One of our dearest hockey tweeps, @Hawgs38, falls into the latter category. She and her beloved pup barely made it out with a bag of essentials before the river behind her house rose to a catastrophic level and swept through her home.

If you’ve had any interaction with her in person or online, hearing this probably makes you want to give her a big hug and buy her a drink. We can make that happen. Sort of. We’re spread all over the world so an actual “IRL” NHLtweetup isn’t possible but we can have a virtual NHLtweetup. Go ahead and buy her a virtual drink by making a donation to help her get back on her feet. Insurance and other assistance aside, she needs immediate help.

A PayPal fund has been set up for her linked to the widget below. Whether you want to “buy her a beer” or a nice bottle of wine is up to you. Every little bit helps.

Thanks to an amazing generous online friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, all donations up to $1,000 will be MATCHED dollar for dollar.

If you have a blog or a website and would like to help spread the word, please feel free to grab the widget code and place it on your site and link back to this post for full info.

Check out this list of awesome blogs and bloggers that are already helping out:

The View From 111

NY Islanders 7th Woman

View From My Seats

The Frozen Rock

Wicked Bruins Fan

Stanley Cup Of Chowder

Speaking Of The Devils

Preds On The Glass

NY Isles Scene

Please email Dani with any questions.

*Update: She is in need of recommendations for a reputable restoration company and contractor in Northern New Jersey. Please email any suggestions. Thank you.

It’s NHL Playoff time which means it’s time to get out from behind your computer and join your tweeps to watch some hockey. Meet us at Kodiaks in Farmindgale to watch on the big screens.

Driving info is below. Please RSVP so we know to save you a seat!

The Devils’ season is over, but the NHL playoffs are just beginning! What better way to enjoy them than to get together with your fellow Devils (and hockey) fans to watch some hockey!

The Devils Army will be getting together to watch Game 4 of the Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins series on Thursday, April 21st at Cryan’s Beef & Ale House in South Orange!

We will have our own private room, drink specials, and the Devils will be supplying some very cool giveaways and prizes!

If you’ve joined us for previous NHLtweetups, you know it’s always a great time. So, whether you’re a Devils fan, Habs fan, Bruins fan…or just a hockey fan in general, you’ll want to join us once again for a very fun event!

Cryan’s is located less than a block from the South Orange train station.
You can find directions to Cryan’s by clicking here.
RSVP below so we know to expect you!


Interested in hosting your own NHLtweetup event? Please contact me via @NHLtweetup or @dani3boyz so I can post your event here. It will allow others to find your event easily and give responders a central place to RSVP and post comments or questions.

NOTE: VENUE CHANGE!

If you’ve missed the last few Devils Tweetups, you will not want to miss this one!

This one will be huge… so we HAD to list it on NHLtweetup.com! There will be a few other groups joining us, some of the Devils Generals will be there, and we will have some special guests!  JUST ADDED: Former Devils defenseman and three-time Stanley Cup champion Ken Daneyko will make an appearance!

As an added bonus, the Hockey This Week guys will be having a LIVE broadcast from the tweetup! Come for the show (which will begin at 6pm) and stay for Devils hockey!

We will once again be watching our New Jersey Devils as they play on the road. This time, they will be taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins in another huge game as the season winds down and the Devils continue their playoff push!

We will be at an exciting NEW location: McGovern’s Tavern in Newark (just a short distance from The Rock).

The HTW broadcast and the NHLtweetup begins at 6pm, with puck drop at 7pm. So join us for another fun Friday night, some Devils hockey, and some conversation in more than 140!

As always, non-Devils fans (even Pens fans) are welcome. We’re all hockey fans!

RSVP below and let others know you’ll be there!

Interested in hosting your own NHLtweetup event? Please contact me via @NHLtweetup or @dani3boyz so I can post your event here. It will allow others to find your event easily and give responders a central place to RSVP and post comments or questions.

Come join us for a night of good NHL Playoff fun at Foley’s in beautiful lower Manhattan. Who knows what fun will be in store when the playoffs start. So April 13th starting at 6:30pm ET, there will be fun, surprises and much more We all love NHLTweetups and last year’s was a legendary experience for all including an inflatable Stanley Cup that drooped a bit.
It will also be an opportunity to meet with great hockey friends and fans, enjoy some good food and excellent drinks in one of the best sports bars around. We hope you can join us and everyone and anyone is invited to stop on by.

$10 pitchers of beer and hockey themed menus!

RSVP below if you are interested and hope to see you there for the festivities.

Interested in hosting your own NHLtweetup event? Please contact me via @nhltweetup or @dani3boyz so I can post your event here. It will allow others to find your event easily and give responders a central place to RSVP and post comments or questions.

It’s time to go Duck hunting again!

The Hockey-Tonk Angels invite you to watch our Nashville Predators take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday November 7th, 6:30pm at Bleachers Sports Grill in Franklin, and what promises to be an exciting NHLtweetup! What better way to enjoy the game than amongst your closest Twitter friends?

There will be food & drink specials, as well as trivia and prizes — You won’t want to miss it!

This is also a great opportunity to learn more about the Predators’ newest booster club, the Hockey-Tonk Angels. Our group is dedicated to the enjoyment and education of hockey for female fans, and to support the team & community in any way we can. While the group’s main focus is to reach out to the female fan base, ALL fans are invited to this event!

So grab your Preds sweater and meet us in Franklin. We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP to let us know you’ll be there:

Don’t forget to follow @nhltweetup on Twitter for up to date info on upcoming NHLtweetups!

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You watch the show, you leave your comments “downstairs” and you wonder to yourself: “are they really that cool?”. Come to Rouge at the MGM Grand Las Vegas this Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 4PM-6PM and find out exactly why Keith and Chris really are not cool at all. We’ll be grabbing a few pre-game cocktails and would love to meet Kings fans who watch the show. You have to be 21 to enter but, if you’re not, we’d still love to meet you.

So who’s coming?

Don’t forget to follow @nhltweetup on Twitter for up to date info on upcoming NHLtweetups!

(note from Dani: Sarah named this event. Now you know.)

July is the doldrums of the year for hockey fans – let’s stave off the withdrawal, enjoy the warm weather, and get out and play some BALL HOCKEY! Bring your friends, your kids, your mom – whoever, wear some bruins stuff and come out & have a good time. We’ll be playing from 1PM-4PM on Sunday, August 15th at John Ahern field in Cambridge shoes or rollerblades welcome. Lawn chairs are welcome too – the players need to be cheered on, of course! (If anyone brings a vuvuzela, I am instantly banning you from the area, though.)

A cooler of water and possibly snacks will be provided, and the rink is walking distance from Central Square and the Cambridgeside Galleria, so a stop after for lunch/beer is highly possible. Bring money, a stick, and most importantly YOUR GAME FACE! Don’t have a stick? Let us know, and someone will bring an extra! Let’s make this the biggest, most ridiculous summer #NHLtweetup ever – it’s the best way to get hyped for the 2010-2011 season! If Long Islanders can do it, why can’t we?

THERE IS PLENTY OF FREE PARKING NEAR THE PARK/RINK, especially on Sundays.

Where? John A. Ahern Field, Corner of Fulkerson & Charles St. Cambridge, MA
When? August 15 2010
What time? 1PM-4PM

RSVP below:

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for up to date info on upcoming NHLtweetups!

Interested in hosting your own NHLtweetup event? Please contact me via @nhltweetup or @dani3boyz so I can post your event here. It will allow others to find your event easily and give responders a central place to RSVP and post comments or questions.

The 2nd Annual NHLtweetup: Street Hockey Edition!

It’s that time again! Summer is here and the hockey withdrawal is starting to set in. That can only mean one thing: It’s time for the 2nd annual NHLtweetup: Street Hockey Edition! This year, we have Bruins fan @sarah_connors coming in to be the out-of-state team representative! As always, the local teams’ fans will also be out in full force. Wear your team’s colors with pride!

Join us on Sunday, July 11th, from 1:00-4:00pm (game time) for what be will be another amazing, and extremely fun, NHLtweetup! You can read about all the fun that was had last year here. Don’t have a stick? No problem! The tweeps always have extras. Just bring yourself and your desire to play some hockey! (And if your game is a little rusty, no worries… the stats don’t count!). Also, shoes or skates, the choice is yours. Wait… You don’t play? Then we have the perfect job for you. Bring your favorite chair, set up alongside the “rink” and start mocking… I mean CHEERING, the player(s) of your choice. Feel free to bring family or friends. The more, the merrier!

If you can’t make the game, the tweeps will be heading to a pizza place nearby to recover from the game with some food and drinks. More details on that as the day draws nearer.

The “rink” (term used loosely) is at the far end of the parking lot behind the handball and basketball courts.

Please RSVP for each person attending below:

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for up to date info on upcoming NHLtweetups!

Interested in hosting your own NHLtweetup event? Please contact me via @nhltweetup or @dani3boyz so I can post your event here. It will allow others to find your event easily and give responders a central place to RSVP and post comments or questions.

It’s time for the 2^nd Annual NHL Draft NHLtweetup!

If you’re going to be in LA for the NHL Draft, then this is a “must not miss” event for you. During Day 2 of the NHL Draft (Saturday, June 26^th from 10-2. You know… the really boring part of the Draft), Twitterers from all corners of the continent will be gathering at @ESPNZoneLALive for a Draft NHLtweetup. The Figueroa Patio is reserved just for those that RSVP to the event. The audio from the Draft on NHLN will be piped onto the patio and you’ll be able to see The Draft on some of the screens in the SportCenter Bar. So, while you’re catching up with the hockey tweeps in convos of more than 140, you won’t miss a thing. ESPN Zone even has wifi so feel free to bring your favorite tweeting device. (Don’t forget to tag your tweets and pics #NHLtweetup so they go into our gallery!)

Courtesy of @LAKingsHockey, the first 15 people that arrive at ESPN Zone will receive a free gift! As an extra-special-awesome courtesy, The LA Kings have also set aside a limited amount of tickets to the NHL Entry Draft at the Staples Center for Friday night. In order to be eligible for either of these awesome perks that are offered only to NHLtweetup attendees, you MUST RSVP “Yes” to the event.

If you would like a ticket for The NHL Draft:

If you are not credentialed and don’t already have a ticket for The Draft, please email Dani [at] nhltweetup.com with your full name and Twitter ID so that arrangements can be made for you to pick up your ticket. Pick up time for tickets will be Friday, June 25^th 2:30-3:15 at the Staples Center. Matt (@ViewFromMySeats) will have a list of people who requested a ticket and will be waiting outside the main entrance of the arena near the Magic Johnson statue. (No, seriously. Pay attention. This is important!) He will not be there any later than 3:15 so he can go in and enjoy The Draft, himself. It is imperative that you’re on time if you want admission into the Draft. He will not be there past 3:15 so if you get there later than that, you’re unfortunately ticket-less. Tickets are limited and on a first come, first served basis so get your RSVPs in and get that email to me ASAP.

RSVP below:

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for up to date info on upcoming NHLtweetups!