They were in Anaheim playing the Ducks for the first time this season. As you know, they are set to play an outdoor hockey game at Dodger Stadium in late January, so this early match-up was a showcase for that Stadium Series hockey game. With that in mind, the Kings let the Dodgers PR folks take control of the of their twitter account for the entire 2nd period of the game.
What could go wrong, right?
Well, the snark started off with a bang.
Even before officially taking over, Josh Tucker (the social media guru behind the Dodgers) decided to start the duck roast early.
The @AnaheimDucks have a drone blimp. Light years ahead of Amazon: pic.twitter.com/7oeHNevjnb
— Josh Tucker (@joshbtucker) December 4, 2013
In their first tweet on the Kings account, the Dodgers take the high road.
Being on the Kings account - some said, "there's a lot of pressure on you to be witty or bold," but we are way classier than that. -@Dodgers
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
Only to fool us all with examples of their sophomoric charm. I especially love the last link shown below.
We love pop culture: https://t.co/BkcLz1Prr7
prefer Avicii: https://t.co/qBcnGxL9d8
and feel at home in Anaheim:
https://t.co/0OGrbf1ck2
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
With hockey being the game of the evening, the Dodgers let Kings fan know about the day Vin Scully raced Jackie Robinson on skates.
Video Link:
Then they warmed up Kings mascot Bailey.
The #LAKings are all stretched out and ready to go for the 2nd period: https://t.co/zuUSh22aev -@Dodgers
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
So, who's your favorite Kings of all-time?
Our favorite Kings of all-time:
Wayne Gretzky
Luc Robitaille
Simba
Larry
Martin Luther
-@Dodgers pic.twitter.com/5sasL5dLu7
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
And now some game notes:
Martin Jones goes full Daniel Larusso to stop the #Ducks breakaway chance. Mr. Miyagi approves. All tied, 1-1. #WaxOff -@Dodgers
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
Ducks' goalie Jonas HIller appears to be the Kenley Jansen of hockey — now with 30 saves in 31 opportunities. -@Dodgers
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
By the end of the 2nd period the game was tied 1 to 1. Then finished up tied 2 to 2 by the end of the 3rd period and overtime play. The game had been a hard fought affair with plenty of checking, shots on goal and power play opportunities. Overtime was especially fun to watch as numerous penalties caused confusing line combinations. Fortunately, our goalie was better than theirs. After an 8 round shootout, the Kings won the game on a goal by the aptly named Dwight King. Watch highlights here.
And now to the goodbyes.
That's it for our takeover -- we made @twitter history! Thanks for having us, we'll leave you with this. -@Dodgers pic.twitter.com/TgGUkegewk
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 4, 2013
The @LAKings are undefeated on nights @Dodgers takes over. As they once so eloquently said, you're welcome.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) December 4, 2013
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