This story made my week. Apparently, the NHL commissioned fucking Nickelback of all bands to perform at the Winnipeg Jets' first game ever. Gross! Naturally, some residents of Winnipeg are not having it. A pair of critics from the local newspaper, the Winnipeg Free Press, wrote this open letter asking the league to kindly reconsider:
As people who love music and love Winnipeg even more, we have a request: Please ensure this does not happen. The return of the NHL to Winnipeg is something we have been dreaming about for 15 years. Please do not sully the celebration with the presence of a band whose existence is antithetical to the very concept of celebration.
Please, Person In Charge Of Booking This Event, do not bring Nickelback to Winnipeg that weekend. They can play the arena to their own fans — of which there are many — any time. But a free public performance? That would be tantamount to spitting on Bobby Hull's toupee, burning Dale Hawerchuk's jersey, leaving something wet on Thomas Steen's city council seat or tripping Teemu Selanne on the ice during his final season in the NHL.
Can't say disagree with these guys. On the plus side, as Deadspin pointed out, this would be the perfect opportunity for the citizens of Winnipeg to hurl rocks at the band:
