The other night, the Colorado Avalanche were losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Down 2-0, I sent out this tweet:
I'm going to do the only thing I can think of right now to change the luck of the #Avs: eat a cupcake. #CupcakeStrong
— James Gralian (@Tapeleg) April 2, 2014
And the Colorado Avalanche’s official twitter account retweeted it, and people started retweeting and favoriting it.
And the Avalanche scored. And then they scored again.
And then they won it in overtime.
IT WORKED!!! CUPCAKES ARE THE KEY!!11!!ONE!! Dig in, folks! #Avs #CupcakeStrong
— James Gralian (@Tapeleg) April 2, 2014
Sunday, I was at the last regular season home game, and the Avalanche were losing, 2-0. At the second intermission, I went to the cupcake stand on the club level (yes, I know, fancy), and got a Red Velvet cupcake. My podcasting partner, Jay Vean, put out this tweet:
My man @Tapeleg is ready to do what he does, eat a cupcake before the third period to c… http://t.co/QYfdHsFvwK pic.twitter.com/FeWzIKdyzJ
— The AHP – Jay Vean (@AvsPodcast) April 7, 2014
Eighteen seconds into the third period, Ryan O’Reilly scored. Then they scored again. The Avs would eventually lose in the shootout. But still, a cupcake and a comeback. I’ll take it.
So if you want to have a little fun (and contrary to what the internet will tell you, hockey should be fun) and it’s in your wheelhouse, come along for #CupcakeStrong. Get a cupcake, ready it up, and eat it when the team is down. Who knows, we could make some magic happen.
Note: I’m biased towards Red Velvet cupcakes, and will be having mini-cupcakes. You can do what you want.