It’s been a weird week for Anthony Holmes. The St. Louis sports fan accidentally discovered the joys of hockey, and then three days later he was a guest on Good Morning America.
Holmes, who goes by Tony X. or @soIoucity on Twitter, stumbled onto Game 7 of the first-round playoffs between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night (April 25).
He was immediately hooked, and slightly confused.
He went viral quickly, gaining almost 65,000 new Twitter followers in four days.
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His newfound popularity caught the attention of the St. Louis Blues, who invited him to see their next playoff home game, against the Dallas Stars on May 3.
And, this morning (April 28), he was a guest on Good Morning America.
“I never gave [hockey] a chance,” he explained to the hosts on the show. “I was a big football fan and baseball fan but I never hockey a chance.”
One of the most hilarious aspects of the story is Tony’s take on the largely white sport and its #hockeytwitter fan base.
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Since going viral, Tony has kept live-tweeting games, further delving into the strange customs of hockey culture.
