Tomorrow morning, we find out the fate of Rory Fitzpatrick's all star hopes. It's been a good ride, thanks to some passionate fans, and the creator of http://www.voteforrory.com/, but going into the last week, he'd dropped to third in the voting.
For those not familiar with the story, Rory Fitzpatrick is a career minor league defenseman, who has played 238 career games over 8 seasons in the NHL. Some fans of Rory started a grassroots effort to get him voted into the Allstar game. He can make it, as long as he is voted in the top 2 defenseman in the western conference (voted as a starter by the fans). If he is not voted as a starter, the league will not invite him.
Honestly, I'm pretty excited about the idea of it. If he makes it, this would be a huge media blitz for the league. The more attention the game gets, the better chance of people tuning in and watching the rest of the all-stars. And I don't think someone can turn on a game with Crosby, Ovechkin, Thornton, and Brodeur, and not get intrigued, at the very least. That, combined with the new ad campaign focusing on how NHL players are real people (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZUTiEdhL30) should work to draw some casual fans.
I am really looking forward to the all star break. New rumors always pop up, the skills competition should be interesting, and the game itself should be great this year.
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