Re: This Week In Hockey East, Volume II: Now Even Hockey East-ier!
DogHouse, just curious who you felt "physically harrassed and verbally threatened" you. As you sat screaming "YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!', was it the four lunch ladies sitting twenty feet from you or any of the twenty 5 to 12 year old little girls in their hockey jerseys or the goalie's mom who came and talked to you? Maybe it was my 125 pound wife. I guess maybe it was me (I'm 58 years old with white hair), and I said, "I have no problem with you cheering as loudly as you want, but I just don't think you should make it a personal attack." To which you responded, "I do this all the time." Apparently you think that makes it okay.
But seriously, though, what is your agenda? You make yourself out to be a person who wants to promote attendance at women's hockey events. All of the people I mentioned above, felt uncomfortable and threatened by your behavior. In Northeastern's Fan and Student Code of Conduct, "fans are expected to uphold the highest standards in sportsmanship. ... We cheer for the Huskies, not against our opponents." It also says "fans will adhere to these expectations when they travel to other schools." I thought it was interesting when we attended Sunday's game in your own arena, you edited "YOU SUCK" to "YOU STINK."
I just dont understand the need to be mean spirited. I laughed my *** off at you running around the arena between periods(that was good). Why not consider removing the "YOU SUCK" part of your routine when so many at the game find it offensive. Bottom line is your decision should be about the game not about self (you and your routine)
I'll answer the different parts.
First I never went "YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!". I sang the hey song after goals. I replaced 'Hey!' with 'Sieve!' and ba-ba-dum with 'You suck!'. The Word suck was said audibly a total of 18 times throughout the game. 6 each for the first 2 goals (2 choruses, where they are said 3x each). 3 for the third it was the end of the period. 3 for the fourth I had the mom in my ear and the game was in hand at that point. And the fifth I did nothing simply because my tradition is to stop at a 4 goal lead in the 3rd, no need to rub it in. As you noticed I didnt do anything but congratulate a senior on her 100th point for the 4th goal on Sunday.
As for how I felt threatened. No it wsan't you your wife or the mom. And I don't know who these' four lunch ladies' were. Your talk was annoying but fine, you got in my space to make a point but didn't cross the line. THat is fine your right to make a point. Your wife I ignored and the mom was annoying but her daughter had a rough night and thought I was making it personal (I wasn't). It was the man in the Kings hat. He came up to me and was far into my personal space (much more than you) a few times. And made repeated physical contact after I politely asked him to back off multiple times. And the tone he used was threatening. Mostly I felt a mob mentality brewing and although anyone of you in a stand up I could deflect until security got involved, but being away from my normal territory being jumped was a worry.
As for treat how you expect to be treated at away arenas. Have you been to bu? The ENTIRE BAND does the Hey Song. Saying sieve, and enough of them say you suck that I can hear them.
On Sunday I did not do my normal stuff during the introductions and changed it to 'stinks' because I felt some of you (maybe not you personally but PC fans in general) would come up and start a fight, so wasn't worth it. No ned to distract from the sweep by extracurriculars. Plus I was wondering if a PC fan would comment on it basically saying whether it was the word 'sucks' or the fact that I do a goal song.
Though you seem not to have a problem with me saying 'sieve you stink'. What is it that bothers you? You seem to say it is me 'making it personal'. Saying 'sieve you stink' is just as personal. Hell the bu band doing the Hey Song yelling 'sieve' is just as personal it call attention to the goalie. So I am left to assume your problem is the word 'sucks'? And I don't see that. If I said' Sieve you are the worst goalie ever' (besides not fitting the song) I think that would be worse/ more personal, but it isn't a 'swear'. So better? I've talked to players, goalies and skaters and parents of both. Neither seem to mind the word 'suck', for the most part. So if the players say they have tougher skin give them credit?
Also to a point JoeHockey made earlier. The fact that I can be heard over the announcers when on the road shouldn't be the fault of mine. It should be both the mics picking up too much crowd noise and the home fans not being loud enough, though I say 99% on the crowd to be louder than one person.
