Chuck-a-Puck
Fans buy numbered pucks (or mini balls), then hurl them at a center-ice target during intermission. Closest number wins a prize; the team keeps the rest.
Why it works
It converts bored intermission energy into revenue every single home game. Kids beg parents for a second puck, and the 30-second chaos IS the entertainment.
How to run it
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Get written venue and district approval for the toss contest, including surface protection, participant flow, prize rules, and any local gaming requirements.
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Buy 200-500 numbered foam pucks or mini balls once, they're reusable all season.
- 3
Create a Product Sale for numbered toss entries and sell them online during the week plus by QR at the gate, usually $2-$5 each or 3-for-$10. At redemption, hand the buyer the matching numbered puck or ball.
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At intermission, mark the target, clear the surface, and let everyone throw at once; closest number wins the night's prize (a donated gift card is perfect).
- 5
Have the team's youngest players collect the pucks, the crowd loves it and reset takes five minutes.
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Announce the winner over the PA and post it after the game, then repeat next home game.
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Load your contact list and let the built-in email + text sequence do the reminding (Write with AI drafts the messages), most gifts arrive on the second or third touch.
Responsibilities
Who does what, and when, so nothing slips.
- Confirm approval and local rules, buy the pucks once, and line up a weekly donated prize.
- Run gate/QR sales and the intermission throw.
- Buy a puck (or three) and throw with questionable accuracy.
Before you run a raffle
The closest throw is a physical skill contest, not a random platform drawing, but paid contests and prizes can still be regulated locally. Get venue and district approval before selling entries.
Example messages
Sample outreach for this play, to spark your own.
Chuck-a-Puck is BACK for Friday's home game. $5 a puck, closest to center ice wins a $50 gift card. Buy now, skip the line: {link}
These are just examples. You'll write and send your own messages when you set up your campaign.
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