The Prehistoric Sharks take on the Kraken in this Halloween hockey game. For the first time in franchise history, the Kraken battle the Megalodons in the haunted hockey game.
5th Anniversary of the Hockey Halloween Display
2021 marks the 5th anniversary of our Haunted Halloween display featuring skeletons playing hockey. Here’s a recap of the matchups:
- 2021: Megs vs the Kraken
- 2020: Miracle on Ice
- 2019: Megs vs the Knights
- 2018: Megs vs the Ducks
- 2017: Megs vs the Kings
This year the Megalodons are playing the Kraken, an expansion team in the SHL (Skeleton Hockey League). You know, it would have been nice if the actual San Jose Sharks could have played the Seattle Kraken in October this year, but unfortunately the NHL didn’t take my Halloween plans into consideration when setting the schedule. Regardless, the addition of the Kraken gave me an opportunity to create a sea creature-themed hockey display.
The Teams
Megalodons
Myers #28
It’s Timo Time at the Boneyard. With the addition of a mask, it was easy to transform Meier into Myers for Halloween!
Chewie #88
We love to include #88 in our displays. Burns was so nice to my son when my son (then 5) asked for an autograph from his favorite player. Therefore, he’ll always be a family favorite.
TMNT #48
I think a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is an obvious choice for a Halloween display. Plus he’s the happiest skeleton in the yard!
Creature #39
Creature is the captain of the Megalodons. He’s been an inspirational leader, just like his namesake on the San Jose Sharks. One of the dads on my son’s hockey team came up with this nickname (thanks for the awesome suggestion!).
EEK65 #65
Doesn’t EEK65 look sharp with his new haircut? He was inspired by EK65, whose level of play took off after chopping his flow.
Kraken
Gio #5
Let me introduce Gio, the captain of the skelly Kraken team. He was a proven leader of other SHL teams, so he was a natural choice to lead the expansion team.
Igor #13
I included Igor in this display because of his namesake’s profile picture. Who agrees that Tanev has the BEST profile picture in the NHL?! If you haven’t seen it, you definitely need to check it out. His picture also makes me think of Igor from Young Frankenstein (great movie btw!). If you don’t get the reference, take a peek at a movie picture on IMDb
Grusome #31
The Kraken team goalie is Grusome. I’m not saying that Grubauer is gruesome. Instead, the nickname was derived from the name of his goalie mask series (Desolation of Grubi).
Big Rig
The team needed another strong defenseman, so Big Rig was a natural choice. Plus a number of scary movies feature trucks! Speaking of scary movies with trucks, I’m still not over the truck scene from the 1986 movie The Hitcher (or the french fry scene either).
Gourd #37
Gourds are a great addition when decorating for Halloween. See how well adding Gourd enhanced this haunted hockey display? Thank you Gourde for having a perfect name for a Halloween nickname.
Supporting Cast of Sea Creatures
The Coach
The Megalodons have a new coach this year–the Creature from the Boneyard Lagoon. He has a simple coaching philosophy for this game–Attack the Krak! It seems to be effective since the Megalodons are winning 3 to 1 in the 3rd period!
The Mascot
Megalodonnie, the team mascot, continues to support his team. Look at him heckling the Kraken goalie. He tries to emulate SJ Sharkie, the best mascot in the NHL and in professional sports!
The Referee
Cthulhu is officiating the game today. While he may resemble an octopus, he is a fair referee and making appropriate calls.
The Fans
For some reason, a lot of pirates and mermaids showed up to cheer on the Megalodons and Kraken. Maybe it was the sea creature discount this year.
Concessions
The management team decided to offer fresh calamari at the Boneyard this year. The Kraken fans did not appreciate the new menu item. I think some fans snuck in bottles of Kraken rum as a show of passive aggression. Hey, they may be drinking The Kraken Attacks California rum, but the Megalodons are winning this hockey game.
Display
The Jerseys
I usually rely on uncrested jerseys as the starting point for the team sweaters. Because the Kraken were so new, I couldn’t find any uncrested jerseys with the Kraken colors. Instead of making the entire jersey from scratch (which I did for the Miracle on Ice display last year), I started with a plain white practice jersey and added sleeves and a trim in Kraken colors (hey Seattle Kraken fans, your new team has aweome team colors!).
I had to order more custom heat transfers from Heat Transfer Warehouse (#NOTsponsored). They turned my order around quickly and the transfers were a breeze to add to the jerseys. My only “complaint” is that they thought the hockey sticks were golf clubs LOL.
The Set Up
Apologies to any hockey players who notice that some of the players are not holding their hockey sticks correctly. This task typically falls on my hockey playing son (since this actually bothers him), but he had to finish his homework. He was able to make some corrections to my set up during a brief quality control effort, but then he had to leave for a hockey tournament in Vegas.
The Boneyard 2021 Video
The Boneyard 2021 Photo Gallery
Here are more pictures from this year’s display.
Happy Halloween
Thanks for checking out my family’s Halloween Display. I hope you have a safe and happy Halloween!
