Spengler Cup Hockey Tournament 2007

True, other than the logo of the company that made the jersey, I don't think you are even allowd to put sponsor avertisements on Pro teams uniforms over here. But, then gain like Bonjasky said, most of our Major league teams don't have the financial constraints that their teams have, therefore our teams have no real need to use sponsor logos on their jerseys.

 

best atmosphre in the NHL is the Canucks

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I have to argue you on that one, Ottawa all the way, us being stuffy government fans is total BS from jelous Toronto fan. But I also strait up admit that I am bias. Given that I have never been to a Vancouver game during the playoff and I am assuming that you have never been to SBP during the playoffs I will reserve judgment. I think that in the SC final anyone of the 6 Canadian rinks could have the bet atmosphere in the NHL, cuz all Canadian fans are hockey nuts.

 

Hello the NHL players voted us the most intimidating fans. And I think they have the best opinion since they actually travel to all the cities.

 

The players voting your fans the most intimidating doesn't mean those fans create the best atmosphere, it just means you fans scare the s*** out of more opposing fans.

 

they probably all have thier guns

 

haha that must be it, but if that's the case I'm surprised it's not Detroit they chose. Only been to Detroit a few times but some of their football fans scared me well enough. Lol

 

Hmmm what would the fans rather have. Have the players intimidated by them or have a good atmosphere. Thats the fans goal when they yell stuff ffs. I matter as well go out to a fancy restaurant because it has a good atmosphere.

 

how can you be intimidated by a restaurant?

 

Personally I couldn't give a rat's a** how intimidating the fans are, as long as I am provided with a good fan experience when I go to the rink, both in the stands and out of them. I could sit in a section filled with the * Angels and that section would have a pretty intimidating atmosphere, but might necessarily have the most exciting atmosphere. Remember the players only voted you guys most intimidating not most exciting. When they were talking on FSN (an American channel) about the possibility of Buffalo over throwing Detroit for the title of Hockey Town, a title awarded to Detroit in part for its great fan atmosphere, the announcer ( also American, so no pro-Canada bias) reminded viewers that the title of hockey town meant hockey town U.S.A., as the rinks with the best fan atmosphere were, in no particular order: Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The whole idea of the fans being the "seventh man on the ice," is for the home fans to cheer so loud and create such a great atmosphere for the home team that it gives them an emotional lift to play harder. I would rather be a part of a crowed that is positively oriented and spends most of the fans energy cheering their team like crazy and trying to have fun, than spend most of my time and effort booing the other teams players(every once in a while it's fun ) My point is simply this, being voted the most intimidating fans by the players does not in any way equate to being the best fans. Intimidation can be a factor in making great fans, but so is loyalty, passion, creativity, volume, friendliness between fellow fans, and pure support for the team from the community. Everyone has a different opinion on what makes a good fan a good fan and most people like to think that their fans are the best. I don't think we can ever really say which team in the NHL has the best fans, so many of the teams are so different, with different histories, and the way their fans support them is equally as varied. I think it is all a matter of personal taste as to how you choose to support your team and what you think is the best way to be a fan. The fact is that virtually every passionate fan thinks their is something about their fan base that sets them apart, as an Ottawa fan I'd say that the thing that sets Sens fans apart is how integrated our team is in our community. As a few of our new players have said, in Ottawa the players really are celebrities, you can't walk two feet down the street without seeing something Sens. The players are really involved to, like with everything that happened with poor little Elgin Fraser. They boys were in the Eastern conference final and still went out of their way individually to help the little boy any way they could. The whole city got involved in trying to help the boy and his family as a result of things the Sens did. Every team means a lot to their town but we in Ottawa literally have no other team, not even a CFL team and as a result fans are absolutely fierce about their team. When the Sens lost in the final, over 5000 fans still showed up at the airport to cheer the guys on and thank them for the wild ride. Obviously I am bias towards Ottawa and the way we support our team and you are bias towards Deebo and the intimidation your fan base displays. If I am honest I will say that it really is impossible to say what makes a group of fans "the best" but there are a lot of NHL teams with amazing fan bases that live and die for their team and that’s part of the hockey passion that makes me love the whole sport so much. I see that same passion in Celtic and Hoops supporters and I think that is one of the things that first drew me to the team.