Blues take notice of overnight Twitter sensation
'Tony X.' gains more than 20,000 Twitter followers after live tweeting Blues' Game 7
'Tony X.' isn't new to Twitter – in fact, he's tweeted over 100,000 times – but he was certainly new to the sport of hockey when he began live tweeting the Blues and Blackhawks Game 7 matchup on Monday night.
He was a little late to the party, joining into the #Game7 conversation an hour into the game, but it didn't take long for him to see what all the hype was about.
Of course, having never watched hockey before, Tony had to rely on a little help from Google to be able to understand what was going on.
Wtf is a power play
—@soIoucity
I gotta have Google open I see...
—@soIoucity
Goaltending was a bit of a strange concept to Tony as well, as he didn't understand what the Blues were doing when they were up one goal late in the game. But he had an idea on how to fix it.
Honestly why wouldn't the whole team just stand in front of the net for the last minute😂😂😂
—@soIoucity
And even Tony took notice of Blackhawks' all-star Patrick Kane as a threat to his new favourite team.
I don't know who this dude kane is but we gotta stop him.
—@soIoucity
When time ran out and St. Louis was still on top 3-2, there was no one happier than new Blues fan Tony X.
WE DID ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
—@soIoucity
"We" being used very loosely.
—@soIoucity
Tony now has over 20,000 Twitter followers, including a certain professional hockey team that also took notice of his overnight Twitter success.
Welcome to Hockey Twitter & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash">#stlblues</a> fandom, <a href="https://twitter.com/soIoucity">@soIoucity</a>! Want to check out Game 3 live? It's on us! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAllBleedBlue?src=hash">#WeAllBleedBlue</a> <a href="https://t.co/27o5fB69KE">https://t.co/27o5fB69KE</a>
—@StLouisBlues
I'm there 🙌🙌🙌 should i bring a jacket? 😂 I'm so serious. It is a room full of ice <a href="https://t.co/yWHLuYpmdy">https://t.co/yWHLuYpmdy</a>
—@soIoucity
Considering this all started because Tony couldn't watch his beloved Cardinals team play, it's safe to say he's made out pretty okay for himself.
Blues win a game 7 and cardinals give up 8 runs in an inning i can't win 😭
—@soIoucity
Welcome to the world of hockey, Tony!