Many have said that hockey in Toronto blows. Now you can blame Michael Paul. With some rented equipment, video recorded evidence to be posted on the internet, and a sum of money to be donated to a local charity, Paul has created what he calls the "first ever leaf blower hockey game in the history of the world".

Paul is a partner at a Toronto Ad Agency where the writers and executives thought this variation of street hockey would be a novel charity fund raising event.

With an official band for inspiration (Air Supply) and an unbreachable code of conduct ("No aggressive blowing"), the inaugural game began yesterday morning at an outdoor rink at Bathurst St. and Dundas Ave. when the Windbreakers faced off against the Fallen Leafs. ("No harm intended to the other Leafs.") The game surface was slick with rainwater, not ice, but players from each team strapped on diesel-powered leaf blowers over their red and white jerseys, left their Tim Hortons coffee cups on the bench, and stepped up to do battle.

Perhaps these guys can expand their cause with the latest craze.

Thanks to Lion in Oil for the assist.