The Contest Begins

Last night on The Hockey Show, Jason and I were looking for sixteen people who wanted in on the unofficial "Greatest Hockey Contest In Radio History", and we filled all sixteen spots in the hour! With the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning tomorrow, the chances of these sixteen people winning prizes looks very good as each person who entered has a team for whom they be cheering. Who got which team? Let's find out!

The bracket is as follows in terms of Survivor contestants.

There are some intriguing matchups outside of the NHL matchups here as we'll see family members going head-to-head for bragging rights, co-workers teeing off on one another for those same bragging rights, and we even have a team who chose a team as Norm and Sammy become the first family-based entry into the Survivor contest!

I'll say this out loud right here so everyone can see it: it doesn't matter where Washington finishes in this postseason because Sammy's getting herself something from The Hockey Show. You can call me a softie or whatever, but having a young lady in the contest is awesome so we'll take care of Sammy when it comes to prizing. She's awesome!

With every team having someone assigned, we'll see if Tom, Ethan, Elliot, or Kristine can win some of the challenge prizes tomorrow as the Central Division kicks off the playoff schedule. Again, I don't make the schedule so I can't control when the NHL is scheduling games, so prizing will be awarded as the prizes are won. If your team hasn't played yet when the first challenge prizes are won, that's out of my hands. Please don't hate-mail Jason or I because we have zero pull with Gary Bettman or NHL scheduler-makers.

Congratulations to the sixteen people above who are now part of the 2025 edition of Survivor: NHL Playoffs! Hopefully, your team will carry you deep into the playoffs and win you some prizes! At the very least, my hope is you'll watch a game or two that your team plays so you can be ready for a potential exit interview. If nothing else, maybe you'll find a new team to cheer for in these playoffs?

While neither Jason nor I can affect the outcomes of these teams, we want to wish you the best of luck and may the odds be ever in your favour as Survivor: NHL Playoffs gets underway tomorrow!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!