The View From Your Playoff Seat

Your 2007 Calder Cup Champions, the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Sent by that wicked impette, Scarlett Ice.

She adds in her email, "Too soon?"

Grrrrr. A sawbuck that next year's VFYPS album is filled with playoff pics of the Caps (and Hershey alums) taken from our seats in Verizon Center.

It's difficult to believe that the VFYPS project began nearly 2 months ago. We received hundreds of pictures and thousands of visitors, not to mention great support from the hockey (and non-hockey) blogging community. Thank you to everyone who made this project such a success: Jennifer from Southeast Shootout, Hanna, Rebecca aka Caps Chick from A View from the Cheap Seats, Cory, Patrick, Murph from Islanders Army , Sonia, P.J. from Sharkspage, David, Christy from Behind The Jersey, Tapeleg from Jerseys and Hockey Love, Iris, Earl Sleek, jlrpuck, Sherry from Scarlett Ice, Steph from No Pun Intended, Lakshmi from Capital Addiction, Chris from Sens Underground, HockeyGirl from DoubleD(ion), Gustafsson from On Frozen Blog, Greg from the Minnesota Wild, Nick from Deadspin, Mike Chen, J.J. Guerrero from Canucks Hockey Blog, Tom from Sabre Rattling, Kevin from BfloBlog, Alannah and Paul from Kukla's Corner, Andrew Sullivan, Matt Yglesias, Todd from MetaFilter and Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre.

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Sens/Ducks Game 4 at the Canadian Embassy
Taken by KB. Washington, D.C.

The Good (Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale from Nova Scotia), The Bad (Spezza, Heatley, Redden...), The Ugly (Cherry's cravate)

The entire VFYPS album can be viewed here.
Send us your playoff pics here.

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The Flames Blogosphere (Toronto chapter) watching Game 3, Saturday night at The Wheatsheaf Pub, Toronto.
L to R: Duncan of Flames Blog, walkinvisible of Hit the Post, Leanne from Open Ice Hits, and HG of double d(ion). Sent by the inimitable hockeygirl. Toronto, ON

I'll be watching Game 4 tonight at the Canadian Embassy; part of their Connect2Canada events. Let me know if you'll be attending and we'll raise a glass to another Sens win.

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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Opening Face-off of the Bears 4-2 Win in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals.
Sent by Gustafsson from the one and only On Frozen Blog. Burke, VA

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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The Hamilton mascot locating his escape route for tonight's game 1 of the Calder Cup finals: your defending Cup Champ Hershey Bears vs. the Hamilton Puppydogs.
Sent by Sherry from Scarlett Ice. Toronto, ON

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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Caps and Bears fans, meet your 2007 Calder Cup opponents (blogwise).
Steph (No Pun Intended), HockeyGirl (DoubleD(ion)), Sherry (Scarlett Ice), Elly (No Pun Intended). Sent by Sherry. Toronto, ON.

Bonne chance dans les finales. Ahem.

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Senatorial Respect
Hundreds of Sens fans wait for the team's arrival at the airport Saturday.
Jason Spezza captures the moment for his VFYPS album.
Pics taken by Terry and sent by Chris from Sens Underground. Ottawa, ON

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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Rhett Warrener and Pierre Turgeon root for their former team at Ventnor Cafe.
Sent by KB. Washington, DC.

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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From The Doghouse To The Penthouse For The Wings?
Magoo. Sent by Christy from Behind The Jersey. Detroit, MI

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AHL Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 5
Giant Center, Hershey, PA

Sent by Lakshmi from Capital Addiction.

Lakshmi adds:

I have never been somewhere where a Mennonite woman in full religious dress was screaming "BULL[expletive]!" at the ref when he called a penalty.

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send us your playoff pictures here.

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Game 2 at the Joe

Sent by Steph from No Pun Intended. Detroit, MI

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Manitoba's Mike Keane skates around the baby Habs' pylon Mathieu Biron, Game 3 Calder Cup playoffs

Sent by Sherry from Scarlett Ice. Toronto, ON

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and you can send your playoff pictures here.

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ECHL National Conference Semi-Finals, Game 1
Idaho Steelheads at Alaska Aces
Attendance: 5,391, "each with a cowbell -- the volume was definitely turned to 11"

Sent by jlrpuck. Anchorage, AK

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and you can send your playoff pictures here.

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Dear Joe, Please Win Tonight or I Will Sob Like the Child I Am.
Sent by P.J. from Sharkspage. San Jose, CA

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and you can send your playoff pictures here.

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A Calamari Appetizer To Get You Ready For Tomorrow's Game Five
Sent by Christy from Behind The Jersey. Detroit, MI

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and you can send your playoff pictures here.

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Shark Fan Attacked by Plushy Chum, Game Three
Sent by PJ Swenson of Sharks Page. San Jose, CA

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Hungry Sharks Fan

Sent by P.J. from Sharkspage. San Jose, CA

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here. Send your playoff pictures here.

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Game Two Game Face at the Meadowlands
Sent by KB. Washington, D.C.

More pictures from the Devils/Sens game can be seen here.

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and don't forget to send your pictures here.

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If You Went To The Ducks Game With Earl Sleek Last Night,

This Is Probably In Perfect Focus Right Now.
Sent in by the one and only Mr. Sleek. Anaheim, CA

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here, and don't forget to send your pictures here.

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The Beginning of the End. Saddledome, Game 6
Sent by Iris, a double d(ion) reader. Calgary, AB

The VFYPS photo album can be viewed here.