First things things, thanks to @TheNorm41 for sharing the following photo, which features the magnificent new Ponggate shirts as mentioned in the Detroit Free Press this morning. Score:
Next, we’ve been alerted by the printer that the first batch of Todd Bertuzzi Ping Pong Sheriff shirts have been shipped. If you placed your order of the last few days, you should be receiving them early next week. Like always, we encourage you to snap a photo of yourself in them and post them to our Facebook page for the whole world to see. Bonus points if you’re wearing it while chasing someone away from a ping pong table.
And finally, speaking of our Facebook page, it’s time to announce the winner of the 2011-12 TPL Nickname Submission contest. From forty (spectacular) semi-finalists, culled from hundreds of (brilliant) submissions… we found ourselves with the eight finalists voted by you, our beautiful readership. It is with great pleasure that we announce Zac MacRostie (@Flapjack_McZap) the winner of a t-shirt of his choosing for his Grumpy Old Men selection Jiri “I’ve Laid More Pipe in This Town Than Wabasha Plumbing” Hudler. Congratulations to all eight of our finalists — really fantastic submissions this time around and we look forward to doing it again next year.
Come and get ‘em! Celebrate our ping pong sheriff Todd Bertuzzi’s refusal to let the opponent touch his paddles (giggity). Two designs… they may not be available permanently… it all depends on interest, but take your pick:
THE FIRST! A simple, classic shirt to commemorate the best story to come from this year’s playoffs.
THE SECOND! Click here to order the Seinfeld-inspired version.
Below are the eight finalists for The Production Line’s 2011-12 Nickname Submission Contest. The top vote-getter of the following will receive a t-shirt of their choosing from TPL’s Store. Like all of the semi-final rounds, voting will commence on our Facebook Page, so head over there and give a +1 to the nickname you think is deserving of being called this year’s champion. Voting will be active until Friday afternoon, so don’t delay!
AHOY, TO THE FINALISTS
Jiri “I’ve Laid More Pipe in This Town than Wabasha Plumbing” Hudler
– @Flapjack_McZap; October 15th vs. Minnesota; Grumpy Old Men
Tomas “Professor Booty” Holmstrom
– @sigsegfalt; November 11th vs. Edmonton; Beastie Boys
Nicklas “This is Red 5, I’m Going In” Lidstrom
– Chris; November 15th vs. St. Louis; Return of the Jedi
Valtteri “Ultrasuede is a Miracle. This is Just Good Timing” Filppula
– @saraneuie; December 13th vs. Pittsburgh; Homer’s Phobia
Mickey “And the Microphone Smells Like a Beer” Redmond
– @Breuker19; December 6 vs. St. Louis; Billy Joel
Valtteri “Got a Last Name, Too. But I Can’t Pronounce It” Filppula
– justin13; February 10th vs. Anaheim; The Fast and the Furious
Jonathan “Through Some Kind of Glitch in the Payroll Department, He Still Gets a Paycheck” Ericsson
– @sigsegfalt; January 12th vs. Phoenix; Office Space
Nicklas “Your Clones Are Very Impressive. You Must Be Very Proud” Lidstrom
– @mrsotw; January 8th vs. Chicago; Star Wars Episode II
