Monday was a special night for all of St. Louis as they finally got over the hump and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. The night was especially great for one person in particular who fell in love with hockey right on the spot.
His name is Tony X. and he has a lot of thoughts about hockey. Fans of the game quickly found his account and rallied around him, surging his follower count to over 10,000 strong by the middle of Tuesday.
UPDATE: The St. Louis Blues reached out and invited Tony to his first ever game when the Blues host the Dallas Stars in Game 3.
Welcome to Hockey Twitter & #stlblues fandom, @soIoucity! Want to check out Game 3 live? It's on us! #WeAllBleedBlue https://t.co/27o5fB69KE
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) April 26, 2016
But he may want to bring a jacket.
I'm there 🙌🙌🙌 should i bring a jacket? 😂 I'm so serious. It is a room full of ice https://t.co/yWHLuYpmdy
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
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Here’s how everything originally unfolded …
Yo deadass this the first time I've ever watched hockey and this shit has been LIT for these first 45 seconds
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
His reaction to watching hockey the first time is very similar to my own.
Wtf is a power play
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
I gotta have Google open I see…
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
I have been writing about hockey going on 2+ years now and I still can’t fully explain a power play. God speed Tony.
All i know is Im bout to watch the mighty ducks and have superior knowledge on hockey now.
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
If the Mighty Ducks isn’t where you draw all of your knowledge from then you messed up.
White people been hiding hockey from us for years bruh. This shit lit
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
I don't know who this dude kane is but we gotta stop him.
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
I love that almost immediately he gets a large portion of the game already.
Honestly why wouldn't the whole team just stand in front of the net for the last minute😂😂😂
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
Empty net?
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/soIoucity/status/724799162496126976
The best reaction of the night was when Chicago pulled Corey Crawford. Amazing.
this is a steal!!!!! i save 2% i hope you can fight on the game like in real life pic.twitter.com/eVlwsvNFXI
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
After finding out about another sport, naturally you have to immerse yourself in it all. Video games are the next natural step.
https://twitter.com/soIoucity/status/724806076902711296
I can't even go in my mentions right now but i will follow back #hockeytwitter
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
You have to love how hockey twitter rallied around this new fan, right?
Nope!!!! RT @PensInitiative
.@soIoucity my man, let us tell you about a team named the Pittsburgh Penguins… pic.twitter.com/vpMbeRnWHZ— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
Dismissing the Penguins? He is already like 95% of all other hockey fans. He is quickly getting the hang of this.
funny thing about all this is…i turned to fs midwest to watch the cardinals game but the blues were on and shit got REAL.
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
An awesome mistake to make. I am glad we were able to reap the rewards.
It's lit. I'm ready for my blues again tho next round https://t.co/30DksdcnXR
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 26, 2016
Tony was asked whether or not he would live tweet Predators and Ducks. It sounds like he will continue this live tweeting tradition until the Blues are eliminated.
The Blues reached out, inviting Tony to his first game.
Welcome to Hockey Twitter & #stlblues fandom, @soIoucity! Want to check out Game 3 live? It's on us! #WeAllBleedBlue https://t.co/27o5fB69KE
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) April 26, 2016
Everyone loves hockey. You just have to give it a chance.
