Fuck Global Warming, I Just Want to Play Hockey…
The sporting calendar is overflowing with activity at present. Major League Baseball has finally progressed to the postseason (Go Sox!); the NFL wraps up Week 5 this evening with an exciting Monday night showdown between the explosive Minnesota Vikings and the Reggie-Bush-led New Orleans Saints; NBA squads are hunkered down in training camp, preparing for the long grind ahead; and the NHL season starts in earnest later this week, with a full slate of games scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
As with any new season, there are renewed expectations (optimism is for suckers) and hard questions (reality is a cold bitch). Will the Detroit Red Wings repeat as league champions? Can the Boston Bruins build on their near-upset of the hated Canadians in last season’s playoffs? Will global warming melt rinks everywhere? Do I look fat in this retro jersey? The answers to these questions, and no doubt, countless others, will be determined over the next six months.
Puck heads are a dedicated and somewhat nerdy fraternity — I can personally attest to this, having played ice hockey from the time I was a wee lad until I graduated from high school — and this popular conception stems, at least in part, from arguably the greatest sports movie of all time, 1977’s Slapshot. (R.I.P. Paul Newman, btw.) The story of the Charleston Chiefs, a struggling, bumbling, minor league outfit going nowhere fast (save the penalty box), the movie won kudos upon release for its exaggerated archetypes, preposterous situational comedy and stellar individual performances.
Here at Found Item Clothing, Inc., we sell a classic garment from this movie that any true puck fan will identify with, the Charleston Chiefs tee, which was worn by various players throughout the movie. Channel your inner-Hanson Bros. with this super-cozy, American Apparel-manufactured garment.
For those in need of visual stimulation, I’ve embedded a side-splitting clip from this famed flick.
