Say it ain’t so: The Colorado Avalanche won its first Stanley Cup in 21 years over the weekend, and on Monday got a congratulations from punk rock band Blink-182 on Twitter.
For the uninitiated, it might seem like the virtual congrats is coming from an unlikely source. But the band’s 1999 hit “All the Small Things” has become the unofficial anthem for Avs home games. Take a listen:
Congrats to the on their Stanley Cup victory 🏆🏒🥅🏒🥅🏒🥅
— blink-182 (@blink182)
Avs game-night DJ Craig Turney, aka DJ Triple T, told that he was listening to a local radio station’s “Throwback Thursday” segment when he was reminded of the song and decided to add it to the third period’s sonic rotation.
“They just loved it,” . “It was organic. It wasn’t staged. Everyone was into it and it was like, ‘Wow, OK, I think we’re really on to something here.'”
Since Blink-182 tweeted its congratulations, locals have been begging the band to attend the Stanley Cup parade, which marches from Denver’s Union Station to Civic Center park on Thursday morning. In an interview with Altitude Sports Radio Tuesday, bassist/singer Mark Hoppus said he wanted to attend — “I wanna go to the parade, I wanna get on a plane and go to the parade. I wanna to get on the float. I’m going to get arrested for trying to jump on the float,” he said — but so far, no one has confirmed the band will be there. (We’ve inquired with their publicity company, no word yet.)
Complicating a potential appearance: Drummer Travis Barker was hospitalized Tuesday morning, . It’s unclear what his medical emergency is, the tabloid said, but Barker’s daughter on social media. Earlier this week, Barker tweeted
Blink 182 will forever be royalty in Colorado when they show up on Thursday.
— Craig (USC B1G-bound/Nuggets '23/ Avs '22) Rohan (@rohan_craig)
It wouldn’t be the first time they did something special for the Avalanche. According to ESPN, Hoppus once filmed an intro that played ahead of the song at a home game. In the Altitude Sports Radio interview, he called the tradition “so gratifying and so cool,” adding “it speaks to the power of music.”
No matter, we’re simply excited that the Avs turned the lights off on the finals and carried the Stanley Cup home. Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na … .
