So as you all know roughly a month ago i was telling you all that i was going to be in a commercial . I signed a contract and was not allowed to speak about it until it was released and last week it was released during the Super Bowl . It was a Budweiser Commercial .... the guy in the picture above probably looks really familiar to most of you , he is Paulo Colaiacovo ...his twin brother is ex Maple Leafs defence man Carlo Colaiacovo .
The shoot day was odd to begin as we were told we would have to be there on ice at 8 or 9 am , i can't remember . I woke up too late for the apparent time for the shuttle pick up at Sherway Gardens so i started to drive out to London on my own , then got a text about half an hour into my journey finding out we were meeting at Shane's place at 11 AM and had to be there for 1 pm .... ARGH ! so i turned around and sat in traffic for over an hour :( went to Shane's and waited for the rest of the hockey team/cast to show up .
We carpooled and i have a little Mazda so it is best to get in the big vehicles :) i got in with Paulo ... Paulo is a now retired former pro goalie so we had a lot of good stories to share , i was particularly interested in his stint in Holland where he had some success winning a championship and some personal hardware too !!! The drive seemed short as we joked and talked about hockey the whole ride , thanks for the ride Paulo it was great meeting you .
When we arrived i actually knew most of the people working on set there as i work in the commercial industry as well , most of them were baffled when i walked in with my gear as they probably had no clue about my goal tending ... or maybe they were just surprised i was cast as talent on their shoot , regardless it was odd for me too . We were on the ice for 9 hours with a break half way through , it was really awesome to actually skate on the ice there in London at the Budweiser Gardens , where the London Knights play ... great rink , the ice was beautiful !
Well i guess you all just really want to see this video so here it is .... clink the link and if you wanna crack a joke about me just leave a comment ... ENJOY !!!
last but not least our good friend Shane Nuttley-Kirby was injured in his Crashed Ice event yesterday , i am hoping he has a speedy recovery ! Shane cast myself and the rest of the hockey team for this shoot and does a lot of great stuff in the hockey community in Toronto . Get well soon buddy !
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