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by Alanah McGinley on 06/06/08 at 04:46 PM ET
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From TSN:
Alexander Ovechkin is the winner of the 2008 Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League’s most valuable player to his team.
That is, according to the NHL’s online shop for a few hours on Friday.
The league’s official website briefly displayed a blue Reebok Washington Capitals T-Shirt of the Russian superstar, with the title ‘2007-08 Hart Trophy winner’ splashed across the bottom.
“The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the “oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey,” is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League,” the sales page read.
Update June 7th: From the CP via the Toronto Star,
A league source attributed the gaffe to a mistake by a third-party distributor, while pointing out shirts are created for every possible scenario. Should Ovechkin not win, the T-shirts would be destroyed.
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You would think the NHL would have a better sense of, you know, online security. Like not posting the damned T-shirt until the day after the awards ceremony.
Posted by Doogie2K from Calgary, AB on 06/06/08 at 04:36 PM ET
Eh, Doogie, there’s a lot that goes into those kinds of things. All of the work is done ahead of time so you can just go “live” when it’s announced...it’s not uncommon for stuff to accidentally get turned on early.
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 06/06/08 at 04:48 PM ET
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The TSN story was just taken down. League mandate, I assume. Hah.
Posted by JAMESinMI on 06/06/08 at 04:01 PM ET