Hockey has a history of weird stories, but what is going on in the Steel City is definitely unique.
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins released a statement saying that thousands of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads were stolen in California on their way to Pittsburgh. The bobbleheads were originally scheduled to be handed out at the team’s game that night against the San Jose Sharks.
However, just a few hours later, the Penguins released a video on social media of Jagr, and one of the bobbleheads, seemingly going on a hunt to find the missing bobbleheads.
Allegedly, the Penguins are working with the transportation and manufacturer companies to notify the proper authorities of the issue. The team stated that it would not comment further on the matter “to not hamper the recovery of the goods.”
This has led to speculation and (extremely) wild takes on what is going on, and whether or not the bobbleheads were actually stolen.
On Friday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Colby Cohen and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss the bizarre saga and whether the bobbleheads were actually stolen.
Colby Cohen: I think they went along with it after they got stolen. I do think it actually got stolen. I give the Pittsburgh Penguins credit for capitalizing on the marketing opportunity, but that’s probably just one or two [of the bobbleheads]. I’m sure they had some samples laying around, and they just decided, “We’re just gonna go with it.”
The fans did not get them, they were all given notices. I’m staying with what I said yesterday, whoever stole the bobbleheads, give them the chair!
Tyler Yaremchuk: I think it’s all gonna be a hoax. They’re gonna have some big long video about Jagr finding them, that’s where I’m putting my money.
You can watch the entire segment, and full episode here…
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