third time.

The winner of the contest......comes from Hobby Insider.....

shawnyboy24

Congratulations.

Here is the video which I posted on youtube.

Randomizer

If anybody has an issue with the blurriness of the video and feels in any way, shape or form that this contest was done unfairly, please let me know.  The last thing I want to do is have people feel in some way mislead or ripped off.

Thanks,
Brett


PS.  Running this contest was fun and I appreciate the comments.  I can say that this won't be the last contest I run.  Stay tuned.

CONTEST UPDATE

Wow.  There were a total of 100 comments on the nose (63 on Hobby Insider and 37 on my blog).

Thanks to all who commented and thanks to everyone for mentioning some great people in this hobby.

I will be doing the Random.org thing momentarily and will post the results soon.

Thanks,
Brett

MY FIRST EVER CONTEST!!!

Well.....that I'm holding.

To turn the preverbal frown upside down and because I was the recent recipient of some very generous gifts....and "just because", I am holding my first ever contest.

And it's a pretty simple contest to enter.  Just post a comment in this thread and TA-DAAAAA.....you've entered.

I'll also invite you to mention somebody who has made the hobby more fun for you.  Be it a great trader, good talker or kind person at a show.  Let's hear the good stories.

The contest will run until the final horn (or final shootout goal) of the late game on Hockey Night in Canada (Minnesota vs. Calgary) on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Now on to the prize....

There will be one winner (to be chosen via Random.org.......3rd time) and he/she will receive the following (it's tough to figure out what people like, so I'm going with a good mixed bag IMO).

One rookie card of a current star
One vintage rookie card of a Hall of Famer (and it's a nice looking one too)
One hard-signed autograph card of a current star
One hard-signed autograph of a Hall of Famer
One jersey card of a current star
One patch card numbered to 25
One parallel card numbered to 25
One stick card
One glove card
One Trevor Linden card (just cuz he's my guy)

So that's 10 cards altogether.

I'm posting this contest on my blog as well as Hobby Insider (the hobby board I belong to and most post on) and I would appreciate it if everybody only enters once.

I will do my best to record the Random.org thing (as I've never done it before) but if I can't, then I will make sure the random occurs in front of a reputable witness.

Good luck to all  and thanks very much for making the hobby a better place for me.

Cheers!