A mall Santa in Ontario, perhaps tired of being paid in milk and cookies or growing wearing of all the fat jokes, he lost all of his holly and jolly and let loose a barrage of insults on an unfortunate three year-old Toronto fan. I'm not sure what's sadder, a three year-old being dumped on by a season temp or despite hockey being canceled, I'm fairly sure the Maple Leafs still have a losing record. You have to feel for this kid. The following is a brief history of other holiday figures and their meltdowns in relation to hockey fans.
The Easter Bunny - April 18-19, 1987 - Fearing competition from a hockey game going into thirty-uple overtime, the Easter Bunny throws in a black egg into the wickets behind Washington goalie Bob Mason. The players are too tired to care. The Capitals team sleeps until Alex Ovechkin comes on the scene.
Stuffing The Thanksgiving Turkey - November 25, 2011 - A giant turkey tells Tim Thomas that he sucks. Not an unusual occurrence, but this turkey sounded oddly like Pavel Datsyuk.
Larry, the Labor Day Louse - September 3, 2012 - Not an actual holiday figure, just Gary Bettman laughing at all the players on loop for three hours.
Baby New Year - January 1 - Not so much a problem figure, just a rotating nickname amongst the Montreal Canadiens. This year it was Brian Gionta!
Father Time - October 1, 1992 - Teemu Selanne wishes to be the longest lasting player ever. He regrettably neglects to wish for eternal youth or the ability to grow more than five facial hairs.
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