LOS ANGELES -- Sitting in the dressing room moments before hosting the "NHL100 Presented by GEICO" on Friday, Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm could not contain his excitement.
Being front stage and center for an event honoring the 100 greatest NHL players as part of its Centennial Celebration was a thrill for the lifelong St. Louis Blues fan.
"I'm so happy to be part of it," Hamm said backstage at Microsoft Theater. "I've had a relationship with the NHL for some time and I've been a very vocal fan. One hundred years is a big deal. There's not a league of anything that can say they've been around 100 years, and there's a reason. Hockey has had a very specific fan base for a long time … and the product has been consistent on the ice. You talk to fans in the '60s, you talk to fans in the '70s, '80s, all the way through, and they'll tell you 10 things that would drop your jaw."
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