Final Votes In, One Starter Elected to All Star Game

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Final Votes In, One Starter Elected to All Star Game

January 4 -- New York. The National Hockey League announed the final results of the voting for starters to the league's all star game in Dallas later this month.

Although the league maintained during periodic releases of vote tallies that a number of well-known stars were collecting thousands of votes, in the end only one player received votes. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the only player elected in online voting by fans to the starting lineup for the contest.

Faced with this conundrum, the league will be forced to start the game with Crosby alone on the ice facing off against empty air. Neither goal will be manned, and no other player will be allowed to take the ice until the puck is dropped.

Also, it is not immediately clear for whom Crosby will play. Although he was listed in balloting as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins -- an Eastern Conference team -- his receiving every vote cast calls into question just which conference fans wished the teenage phenom to represent. A source in the league office not wishing to be identified opined that, "Crosby represents all of hockey."

When told of the result, Crosby was typically humble, saying only that "it is a great honor to be selected -- click-- be selected --click-- be selected --click-- be selected . . ."

Gary Bettman was pleased, if surprised at the result. "This only goes to show that the NHL fan is the most knowledgable in all of professional sports." Bettman cut his comments short to attend a candlelight dinner in a secluded location with Crosby

[G60 0]

sounds like an onion article. but without the funny.

[Stampeder 2]

Yeah, pretty lame.

[Alias81 0]

Well I found it funny anyway especially:

When told of the result, Crosby was typically humble, saying only that "it is a great honor to be selected -- click-- be selected --click-- be selected --click-- be selected . . ."

[willy0314 0]

Anyone who dosen't have a man-crush of Crosby or AO would think this is some funny stuff.

[G60 0]

not quite...but this is funny

Area Man Claims To Be NHL Hall Of Famer

December 14, 2006 | | Onion Sports

BROOKLINE, MA—According to friends and neighbors, local resident Robert Orr has repeatedly mentioned in casual conversation that he has been enshrined in the National Hockey League's Hall of Fame. "Rob's such a joker—he's always saying silly things about how he used to be this famous hockey player and how he scored all these goals and things," said neighbor Maureen Norris, who has known Orr since he was 18 and remembers him as a "hard-working boy" who used to travel out-of-state a lot for business before evidently taking early retirement. "Sometimes it's like he really believes all that baloney, though, so I usually just play along." Those closer to Orr, including his wife and two sons, became concerned about his mental health, however, when he started taking them to the annual NHL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and pretending to know everyone in attendance.