2014 SHOEY Awards: Social Media Awards

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We are four days into voting for our first ever SHOEY Awards and all races are still really close, especially the social media awards. There are three categories that fall under the social media awards: Tweet of the Year, Tweeter of the Year, and Social Media Champion. Three, it’s a magic number. Will that magic wear off on some of our nominees?

Tweet of the Year

Nate Schmidt

This is just beyond cute. The tweet is from the Strachan Strays photo shoot, where Schmidty was beyond cute with the dogs. Tyson Strachan with Michael Latta


Tyson, Michael, and Tyson’s rescue, Raja, all spent their day off making a jigsaw puzzle that looks a lot like “Where’s Waldo?”

Brandon Segal and Patrick Wellar

“Patrick Wants To Ride is the story of a boy who loves Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and dreams about the day when he will be big enough to ride on one and go touring with Mom and Dad.” Why do I feel this book fits Wellar perfectly? Julien Brouillette


A nice tweet from a guy who finally got his shot this past season. How can you not like this tweet?

Michael Latta

Sad and funny at the same time. Maybe Selena Gomez will still take you up on that offer, Latts! Patrick Wellar


Ouch. Just ouch…

Tweeter of the Year

TWITTER KUNDYTomas Kundratek (@Kundrc84)
Tomas has been out for most of the season with an ACL tear, but still has kept up on Twitter with tweets about his recovery. Not to mention all of his retweets of some of the cutest and funniest things on Twitter. We hope to see Kundy back next season 100% healthy and playing a lot in the NHL, but hope the tweets don’t let up anytime soon.

TWITTER LATTAMichael Latta (@Latta17)
Michael Latta has to be one of the funniest and most involved hockey players on Twtter today. Between chirps on teammates, to catching teammates slippin, Latta’s tweets are top notch. Please never stop tweeting, Michael

TWITTER JOELJoel Rechlicz (@TheRecker19)
Recker was off Twitter for almost two years before former Bear Graham Mink helped Joel out getting him back on the social network. Sporting a John Wayne icon, Rechlicz reminded people of his golf skills, showed fans the “Ice Cowboys” of former Hershey teams, and told BOB he’s sick of his “I’ll get the tab next time” ways all within a month of coming back to Twitter. Our personal favorite? His bio line: “shootout specialist.”

TWITTER WELLARPatrick Wellar (@pwellar33)
Patrick Wellar was one of the first Bears on Twitter back when Chris Bourque, Patrick McNeill, and Wellar all joined around the same time. Since then, Wellar’s tweets have been A1. Always a guy that will wish a teammate a happy birthday or congratulate someone on a call-up to the big show, @pwellar33’s tweets shows the high level of class the guy has.

TWITTER MITCHYGarrett Mitchell (@Mitchy1_0)
After being sidelined early in the season, Mitchell has been extremely active on the site that only allows 140 characters. The forward was always promoting upcoming events that benefited local charities and staying involved in the community.

TWITTER BYERSDane Byers (@byzee34)
Dane Byers was the first Bears captain in team history to be on Twitter while sporting the “C” on his sweater. He’s a guy whose tweets might have gone unnoticed at times, but always had something good to say. Hopefully Byers will be back next season so we can enjoy his tweets from Chocolate Town, USA.

Social Media Champion

DipticTomas Kundratek and Garrett Mitchell
Kundratek and Mitchell both sustained season ending injuries very early into the season, but that didn’t keep the two of them off of Twitter. Both interacted with fans and kept Bears fans up to date on their progress while rehabbing. Both are also up for Tweeter of the year.

hershey bears wilkes barre scranton penguins-2David Leggio
David Leggio went viral this season after his spot on impression of NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire was picked up by national media. With over 50k views on YouTube, it’s safe to say that the netminder is the leading candidate for this award.

Hershey Bears latta rechlicz-2Joel Rechlicz
Rechlicz is such a fan favorite in Hershey, whenever he does something of note, it blows up online. Our posts on his great fight against Brett Gallant and his first goal in 800+ days blew up, giving Recker a nom for Social Media Champ.

Hershey Bears latta rechlicz-1Michael Latta
Latta is the only nominee up for all three social media awards for one reason: he’s always involved. Between tweeting, to adding filters to photos on Instagram, if Michael is not at the rink, he’s probably online.

 

Is there someone you want to nominate? Add you own below picks when you vote!

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