This promo video from the Adirondack Phantoms, the Philadelphia Flyers' AHL affiliate, needed three things to perfectly capture the 1980s MTV aesthetic it's going for: a cameo by Martha Quinn, a model/actress writhing on the hood of a Camaro and/or Thunderbird, and a prolonged sax solo … even if Starship's "We Built This City [On Rock and Roll]" didn't feature one.
But that's just us being grody dweebs. Check out the radical moves and totally tubular lip-syncing as the Phantoms promote their 1980s night to the max:
(Ed. Note: Alas, there are some rights issues with the song that prevent us from embedding it. We hate posts in which we can't embed the clip, but follow the link -- it's worth it.)
This clip was created for Phantoms 1980s Night, which alas was on Nov. 25. It was a celebration of the hair bands that visited the Glens Falls Civic Center, and a time when hockey was apparently played without goaltenders (based on the stats we've seen).
Number 19 in your programs, and now No. 1 in your hearts, is center Luke Pither, who may or may not be channeling Thomas Jane from "Boogie Nights."
Defenseman Kevin Marshall (No. 4), called up to the Flyers in the wake of Chris Pronger's injury, seems to have mastered the sensual sway of Robert Palmer's overly made-up backup band; yet, at the end, he's gone all Wham! on us.
The scene with the tumbling dice and the players running in place could have easily been a clip from any Euro-synth video that compared love to casino gaming. Then there's the scene in which the players attempt to outrun a space-time warp tunnel and then disappear. Which is actually how waivers work.
Thanks to Jason Akeson, Kevin Marshall, Tye McGinn, and Luke Pither for giving the world this video. You may not be the Belfast Giants. But the Belfast Giants also didn't have such amazing special effects. (My god, his head has descended from the ceiling, where he was no doubt dancing!)
s/t to Tim McManus of the Glens Falls Post-Star for the find.