chag Hanukkah sameach to all my lovely jewish friends who support palestine. and not the rest of you.
in palestine there is no festival of the lights, much of their power grid is down, they are being murdered. no one should have to spend hanukkah (or any other days ever) under a sky red from bombs.
good evening and chag sameach to my hanukkah-celebrating pals out there on hockeyblr. today i bring you: a non-comprehensive and entirely subjective review from one (1) jewish hockey fan of the graphics posted by various nhl teams in celebration of the first night tonight. i definitely missed some, and some teams didn't post any at all, so it's a bit patchwork. here we go.
vancouver canucks: this is an extremely serviceable graphic. love the blurred dreidels to give the effect that they are spinning. very funny. props for the detail that there is a shadow of the menorah on the ice. straightforward. icemenorah is a themeTM but some did it better than others and this is a classic. 7/10
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carolina hurricanes: obsessed with what the canes have done here though i cannot comprehend it. the weird techno style textured background. the out of focus magen david around. THE HURRICANES. IN HEBREW. WITH THE LITTLE CANES LOGO THING I FORGET THE NAME OF ON THE HEI? INCREDIBLE. points for creativity. overall baffling vibes. 6/10.
pittsburgh penguins: this is just adorable. you hired someone to draw this. spectacular work, guys. it's giving a bit of 'we browsed the target hanukkah deco section for inspo' but it's too adorable for me to care. it's team themed, it's hockey themed, it's holiday appropriate. love everything going on here. they get points for doing what very few other teams are doing and remembering this is night one, so only one candle is lit. most everyone else is getting a bit a head of themselves. 9/10.
washington capitals: and here we have another edition of the icemenorah, with a minimalist twist. this graphic screams 'oh fuck wait is that tonight' which to be fair is also how i, a jew, felt about realizing tonight was the first night of hanukkah. could'a done more, but it's perfectly fine. 6/10.
new jersey devils: this fucks. it's got devils themes. it's got a cool style. it's got vibes. it's got: more hockey stick menorahs which i am always excited about. that shamash candle is a graphic design nightmare but other than that i am all on board. 8/10
vegas golden knights: i love the gold foil effect and that you remembered there was more to hanukkah than candles, that's nice, as is involving the other affiliates! however. where are the vibes. this is not the vgk wishes you a chag sameach, this is a greeting card i got on etsy. 6/10 just bc i KNOW you can do better. where's the neon, babes.
los angeles kings: oh this is fun. it's icemenorah: WITH A TWIST. the art style is cute, it's got plenty of hockey theme, it's also very obviously LA-y, i'm giving them points for this one. the shadow is insane but that's okay, it's ~stylistic. it's cute. 7/10. UPDATE: definitely AI. boo hiss. 0/10.
montréal canadiens: this is probably my favourite for sheer vibes. you got: levitating icemenorah. you got: action-shot candle lighting. you got: remembering this is night ONE. you got: the implication that the torch is the shamash candle????? you got: JOYEUSE HANOUKKA!!!!!!!! (and like happy hanukkah or whatever i guess). obsessed. it's so funny. it's amazing. 9/10.
Happy sixth night! Though I am mainly celebrating alone this year, I am still able to stay in touch and do Hannukah over the phone with my folks. Only two more nights to go. Chag Channukah Sameach!
[VD: A TikTok from user ashkenerdi. It starts with a feminine presenting person shown from the collar up with pink hair, wearing large black glasses, black eyeliner, and septum, nostril, and center lip piercings donning an unamused expression, and at the top there is text reading “my face after getting wished a Merry Christmas a thousand times at work today despite…” The camera then pans down to reveal a Star of David pendant and a blue sweater that says “Happy Hanukkah” in white letters with a large lighter blue menorah in the middle of the words. The camera moves a little to show off the sweater, then the person shrugs with a bewildered look on their face. End VD.]
to my beautiful Jewish moots : chag sameach motherfuckers I hope u get exactly what u wanted and eat all that u can <3 חג שמח, תשתדלו לא למות, אני אוהב אותכם למוות ואתם החיים שלי !!
to my amazing non-jewish mutuals : ilysm don’t feel neglected pls