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"Oh yeah, and go where, Jonathan? Where are we gonna go?"

"I'll tell you where, Adam. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Assssssspen."

Jonathan Toews(notes) and Adam Burish(notes) are both injured for the Chicago Blackhawks, which meant they could enjoy Halloween like average citizens do. No, not half-in-the-bag (we assume), but in costume: Toews as Lloyd and Burish as Harry from "Dumb & Dumber" (video from the Hawks here), in an image we tweeted over the weekend. The only think missing is a bulldog mated with a Shih-Tzu.

The blog No Qualified To Comment ... er, commented:

Does a couple of idiots dressing up like a couple of idiots mean that there's locker room chemistry?  I'm not sure, but at least they are having fun.

Oh, the fun didn't end there. Coming up, more Blackhawks costume hilarity, plus fans in St. Louis, Washington, New Jersey and Pittsburgh get in on the Halloween spirit. Oh, along with Los Angeles Kings ice girls. You'll want to see that.

And here ... we ... go.

From friend of Puck Daddy Sarah Spain and her still-new blog No Spain, No Gain comes this image of "Adam Burish as Dennis Rodman, Patrick Sharp(notes) as Coach Quenneville & Patrick Kane(notes) as Scottie Pippen." Thank god someone ID'd Sharp's costume; we would have pegged it as an extra from the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" video.

Also from No Spain, No Gain, this is Mr. Toews once again as Canadian comic book icon Wolverine (classic outfit ... nerd). Please note the irony that this character has incredible healing powers. Toews is posing with another mutant whose abilities seem limited to looking like the love child of Joe Dirt and Garth Algar. Party on indeed.

Halloween at The Rock in Jersey, with photos taken on Oct. 29. No one show this kid the standings.

The Devils have a huge Halloween gallery here, including lovely Jersey women and the prerequisite Sidney Crybaby costume. For shame!

This is Howler, the Phoenix Coyotes' mascot (and now Gary Bettman's pool boy after today's ruling), dressed up as a Hanson Brother for Howl-o-ween (see what we did there?). Why he's wearing Eric LaSalle's hair from "Coming To America" is anyone's guess.

This photo was taken at the St. Louis Blues' game against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 31 and ... well, it's either the best baby with grandma costume or the worst Quatto costume we've ever seen.

Yikes ... if only there was something to erase this from our minds ...

This was not it. (Via the St. Louis Blues' official Web site.)

OK, we do admit a begrudging respect for anyone who dresses up like beer pong and gets the right cheap brew as part of the costume. But if only there was something to erase this from our minds ...

Ah, yes. Thank you, St. Louis Blues. Thank you, thank you and thank you. Especially if, as we imagine, they're actually Cylons.

From Getty Images: "Pittsburgh Penguins fans pose for a photo on the concourse before the start of NHL play between the Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena on October 31, 2009." They gave no indication why they're made up to look like basketballs.

From Capitals Outsider's Halloween gallery  comes this Washington Capitals two-fer. Our motto in action: Dress for the beer you're drinking.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles ...

... Andrew Raycroft(notes) began inexplicably humming the tune to "Hit Me Baby One More Time."

And finally ...

.... HELLLLLLO, NURSE! </Anamaniac'd>

More Halloween fun on the Faceoff.com site, with some great photos from the past. Thanks to many a'Twitter follower that helped with this gallery, including Frozen Notes, Puck Central, BlinkFink182 and Muffy Crane.

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  1. Nanerpus
    1. Posted by Nanerpus Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:13 pm EST

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    Scooby has a camel toe
  2. HotStacey
    2. Posted by HotStacey Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:16 pm EST

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    D&D!! i love it
  3. NatsCapsSkins
    3. Posted by NatsCapsSkins Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:18 pm EST

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    Scooby was just a few rows over from me at the game but I never saw Duff Man
  4. Kyle
    4. Posted by Kyle Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:24 pm EST

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    F*ck yeah, (sea)kings!!!!
  5. ChuckV
    5. Posted by ChuckV Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:24 pm EST

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    That last photo might explain the spike in injuries this year.
  6. Jerk Store
    6. Posted by Jerk Store Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:30 pm EST

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    burish and kane in blackface. awesome.
    im shocked no one cried foul on this, even if it wasnt in any way meant as insulting.
    W-O-W. i guess im not too shocked, coming from a team with an "injun" as its logo. oh but i forget, its meant as praise.
  7. MAC
    7. Posted by MAC Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:33 pm EST

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    Maybe that nurse can defibrillate Vancouvers offense
  8. HotStacey
    8. Posted by HotStacey Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:34 pm EST

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    holy [profane] on the blackface. [profane] i can't imagine the mgmnt would like this pic at ALL. MASSIVE balls on kane for doing this after the cab incident. he must be insanely naive or just really really full of himself.
  9. Eric C
    9. Posted by Eric C Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:59 pm EST

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    Ironic that Toews would go as Wolverine, considering his sideburns in last years playoffs.
    http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pass-or-Fail-The-Jonathan-Toews-playoff-beard?urn=nhl,163529
  10. TomU
    10. Posted by TomU Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:02 pm EST

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    UglyStacey - What does Kane's cab incident have to do with his costume? And what's the big deal with his costume? How upset were you when Eddie Murphy did the SNL skit as a white guy? Were you posting retarded statements on the Wayan's brothers website when White Girls came out? I would assume not so why don't find something else to complain about [profane]!
  11. jeffrey c
    11. Posted by jeffrey c Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:09 pm EST

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    nice Total Recall reference, but damnit!, i want ice girls in buffalo!!
  12. NYR34
    12. Posted by NYR34 Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:18 pm EST

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    @ChuckV
    Seconded, as Marian Gaborik circles the date the team lands in LA to play the Kings and "injure his groin".
    @Jerk Store
    RESPECT THE INDIAN!!!!
    @Granny Costume
    QUAID!!! START THE REACTOR!!!
  13. The Bog
    13. Posted by The Bog Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:25 pm EST

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    If you have to explain the Animaniacs reference, it defeats the purpose.
  14. Panda God
    14. Posted by Panda God Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:26 pm EST

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    I'd like to personally thank the Devil's for the "cheerleader" (ice girl?) on the right in about half those photos. Oh and for the taxi driver in pic 58. Hellooooo cabbette! (/also Animaniac'd)
  15. HotStacey
    15. Posted by HotStacey Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:43 pm EST

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    tom - yes, cuz blackface and whiteface is the same thing, right? and you're calling ME retarded?
  16. The Bog
    16. Posted by The Bog Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:59 pm EST

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    That's not blackface. Black face is coal smeared on a persons face in an effort to belittle and riddicule
  17. Flutie
    17. Posted by Flutie Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:31 pm EST

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    Thats Patrick Sharp as Phil Jackson, not Joel Quenneville. Hence the vintage Bulls theme...
  18. HotStacey
    18. Posted by HotStacey Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:36 pm EST

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    so you wouldn't have any problem doing it yourself? yeah, that's what i thought
  19. Fox
    19. Posted by Fox Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:44 pm EST

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    It takes some sack to opine upon Wolverine's mutant powers, obscurely reference Total Recall, drop in some Battlesoap Anxiety, and call someone else a nerd ... I like.
  20. habs1rule
    20. Posted by habs1rule Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:57 pm EST

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    Kane should have been Rodman.!!
  21. Don D
    21. Posted by Don D Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:22 pm EST

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    I take it Raycroft's hunching over to hide his semi-chub?
  22. Timothye
    22. Posted by Timothye Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:27 pm EST

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    so what idiot is lecturing kesler while there are clearly better things to watch and discuss during your tv timeout?
  23. JP13
    23. Posted by JP13 Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:49 pm EST

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    All the chicks (except the one in the middle of those 3)= pass
    Scooby doo and Pens fans= fail
    Duff man, Toews and Burish= Hilarious
    beer pong lady, dude with baby strapped to him= disturbing

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