Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly Hockey War

Overview

Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly Hockey War refers to a Twitter feud between The Office actors John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer over their picks to win the 2019 Stanley Cup.

Background

On May 7th, 2019, the St. Louis Blues tweeted a video of Jenna Fischer cheering on the team (shown below). The tweet gained over 20,100 likes and 2,200 retweets in two weeks.

On May 21st, Actor John Krasinski^[1] and fan of the Boston Bruins retweeted the video commenting "Uh oh…" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 4,100 retweets and 78,100 likes in two days. Twitter Blues fan @veleno^[2] posted a side-by-side photo of the two actors in hockey jerseys (shown below, right). The tweet gained over 15,400 likes and 2,500 retweets in two days.

Notable Developments

On May 21st, @MattZiance^[3] posted a photo of the character Stanley from The Office on a cup saying, "Who will win Stanley’s Cup?" (shown below). The tweet gained over 5,900 likes in two days.

On May 22nd, 2019, NBC Sports Boston tweeted, " Jim vs. Pam: #NHLBruins vs. @StLouisBlues #StanleyCupFinal divides @theofficenbc's favorite couple – @johnkrasinski & @jennafischer " (shown below). The tweet gained over 5,900 likes in a day.

That same day, Twitter user @CRicchini posted a GIF of Pam tackling Jim (shown below). The tweet gained over 1,300 likes in a day.

Various Examples

Pam: BluesJim: BruinsEveryone Else in America: pic.twitter.com/E4Y0eT0k4p

— Joe Kuchie (@jkuchie) May 22, 2019

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