The last time the NHL locked itself out, I almost stopped watching for good. You’d think I’d have a similar reaction to the lockout going on right now, and that I’d get really into golf and just pretend they’re having long-distance shootouts on a tiny open net, but I’m not, and I won’t. The lack of Caps games is sending to places like the SPHL (for goalie fights) and to Hungary, where the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation organized a teddy bear toss for charity, and fans threw over 4,000 bears onto the ice. I’ll just pretend this is happening in the Verizon Center and try to be a little less depressed today.

For more, here’s the YouTube description:

A magyar-horvát meccs végén tradíciót követve be lehetett dobni plüss állatokat, amelyek gyermekkórházaknak lesznek odaajándékozva

I don’t know what that says, but I think somebody on the team is a vegan.

Here’s the toss:

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This is called, if I can read the card here, “Bubble-sort with Hungarian (“Csángó”) folk dance,” and this is not so much a post about sports as it is a dare to see how long you’ll watch this. I’d lay even money that you make it to the last 45 seconds, but at that point you’ll actually realize what’s happening. I’m told that this is exactly how they auction off prostitutes in Reykjavik. Those crazy Icelanders like to kick the tires on everything.

Really, my favorite part of this is how each dude slaps his feet in alternating fashion as he retreats back to his “bubble.” That requires an amazing combination of hand speed and prissiness. Johnny Weir wants to try now. Read the rest of this entry »