Sadly I cannot consume as much as Mary and Ashok can as far as nachos but here is their much anticipated Nacho Report Awards. This year coming up is a new year but now here are the honors. Take it away Mary……
Without further ado (because if we had more ado we’d be into the next season!) Ashok and I are pleased to bring you the 2009-2010 Nacho Report Awards Show! We had some very interesting hockey trips and such a wide range of nacho experiences, we thought that it was no fun just to announce a winner, so we’ve given each team and each city their very own awards. That way, there are no losers. Well, except for the 10 teams that didn’t win. Here we go!
BankAtlantic Center wins the “Brodeur’s Backup” Award, because the nachos were good, but we totally forgot about you. Maybe it was because they went first? Did we even go to Florida?
Air Canada Centre wins the “Jokinen to the Flames AGAIN?” Award, aka, the “What the Fuck” Award, because we were totally shocked and awed that the cheese came in a bag. Of course, that actually worked out for Toronto, so maybe it’ll work out for the Flames, too.
American Airlines Center wins the “Alexandre Daigle” Award for being such a huge letdown. Seriously, how many times do we have to say it, Mexico is right there! Major disappointment!
United Center wins the “Alexander Ovechkin” Award because they were a real crowd-pleaser. 4 mouths couldn’t get enough. And we totally feel they have a shot at becoming a champion.
Xcel Energy Center wins the “Rick Nash” Award because hey, it’s not your fault, man; you’re doing the best you can with what you’ve got. Seriously, it was -14 degrees outside! How could the nachos possibly be warm??
Prudential Center wins the “San Jose Sharks” Award because over the course of the season, they had all the right pieces and are just hoping that someday- SOMEDAY- they can get it together and get it right.
Madison Square Garden wins the, appropriately enough, “Mark Messier” Award for having the saltiest damn nachos. Salty, like his tears.
RBC Center wins the “Dustin Byfuglien” Award for being big and badass. Seriously, when “redonkulous” comes up as a word to describe them, what other award can you give?
Tsongas Arena wins the “Brian Gionta” Award because this little guy was able to roll with the big guys. We’ll miss going to see the Lowell Devils, but are happy to be headed back to the ol’ Knickerbocker Arena where my love for the game truly took hold. And now there’s new nachos to review!
Centre Bell wins the “Ilya Kovalchuk” Award because we were counting on them to save us and save our nacho-eating season. But alas, they were unable to knock out the champions. But we know they have it in them!
And that brings us up to the winner of the Golden Nacho Trophy. The defending champions were able to keep their stranglehold on the competition with hot, abundant cheese and perfectly seasoned, crisp chips. Congratulations TDBank Garden!
And there you have it! One season, 11 arenas. The good, the bad, and the disgusting. Congratulations to the cities of Boston, Chicago, and Raleigh (and yeah, I guess you too, Sunrise. Forgot about you again!) for reminding us why we endure this competition. And thanks to Dallas for helping us learn that stereotyping is never OK, not even when it comes to nachos. See you in October!
Will Boston make it three in a row? Next year will be even tougher as far as competition. And Mary, I will be also visiting more arenas to enjoy some more nachos. YUM!
