JoeSportsFan

Matt Sebek
Confirmed: Hockey fans can also be "Star Wars" buffs. It's true.
Posted by Matt Sebek, December 8, 2009
Monday night's Blues game was a delicate mix of mullets and morons; more officially, "Star Wars Night" at Scottrade Center - where humans dressed as their favorite Star Wars character received 50% off gate ticket prices.  Mix in the regular inhabitants of Monday night hockey, and you've got yourself a quite a spectacle.

Call it public service for the St. Louis Blues marketing team, who successfully gave some local nerds an excuse to attend a social event that didn't include the words "Dungeons" or "Dragons".  Heading into the event, I thought "hockey fan" and "Star Wars fan" were mutually exclusive.

I was wrong.

darth-maul-blues

You absolutely have to love this guy.  He scored some cheapo tickets and showed support for the cause, as demonstrated by the meticulous face paint and associated horns.  But this support will *not* come at the cost of abandoning his favorite Blues hoodie, jersey and sweatpants.  Absolutely not.

Hockey fans are a dedicated bunch and I'm a little frightened - especially since this guy stared directly into my soul.
Read More:  Fan of The Week    St. Louis Blues   
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Fark
name:
comment:
 
kall77, December 21, 2009 10:12 AM
Just so you guys know, here in America, we put our commas and periods inside of the quotation marks. I'm just saying.
kegler804, December 9, 2009 10:12 AM
Maybe it's just a Mike Danton jersey he's covering up.
Wicker24, December 9, 2009 12:12 AM
db, You gotta lump all sports into the 69 category.
db, December 8, 2009 06:12 PM
kegler, it's a good suggestions, however, I'm straying away from 69 on this one - simply because he has it covered up. As we know, every hockey fan loves to proudly display their number 69.
JM, December 8, 2009 04:12 PM
I'm going with EPISODE and the number 1.
kegler804, December 8, 2009 04:12 PM
Mauler - 69. Or some variation of it anyway.
Gregory, December 8, 2009 04:12 PM
Anyone want to take a stab at the jersey number underneath the hooded sweatshirt?
G. Lucas, December 8, 2009 02:12 PM
Hmmm...gives me an idea for Phantom Menace: Special Edition.
JB, December 8, 2009 02:12 PM
When he walked up to the ticket window and saw that no one else was wearing any Star Wars gear, the thought of "oh shit, I broke out the Darth Maul paint on the wrong night" had to enter his head for at least a split second, right?
Sebek, December 8, 2009 02:12 PM
I'll take the over on that. To your point, yes, that's what intrigued me about this particular individual....to complete the Darth Maul costume, it would have involved a simple black robe. Hell no; can't make a diehard hockey fan abandon his lucky sweats.
Darth Bane, December 8, 2009 01:12 PM
I assume the hoodie with the front pouch is where he's stowing his double bladed lightsaber. Any closer, Sebek, and you'd have been Sith-bait. I'm with Kegler...the funniest thing about the picture is the utter lack of anyone else in camera range wearing anything other than jeans and Blues jerseys/jackets. Where was Chewbaca, Obi Wan, et al? Also, what's the over/under on time spent doing the Darth Maul face? I'll start it at two hours.
Sebek, December 8, 2009 01:12 PM
I think the look is his eyes is more of "I'm going to kill that little twirp with the camera". At least, that was the thought going through my mind last, as I couldn't sleep from fear.
kegler804, December 8, 2009 01:12 PM
Oh Wow! That look in his eyes betrays his true thoughts as he surveys the crowd, which include "Oh shit. I am the only one who actually dressed up. (sigh)....I'll never get laid."

Rod Nichols

Inspired by the movie Can’t Buy Me Love, Rod Nichols agreed to pay half of his 1988 salary to two unnamed teammates who promised that they could make him “cool”.

See More Cards

copyright © 2009, joesportsfan entertainment