Tuesday, March 8, 2011

History Will Be Made...Again

Well since the Blackhawks are coming off a eight game winning streak (which ended tonight - POO), they currently sit in a much more comfortable fourth place in the Western Conference. The playoffs seem like they may just happen this season - coincidentally the NHL announced this week that they would be reviving the "History Will Be Made" commercials that were so successful last season. Bravo I say! For all the league's foibles in promoting the league in America, they have by far the most successful playoff media campaign of any of the four major sports.

After the jump, a look at the new and some classic HWBM spots...


The league has released four new HWBM made spots which will begin to air on TV this week. Three of them have some connection to the Hawks:







Of course the Tazer one is my favorite, but they're all pretty ace. I will say I prefer the music and the "rewind" effect from last year's spots. Speaking of which - here are my favs from last year:









And of course...



With the popularity of these spots, along came the parodies:







Lastly, an oldie but a goodie:



WHY AREN'T THE PLAYOFF ON NOW? *SNARF*

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