Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jason Garrison has some tickets for the NHL Heritage Classic at BC Place on March 2 to give away, so he decided to launch a contest for his Twitter followers.
Who wants to go to the Heritage Classic game at BC Place?! I have tix for a lucky follower!! More info to come!
— Jason Garrison (@GarrisonFive) February 25, 2014But it seems the athlete wasn't entirely sure what to make his followers do for the tickets — until fellow Canuck Kevin Bieska stepped in.
"@GarrisonFive: Who...HC game at BC Place?! I have tix for lucky follower!! More info to come!" You won't do a Beard look-a-like contest...
— Kevin Bieksa (@kbieksa3) February 25, 2014And so, the contest was born.
@kbieksa3 This trumps anything else! Done deal. Lets see your best real/fake/made up Beard starting now and will announce winner Thurs!!!
— Jason Garrison (@GarrisonFive) February 25, 2014Basically, fans have to tweet Garrison a photo of themselves with a beard (real or fake) along with the hashtag #gbeard — and the results are pretty hilarious.
Tickets for the game, which pits the Canucks against the Ottawa Senators, cost between $100 to $325. Some people feel that's too high for a venue that seats more than 50,000 people, or almost triple the capacity of a game at Rogers Arena.
Don Renzulli, NHL’s executive vice-president events, defended the pricing as fair for the expense of setting up the Heritage Classic as well as the competitive market, reported The Province on Wednesday.
About 90 per cent of tickets have been sold, said Renzulli.
Some tickets are being sold at a discounted price on Buytopia.
Here are some of our favourite #gbeards:
@GarrisonFive This got me on the Jumbotron, hope it gets me into BC Place too! #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/74HEdBhjMT
— Jordyn Wear (@JoboWear) February 25, 2014@GarrisonFive @kbieksa3 @Visual_Merc #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/sB1pROCq4E
— Andrew (@intheknowall) February 25, 2014@GarrisonFive I'm too far away to win/attend even though I'd love to. But this is a beard. #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/LzbhaeoOCf
— hilad (@hilad) February 25, 2014@GarrisonFive @kbieksa3 It keeps me warm when I go skiing and when I see outdoor hockey games at BC Place. #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/8q2dlWvH1Y
— Julian Dierkes (@JulianDierkes) February 25, 2014@GarrisonFive No Comparison to a Gharrison #Gbeard I can embarass my son & win him 20th bday tickets! #AMothersLove pic.twitter.com/BUty9iSCRV
— Sam Harrison (@rabgal) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive #Gbeard. With great beard comes great responsibilities! And hopefully rewards. pic.twitter.com/2yyt0iQ64V
— Brian Beardly Dawson (@BrianBeardly) February 26, 2014Hey @GarrisonFive I busted out the playoff beard early for this. Better not be bad luck! #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/MpfmBCYh6y
— Tamara (@tamtar) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive I can't grow one but I can crochet one! #Gbeard #millionaires #facewarmer pic.twitter.com/NF2iIWl8e5
— Maren Sawatsky (@marenolivia) February 26, 2014Denver's #Gbeard. My #Gbeard. We worked on them all day. @GarrisonFive pic.twitter.com/0YPP8dO9CD
— Derek Jory (@NoJoryous) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive how this for a #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/drIegbfAh5
— Mark Fletcher (@fletchteezy) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive #Gbeard #johnnycanuck #halloween take out the soother and grow a beard! Hammer was impressed! pic.twitter.com/OTyw7qv1yf
— Colin Bell (@cbellca) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive #HarloTheCat #Gbeard pic.twitter.com/WqeUPiOnCK
— Corry Koski (@corrymarcella) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive if I don't win, you'll see my angry face often #GBeard pic.twitter.com/B83p8vhyUH
— Shawn McCallum (@chzbf) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive If #Gbeard stands for ginger beard I have a shot #beardtwins #3rdbro pic.twitter.com/kzFufPOsvH
— J Waz (@Waz16) February 26, 2014Looks like I just grew a beard for this contest! :) @GarrisonFive #Gbeard #winner ? pic.twitter.com/nKu4macG6l
— Julie Wong (@Jujeeee) February 26, 2014@GarrisonFive #Gbeard well worth dyeing my son's skin blue for the chance to take him to the HC. Go Canucks Go!!! pic.twitter.com/F4cosCp95o
— Shauna Brigden (@sbrigden) February 26, 2014Garrison, who we must admit has a very nice beard himself, will announce the winner on Thursday.
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