tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31056432013-04-25T21:14:01.641-04:00ggower.comA blog about sports entertainment and moreGlen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.comBlogger706125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-57202905086985970602013-04-25T21:14:00.000-04:002013-04-25T21:14:01.649-04:002013-04-25T21:14:01.649-04:00VIDEO: Sens fans wish Cora McKenna a happy 100th birthdayA fun moment from a recent Sens game.
Sens fan Cora McKenna was celebrating her 100th birthday. Sparty delivered a cake and 20,000 Sens fans in Scotiabank Place watched in suspense to see if she'd blow out the candle.
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-60944399989212838832013-03-30T20:30:00.000-04:002013-03-30T20:30:01.045-04:002013-03-30T20:30:01.045-04:00RIP Carolina Hurricanes "Dancin' Granny"
Continuing on our senior citizen theme this week...
Dancin’ Granny, a fan favorite at Canes games, dies Joyce Johnston had a shy streak that seemed to magically disappear whenever the JumboTron camera found her in the stands of Carolina Hurricanes games.
The white-haired, small-town woman, born 85 years ago in Turtle Creek, W. Va., would rise from her seat when the song “Low” by rapper Flo Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-48019159353082378782013-03-29T20:20:00.000-04:002013-03-29T20:20:00.481-04:002013-03-29T20:20:00.481-04:00And the crowd goes wild for a 95-year-old Sens fanThere have been plenty of fun fan moments this year at Scotiabank Place. One of my favourites happened earlier this month when we welcome 95-year-old Isobel Gallipeau to the game. It was easily the loudest ovation of the night. The Ottawa Citizen has a story here with some background on Gallipeau and her experience at the Sens game.
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-83712795831388168522013-02-24T22:24:00.000-05:002013-02-24T22:54:31.268-05:002013-02-24T22:54:31.268-05:00Those video scoreboards just keep getting biggerHere's a round-up for my Wednesday morning class of some of the latest and greatest video scoreboards in North America.
The Tampa Bay Lightning introduced a massive 28'x50' centrehung video scoreboard this season. (Not that their old one was small -- it was already one of the biggest in the league at 16'x28'.) The sides facing the end zones are a narrow 28'x20'. It's a Daktronics board. The Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-80318498526476150662013-02-17T22:06:00.001-05:002013-02-17T22:06:16.308-05:002013-02-17T22:06:16.308-05:00Bill Veeck's 1964 vision of "The Perfect Ballpark"This was posted earlier today on J.W. Cannon's Twitter feed. He says it's from a 1964 edition of Popular Science.
"How Bill Veeck Would Build The Perfect Ball Park".
Foam cushion seats! A retractable dome! Giant scoreboard and tv screen!
(Click for full size.)
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-24914273941670467832013-02-16T20:38:00.000-05:002013-02-16T20:38:00.307-05:002013-02-16T20:38:00.307-05:00Today in disgusting stadium food: Chocolate-bacon milkshakeSeen on Darren Rovell's twitter feed:
Reason to go to Miami baseball games: They’re now serving a chocolate & bacon milkshake twitter.com/ChrisFreet/sta… (H/T @chrisfreet)
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) February 16, 2013
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-89446531747838402502013-02-15T22:13:00.001-05:002013-02-15T22:17:04.709-05:002013-02-15T22:17:04.709-05:00Great mascot photo featuring Harvey the Hound (Calgary Flames)From the Twitter feed of @Kristin_Hallett:
Harvey distracts Nystrom during his 2nd intermission interview. Best mascot in the NHL. twitter.com/Kristin_Hallet…
— Kristin Hallett (@Kristin_Hallett) February 14, 2013
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-2293618571590124062013-02-15T22:07:00.002-05:002013-02-15T22:08:51.565-05:002013-02-15T22:08:51.565-05:00Vancouver Canucks ask fans to help them choose a new entrance song
I'm not a fan of some of the songs they've shortlisted (can we please move on from Welcome to the Jungle?!), but the execution here is good: "Project NU2".
The House that Heaven Built – Japandroids
We Are – Static in the Stars
Burn it to the Ground – Nickelback
Welcome to the Jungle – Guns & Roses
A Warrior’s Call – Volbeat
Stockholm – DJ MEG
"A few weeks ago we launched Project NU2, the Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-44729889735546520212013-02-10T21:01:00.000-05:002013-02-10T21:01:08.540-05:002013-02-10T21:01:08.540-05:00Why you should never include birds in your pre-game ceremony"Condor goes WILD during Bakersfield Condors Game"
Something like this happened to Atlanta Hawks a few years ago too...Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-70278877253109082592013-01-24T19:07:00.000-05:002013-01-26T12:59:32.578-05:002013-01-26T12:59:32.578-05:00The Washington Nationals are introducing a fifth racing president this weekend...and speculation is that it will be JFK.
UPDATE: The fifth racing president will be William Howard Taft.Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-54472876878558878502012-12-24T09:00:00.000-05:002012-12-24T18:08:20.914-05:002012-12-24T18:08:20.914-05:00Over 100 Absolutely True Facts About Christmas CarolsFor the past week I've been publishing Christmas carol trivia on Twitter: @xmascarolfacts
Here are all the facts in one big list. Merry Christmas.
The French lyrics to "Twelve Days of Christmas" include eight chewing cows, three wooden branches and seven windmills.
Paul McCartney played every instrument and sang on his song "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime."
"Silent Night" Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-53547973899910740072012-12-09T10:51:00.004-05:002012-12-09T10:51:36.430-05:002012-12-09T10:51:36.430-05:00Great promotions: Aircraft carrier home run derby
From milb.com:
Most creative Minor League Baseball promotions inspire employees of other teams to react with sentiments along the lines of "Why didn't I think of that?"
And then there was the event that the Charleston RiverDogs staged on June 18, at which the sentiments were more likely to be along the lines of "I never would of thought of that!"
The event in question, the 2012 MiLBY Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-37774837261790610952012-12-09T10:47:00.002-05:002012-12-09T10:47:28.665-05:002012-12-09T10:47:28.665-05:00National anthem debate in sports continues: No anthem for a Pennsylvania hockey league
Posting this for my Algonquin College Sports Business Management students. Each year we have a discussion on controversies and issues surrounding national anthems in sports. Here's a good example for the "no anthem" side of the argument:
Pennsylvania Prep Hockey League Ices National AnthemBy Michael Popke — AB Managing Editor
Citing the need to not waste precious ice time, the commissioner Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-38277666185088802942012-12-09T10:42:00.002-05:002012-12-09T10:42:39.177-05:002012-12-09T10:42:39.177-05:00Minnesota Timberwolves Christmas cardThis Christmas card video from the Minnesota Timberwolves is well done:
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-54390387048732826812012-12-09T10:38:00.002-05:002012-12-09T10:38:36.561-05:002012-12-09T10:38:36.561-05:00Great idea from the Seattle Sounders FC: "March to the Match"Saw this via Mark Bradley's excellent Fan Experience blog. What a great tradition. Fans get pumped up for the game and their enthusiasm goes viral in the community.
The “March to the Match” is a pre-match ritual that inspires fan support and community unity. Fans gather 60-minutes prior to kickoff in Occidental Park and march to CenturyLink Field together in unison while singing and Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-39374186473149444962012-11-03T19:53:00.004-04:002012-11-03T19:53:48.403-04:002012-11-03T19:53:48.403-04:00Sign up for my new email newsletter - "GAMEDAY"Hello faithful readers.
I'm launching a new email newsletter called "GAMEDAY". Every week or so I'll send out some great examples of really creative sports entertainment marketing. You can subscribe by clicking here.
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-20380823423352481262012-09-14T21:36:00.001-04:002012-09-14T21:36:10.350-04:002012-09-14T21:36:10.350-04:00I found a web site that sells foam hats in the shape of various thingsCheesehead.com by Foamation sells these hats and many more.
(via @darrenrovell)Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-89198607415599041492012-09-09T21:47:00.001-04:002012-09-09T21:47:25.698-04:002012-09-09T21:47:25.698-04:00VIDEO: Ohio University marching band plays Fun's "Some Nights"Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-74782341198349122252012-08-31T20:15:00.000-04:002012-08-31T20:15:00.060-04:002012-08-31T20:15:00.060-04:00VIDEO: The "balloon artist" who orchestrated the massive balloon drop at the Republican National Convention"Treb Heining has been doing the balloon drop at the past 7 Republican National Conventions, plus the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards. He's also coordinated the confetti drop for New Year's Eve in Times Square for the past 21 years."
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-86858486432481027562012-08-30T20:00:00.000-04:002012-08-30T20:00:02.925-04:002012-08-30T20:00:02.925-04:00Pacers and Lightning "go long" with new video scoreboardsThe Indiana Pacers and the Tampa Bay Lightning are both adding massive new video scoreboards for this fall, and both have a similar format. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we've seen centrehung boards this wide in an inside venue before -- other than the big screen at Cowboys Stadium. Will be interesting to see how the teams use the space for content, stats, ads, etc.
These huge Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-881255889595531792012-08-22T20:51:00.000-04:002012-08-22T20:51:00.725-04:002012-08-22T20:51:00.725-04:00VIDEO: 1976 beer box stacking contestSaw this recently on the GameOps.com blog.
From the Chicago White Sox, August 22, 1976.
Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-25145734930156194892012-08-16T21:28:00.005-04:002012-08-16T21:28:57.994-04:002012-08-16T21:28:57.994-04:00Grand Rapids Griffins shoot a GoPro camera out of a t-shirt cannonDon't try this at home.
(via Puck Daddy)Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-56891389755957352762012-08-01T20:00:00.000-04:002012-08-01T20:00:03.261-04:002012-08-01T20:00:03.261-04:00What a great idea: Baseball team offers free sunscreen to fans
Source: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120731&content_id=35868504&vkey=pr_t541&fext=.jsp&sid=t541&tcid=fb_share
Storm Chasers Equip Werner Park with Free Sunscreen for FansSPF 30 sunscreen available, for free, inside of Werner Park
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha Storm Chasers are proud to partner with Alegent Health to provide fans with numerous sunscreen stations inside of Werner Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-79934113797056926022012-07-25T20:30:00.000-04:002012-07-25T20:30:00.345-04:002012-07-25T20:30:00.345-04:00Music composed using data from goals scored during the 2012 NHL playoffsAnimated ambient data visualization of all goals and penalties of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
"There's one instrument sound for Western Conference teams, and another for Eastern Conference teams. Higher-seeded teams are assigned a higher pitch. This means you can actually hear whether higher- or lower-seeded teams are scoring more, and if Western or Eastern Conference teams are producingGlen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105643.post-75185607979980227402012-07-18T20:45:00.000-04:002012-07-18T20:45:00.649-04:002012-07-18T20:45:00.649-04:00"Animatronic Siamese Accordion Players Perform Katie Perry's California Girls"Glen Gowerhttps://plus.google.com/112855008158633505157noreply@blogger.com0