#bracket challenge

It has been awhile sports fans, but this year I'm bringing the bracket challenge back. I'm juggling BTT publication, ongoing writing projects, and my new part-time job cooing utter nonsense at a baby, so this year there will only be one grand prize, a 1000+ word prompt, for whomever guesses the Stanley Cup Winning Team*

But it's always been a lot of fun to see who everyone picks to win it all, so here it is. I'll share the results with everyone at the end of each playoff round.

Teams have been randomised in the poll so as not to unduly bias anyone. If you're hesitant to vote because you don't know anything about hockey/the NHL, please know that picking by favourite name, team logo, or pure random chance is honestly likely to be just as accurate as most hockey insiders' predictions. Playoff hockey is many things, but it's rarely predictable, and I highly doubt this will be the year that changes.

I'm posting at this late hour because it's a pretty short window between the regular season and the start of the playoffs: You have until Saturday at 5 eastern to make your predictions. I'll reblog this at a more sensible time** tomorrow.

*random number generator will be the decider if multiple people are correct, which will almost certainly be the case.

a/n: doing this again this year because it’s always a fun way for everyone on hockeyblr/bruinsblr to interact with each other! (also, I just really like doing brackets lmfao.)

this isn’t team-specific, so everyone is welcome (as long as you follow the username format listed below). i do believe that you need an NHL account to join, but it’s super easy to make one and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. and if you aren’t able to make an account, you can always make a bracket online (or manually here on tumblr) and reblog this post with a picture of it! so please join if you can, the more the merrier! happy playoffs y’all <3

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Hockeyblr Bracket Challenge 2023

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