Sunday, July 11, 2021

The 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Dating Game (Episode 18)


 
Welcome back to The 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Dating Game, where we'll randomly select three eligible bachelors from the set and you, the reader, will choose which one wins that date with a special lady. How do we know they're bachelors? Why, it says so right on the back of their hockey cards, that's how!

Previous episodes are available here.

Episode 17 is currently stuck in a tie between Brent Sutter and Mike Foligno. Feel free to go back and cast a vote so we can break the tie.

Now, let's start the 18th round and introduce the bachelors chosen by the randomizer! [APPLAUSE]
 
Bachelor number 1: Center/Right wing from the Washington Capitals, Chris Valentine
Bachelor number 2: Defenseman from the New York Rangers, Barry Beck
Bachelor number 3: Center from the Los Angeles Kings, Doug Smith
 
 

 
We've got a couple of nice haircuts here, folks! Let's find out more about all three gents from the back of their cards.
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
We haven't had such bashful bachelors in quite some time! But our nice young lady this week still looks forward to the results, so get your votes in now. Who will it be?
 
Bachelor number 1: The appropriately named Chris Valentine, who scored a whopping 142 points in the QMJHL just a couple of years ago.

Bachelor number 2: Barry Beck, who's settling in nicely in New York City after a few years out west.

Bachelor number 3: Doug Smith, the fresh-faced rookie who also broke the 100-point mark during his amateur career.

8 comments:

  1. Not much to go on so I'll vote for Valentine. Come on O-Pee-Chee, help the ladies out here! :P

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    1. Hahah, right? I wonder if O-Pee-Chee asked all the bachelors to provide some sort of hobby or activity, but some of them just said, "Uhh, it's a hockey card, pal. Leave me alone."

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  2. I can totally picture the bachelorette asking Chris... "will you be my Valentine?". He gets my vote.

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    1. You know good TV when you see it, Fuji! Score another vote for Mr. Valentine.

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  3. Voting for Valentine, the only one with enough sense to wear a helmet.

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    1. That's three for Valentine! Thanks for the vote, Elliptical Man.

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  4. "Shoot the puck, Barry!" Bill Chadwick would constantly say that about Beck. Good enough for me!

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    1. I remember that Chadwick exclamation, too. Barry is on the board with one vote!

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