It rained Teddy Bears at the 2009 London Knights' SunLife Financial Teddy Bear Toss. Once a year at London Knights home game they ask the fans to bring teddy bears or plush toys to donate to the Salvation Army Toy Drive for Christmas. When the Knights score their first goal of the game the fans are to pitch the teddies onto the ice rink! What fun! Obviously the teddies don't always make it onto the rink in the first toss, so you just keep tossing until it goes over...there is a mad rush of tossing at the boards! But look out! hubby got grazed once and bopped once! and the older lady a few seats down had her glasses knocked right off...and some people bring some pretty big bears!
Swarms of volunteers from the Salvation Army and a local girls' hockey team are scooping up the plushies.
And so with that over and done with it, it was back to the game!
Final score, London Knights win 8-1 over the Guelph Storm!
Thanks Christine and Mark for the tickets! We had a great time!
The final tally of Teddy Bears was 8232 from a possible 9079 fans that attended the game!
And so with that over and done with it, it was back to the game!
Final score, London Knights win 8-1 over the Guelph Storm!
1 comment:
What a wonderful way for Salvation Army's toy drive to get some much needed toys. Bravo.
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