{"id":3042,"date":"2013-12-15T06:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=3042"},"modified":"2013-12-15T00:11:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T08:11:27","slug":"its-not-duck-football-but-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=3042","title":{"rendered":"It’s not Duck football, but still…hockey!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Teddy Bear Toss is an annual hockey tradition just before Christmas in Portland. The Hawks play arch-nemeses Seattle, and after the first Hawks goal, the spectators throw stuffed animals onto the ice. Not squid. It’s bedlam. Stuffed animals fly for about 20 minutes. <\/p>\n

It is a lot of fun, even if you have no clue how hockey works. <\/p>\n

It took forever for the first Winterhawks goal this year, but in important fashion news, I did finally buy the jersey I’ve wanted since I was a teenager. It is beautiful. <\/p>\n

And, before the game you have to meet up for drinks and dinner. It’s the law. <\/p>\n

We went to Ecliptic in North Portland and had dinner and drinks before the game. The beer was good, and so was the food. We’ll have to go back, for sure.<\/p>\n

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The Teddy Bear Toss is an annual hockey tradition just before Christmas in Portland. The Hawks play arch-nemeses Seattle, and after the first Hawks goal, the spectators throw stuffed animals onto the ice. Not squid. It’s bedlam. Stuffed animals fly for about 20 minutes. 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