The start of December marks the arrival of Teddy Bear Toss Season thanks to the many minor league hockey teams who take part in that beloved tradition. That includes the Ottawa 67’s, the OHL club that was involved in an amazing clip chronicling the chaotic scene that unfolded when the event was held over the weekend.
In 1993, the Kamloops Blazers of Canada’s Western Hockey League dreamed up the Teddy Bear Toss, a promotion where fans were invited to bring those iconic toys and other stuffed animals to a game and throw them on the ice after the team scored its first goal so they could be collected and donated to charity.
That marked the start of a tradition that is going stronger than ever more than three decades later, as there are a ton of minor league hockey teams that latched onto the altruistic event that has the potential …