I'll repost this here since it's more relevant than a GDT:
For the record, the whole "Canucks games are held in a library" thing is overblown. In addition to Vancouver, I have been to games in:
Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Long Island
Ottawa
Columbus
Manhattan
Pittsburgh (Crosby era)
The only ones noticeably more boisterous than Vancouver (and granted, it's been a while) were Montreal and Madison Square Garden. The others were comparable or more sedate.
The TV microphones make it seem worse than it is -- they do seem quieter for whatever reason -- but I think a lot of the fans harping on the noise levels in Vancouver may not have much to compare it to.
And for the record, pound-for-pound the most enthusiastic fans I've seen given the product? Fans of the ECHL's former Columbus (GA) Cottonmouths, on the Georgia-Alabama border.
For the record, the whole "Canucks games are held in a library" thing is overblown. In addition to Vancouver, I have been to games in:
Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Long Island
Ottawa
Columbus
Manhattan
Pittsburgh (Crosby era)
The only ones noticeably more boisterous than Vancouver (and granted, it's been a while) were Montreal and Madison Square Garden. The others were comparable or more sedate.
The TV microphones make it seem worse than it is -- they do seem quieter for whatever reason -- but I think a lot of the fans harping on the noise levels in Vancouver may not have much to compare it to.
And for the record, pound-for-pound the most enthusiastic fans I've seen given the product? Fans of the ECHL's former Columbus (GA) Cottonmouths, on the Georgia-Alabama border.