Jumping the Cupcake shark: Part deux... don't appreciate the result, but gotta admire the process...
Eating your way to a Stanley Cup(cake) champion
Because why let anything other than cupcakes determine a champion?
The Stanley
Cup Playoffs are the ultimate test of athleticism, strength and will to
win. The athletes who play this crazy ice game have a threshold for
pain that is beyond comprehension. They are truly brave individuals.
But when it came to figuring
out a foolproof method for determining a winner for the 2013 edition of
this tournament, I used none of these attributes. You see, the NHL has
sent many of us in the Important, Elitist Media a set of 18 cupcakes:
chocolate for the Western Conference, vanilla for the Eastern
Conference, red velvet for the NHL and, finally, NBC-themed cupcakes.
Corporate sponsorship: it's delicious!
All kidding aside, it is a
fabulous gift to look at. The league and network, in conjunction with
Crumbs Bakery, sent us a large Stanley-Cup-shaped cupcake holder with
all of them inside. It just looks really cool.
Anyway, I had an idea. Four
bites seems like enough to properly dispose of a cupcake, and it takes
four series victories to take the Stanley Cup. I asked SB Nation NHL
editor Travis Hughes if I could post a photo essay of my attempt to pick
a Stanley Cup Champion. I then asked SB Nation head honcho Spencer Hall
if the company has insurance for "All Of The Diabetes," and he said
"No." I was discouraged, but being discouraged is not what the Stanley
Cup Playoffs are about, so I soldiered on and began my journey.
By the way, these were so, so great.
(NOTE: No, I DID NOT eat all of these. I had the help of my two younger brothers in this noble quest.)
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