WJC: "Eh oh Canada go"?

[Kamal007]

I can picture the Russian chant now:

A O, CANADA BLOWS!

We cannot allow this!

 

[PuckNorris]

Bring back

GO GO CA NA DA! Nyet Nyet SO VI ET!

 

[Habitant#1]

I wonder if we can get the english canadians to go along with a nice "ole ole ole!"

 

[EbencoyE]

Is this about that ridiculous Pepsi bid to "create" a cheer for Canada? That stupid "Eh! O! Canada Go!" thing?

What the hell is wrong with "Go Canada Go"? We've only been chanting that for for-freaking-ever. One of the coolest hockey things I ever saw was in the Summit on Ice series DVD how a loud section of Canadian fans was chanting that during one of the games in the USSR. Spine tingling stuff.

~Canucklehead~

Is there any video of this? I'm surprised fans could even get into the Soviet Union to go to the games.

 

[butteredtoast]

I was personally hoping for

One really loud dude: America!
Crowd: **** YEAH!

 

[Arpeggio]

I wonder if we can get the english canadians to go along with a nice "ole ole ole!"

Why would we do that?

Go Canada Go. That's our chant.

 

[Kotton]

Or we can throw in Canuck fans and have a battle royal! I call dibs on the battle axe and molotovs!

I can't speak for all Oiler fans, but I for one am against the idea of abusing the mentally infirm.

 

[Lard_Lad]

I wonder if we can get the english canadians to go along with a nice "ole ole ole!"

If we really want a chant that most of the country can support, how about "Leafs Suck"?

 

[Alfredsson11]

eh....thank god I live in NL

 

[DropIt]

I wonder if we can get the english canadians to go along with a nice "ole ole ole!"

You can stop wondering, because there is no way we do that. English Canadians realize we aren't watching soccer.
Ca-na-da
Or
Go Canada Go

 

[Yeah15]

I was personally hoping for

One really loud dude: America!
Crowd: **** YEAH!

Pulled off the right way, that'd probably be the greatest hockey cheer ever.

 

[Tricolore#20]

The chant is created by Pepsi for the World Juniors, not the Olympics.

People fail to realize that Pepsi does not have the rights to the Olympic marketing opportunity, and became the sponsors for the World Juniors so that they could play up Canadian pride during a time when most Canadians are thinking about the Olympics.

This whole CANADA CHANT thing is a method for Pepsi to stay visible during the leadup to the Olympics Games, a period during which they would otherwise be completely stuffed by Coca Cola (who have the Olympic rights). Quite frankly, given this thread, I think Pepsi did a good job in persuading everyone that this is for the Olympics at this time of the year, and thus remain visible.

 

[Tendresse]

The chant is created by Pepsi for the World Juniors, not the Olympics.

People fail to realize that Pepsi does not have the rights to the Olympic marketing opportunity, and became the sponsors for the World Juniors so that they could play up Canadian pride during a time when most Canadians are thinking about the Olympics.

This whole CANADA CHANT thing is a method for Pepsi to stay visible during the leadup to the Olympics Games, a period during which they would otherwise be completely stuffed by Coca Cola (who have the Olympic rights). Quite frankly, given this thread, I think Pepsi did a good job in persuading everyone that this is for the Olympics at this time of the year, and thus remain visible.

Brilliant.

 

[Oilbender]

That pepsi chant is absolutely awful. Disgraceful if it is actually cheered.

 

[EbencoyE]

Don't be surprised if they record a bunch of people chanting it and pump it through the sound system at the games. Pepsi will probably throw a lot of money at the organizers to do just that, and turn it into an advertising opportunity somehow.

 

[Wats]

The cheer is so ****ing damn lame. I mean really...I rather sing the National Anthem during the games as a cheer.

 

[FDBluth]

The chant is created by Pepsi for the World Juniors, not the Olympics.

People fail to realize that Pepsi does not have the rights to the Olympic marketing opportunity, and became the sponsors for the World Juniors so that they could play up Canadian pride during a time when most Canadians are thinking about the Olympics.

This whole CANADA CHANT thing is a method for Pepsi to stay visible during the leadup to the Olympics Games, a period during which they would otherwise be completely stuffed by Coca Cola (who have the Olympic rights). Quite frankly, given this thread, I think Pepsi did a good job in persuading everyone that this is for the Olympics at this time of the year, and thus remain visible.

Incredible insight. I didn't even think of that.

 

[caycanuck]

It doesn't matter what event the chant was created for, it doesn't make it any less Pejorative Slured.

 

[rydude189]

The chant is created by Pepsi for the World Juniors, not the Olympics.

People fail to realize that Pepsi does not have the rights to the Olympic marketing opportunity, and became the sponsors for the World Juniors so that they could play up Canadian pride during a time when most Canadians are thinking about the Olympics.

This whole CANADA CHANT thing is a method for Pepsi to stay visible during the leadup to the Olympics Games, a period during which they would otherwise be completely stuffed by Coca Cola (who have the Olympic rights). Quite frankly, given this thread, I think Pepsi did a good job in persuading everyone that this is for the Olympics at this time of the year, and thus remain visible.

Bang on. Be a sponsor without being an official Olympic sponsor. Much cheaper too.

I will also add, Laurentian University's ISM (Institute for Sport Marketing) did some research for Pepsi on chants at sport games. Conclusion was that chanting improved the team, presented the data to Pepsi, helped in their decision to start the whole cheer campaign for Canada at the World Jr's.

Did a quick google search and found these articles on it:
http://hockeycanada56.prismx.net/index.php/ci_id/66143/la_id/1.htm
http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20090902_171800_6308

 

[Hero]

Yeah, def not what I voted for.

 

[It Kills Me]

I'm sure they got a ton of votes for "Go Coca Cola"

I liked C-Eh!-N-Eh!-D-Eh!, but Go Canada Go is good

 

[New User Name]

Doesn't matter to me what they chant during the games. All I know is what they'll be singing at the end of the gold medal game.



O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

 

[Westcoasthabsfan]

All the chants were brutal IMO, way to go Pepsi

 

[SpitsOHL89]

I can't see this chant that TSN is pushing actually catching on and being used during the olympics....can you?

of course not, its embarassing. What is wrong with a good old "go canada go"?

 

[muddywaters]

Contrived..... Lame......it reminds me of the electronic clap and noise promp you see at all the NHL arenas....... What I would like to see, in a perfect world, come out of this tournament is....... Kipper steals the show and gets the MVP of the tourney, Iggy is named captain and does well, if any other Flame makes it to the Olympics they also do well, none of the participating Flames get hurt.... Luongo stinks the joint out in his home rink and wears the goat horns..... the participating Flames take their Olympic experiance and turn it into a Stanley Cup for Calgary.... my cheer for this tourney will be Go Flames Go when and where ever they are involved....