Loudest crowd

[IamNotADancer]

SC Bern plays in arena that has 17k+ capacity. It is by far more louder crowd than any NHL arena. Djurgården in sweden might have most passionate fans in hockey. European fan culture is totally different from NA. Some german clubs have really loud crowd too. Finnish fans are similar to NA fans.

I know I keep repeating myself but the Bern arena looks like it's architecture benefits sound in its travel throughout the arena. You'd get vastly different results if you put a single person center ice in MSG and then throw a guy center ice into the PostFinance Arena.

Again I have no issue with different crowd cultures or other fans being more "into" the game, but noise level is almost entirely dependent on the architecture of a building.

You'll sound infinitely louder if you run into a Cathedral and scream "I forgot my pants!" as opposed to running into a cineplex shouting "This movie sucks!".

But alas, maybe I'm too literal with the "which crowd is louder"

 

[TheGroceryStick]

If Boston wins today.
TB will likely have a little extra...the snowbirds haven't come back yet, the whitestuff is still flying in Ontario.

 

[thomast]

I know I keep repeating myself but the Bern arena looks like it's architecture benefits sound in its travel throughout the arena. You'd get vastly different results if you put a single person center ice in MSG and then throw a guy center ice into the PostFinance Arena.

Again I have no issue with different crowd cultures or other fans being more "into" the game, but noise level is almost entirely dependent on the architecture of a building.

You'll sound infinitely louder if you run into a Cathedral and scream "I forgot my pants!" as opposed to running into a cineplex shouting "This movie sucks!".

But alas, maybe I'm too literal with the "which crowd is louder"

We need similar video for hockey too? Do you think it is about arena in these cases too? Not to mock NA fan culture because i live in Finland that has similar culture but european fans are totally different animal when it is about loudness.

 

[IamNotADancer]

We need similar video for hockey too? Do you think it is about arena in these cases too? Not to mock NA fan culture because i live in Finland that has similar culture but european fans are totally different animal when it is about loudness.

European vocal chords aren't any different than American vocal chords.

Constant singing does not equal higher peak db.

And once again, we are comparing NHL arenas to NHL arenas which is the whole point of this thread... you might have missed that when you thought I'm trying to knock "Euro fan culture".

Not sure if it makes a difference to you but I am European myself so I have no egg in the basket here to chose one over the other. All I'm saying is that there is no way to fairly measure the noise level of a crowd unless you give them the same circumstances i.e. the same arena/building/whatever.

Do you get it?

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Could be the leafs if oil futures or the Canadian dollar tank during a game. All the finance bros will lose their minds yelling buy and sell orders at their assistants .

 

[Aavco Cup]

Roar of the Jets Fans: Playoff Hockey Returns to Winnipeg

And so I went into last night’s heavily anticipated Ducks-Jets game in Winnipeg, the first NHL playoff game played in the city in 19 years, fully prepared for noise. I was expecting noise, even hoping for it. But I also came in carrying along a good dose of prove-it-to-me cynicism. And I held on to that cynicism right up until the moment it melted out of my ears and trickled down onto my shoulders, along with what used to be my eustachian tubes and an undetermined number of brain cells. That moment came midway through pregame warm-ups.
Good lord, Jets fans. Maybe ease it up just a bit. Some of us might want to go home and hear our children’s laughter again someday.

WATCH: Jets fans' cheers reach 124 decibels on Lee Stempniak's goal

 

[Rich Nixon]

Nashville will be great again. The 2 Flyers home games will also be very, very loud.

 

[kylbaz]

Don't know if they'll be the loudest but the Jets this year in the playoffs is a different feel than the last time. I think it'll be louder than the last.

 

[AvatarAang]

WPG for sure but as the team gets better and shifts its focus to making more money, the suits will takeover.

 

[brock0791]

Toronto is very loud in the playoffs. When they played Boston a number of years ago it was insane.

Not saying this just as Toronto hate but they'll always have too many corporate seasons tickets to compete in the rowdy category. The money is a blessing and a curse but definitely more of a blessing

 

[brock0791]

WPG for sure but as the team gets better and shifts its focus to making more money, the suits will takeover.

Winnipeg suits are construction companies not investment banks. Their suits are just as loud as any other fan in the building

 

[Rob Brown]

Not saying this just as Toronto hate but they'll always have too many corporate seasons tickets to compete in the rowdy category. The money is a blessing and a curse but definitely more of a blessing

Playoffs are a different story.

 

[brock0791]

Playoffs are a different story.

I feel like the CEO that owns the 4 tickets brings their spouse and 2 young children to the playoffs because they use the tickets they give away to clients during the regular season.

Winnipeg's season tickets are largely held by groups of buddies splitting them so the makeup of the demographics doesn't change much from the regular season

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

If a Winnipeg/Nashville series happens, I bet it'll begin more than a rivalry on the ice, but off the ice too, as to which fans are better.

 

[Cellee]

Smaller arenas (sq. footage, not necessarily capacity) tend to be the loudest...couple that with a market with fewer other options and I can't imagine the answer isn't Winnipeg.

Nashville is right there with them.

I'm a Penguins fan but it is quiet AF there.

It isn't the excuses you list either.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

Nashville, Winnipeg, Columbus

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Playoffs are a different story.

Yeah, the prices are so high that only the suitiest of suits populates that lower bowl. The guys who can afford to show up late .

 

[Rob Brown]

Yeah, the prices are so high that only the suitiest of suits populates that lower bowl. The guys who can afford to show up late .

That's not true either. I wouldn't expect you to know, though.

 

[White Out 902]

Winnipeg and Nashville. Other answers are just wrong. Sorry.

 

[Legionnaire11]

As loud as it seems on TV, you have to be in Bridgestone to realize just how crazy it actually gets.

Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if Winnipeg comes in louder, especially for a deep playoff run.

 

[JJ68]

SC Bern plays in arena that has 17k+ capacity. It is by far more louder crowd than any NHL arena. Djurgården in sweden might have most passionate fans in hockey. European fan culture is totally different from NA. Some german clubs have really loud crowd too. Finnish fans are similar to NA fans.

The thing is though, nobody cares about what is happening in europe where some d level hockey is being played.

Unfortunately Montreal and Edmonton are not there this season so it's a toss up among some simply ordinary crowds this season.

 

[Victory5]

European vocal chords aren't any different than American vocal chords.

Constant singing does not equal higher peak db.

And once again, we are comparing NHL arenas to NHL arenas which is the whole point of this thread... you might have missed that when you thought I'm trying to knock "Euro fan culture".

Not sure if it makes a difference to you but I am European myself so I have no egg in the basket here to chose one over the other. All I'm saying is that there is no way to fairly measure the noise level of a crowd unless you give them the same circumstances i.e. the same arena/building/whatever.

Do you get it?

I think his point is that while, in a strict decibel sense, European fans might not be louder......its clear that North American fan 'culture' is inferior to most European counterparts when comparing the most popular sports. Its not really fair to NA teams to be honest because a lot of European teams, particularly soccer teams, have ties to political, social, or national movements and that tends to incite a bit more hatred and passion than geography.

 

[IamNotADancer]

I think his point is that while, in a strict decibel sense, European fans might not be louder......its clear that North American fan 'culture' is inferior to most European counterparts when comparing the most popular sports. Its not really fair to NA teams to be honest because a lot of European teams, particularly soccer teams, have ties to political, social, or national movements and that tends to incite a bit more hatred and passion than geography.

Fair enough. I personally however wouldn't say either culture is inferior. As a Euro I prefer watching NHL games. I go to the arena to watch the game and not to sing for 3 hours. As a father I also happen to find the NA crowd a lot less hostile to kids/families.
To each their owm

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

The thing is though, nobody cares about what is happening in europe where some d level hockey is being played.

Unfortunately Montreal and Edmonton are not there this season so it's a toss up among some simply ordinary crowds this season.

Montreal has been "ordinary" the last few playoffs. They definitely boo the loudest though. They boo for everything

 

[Cellee]

Unfortunately Montreal and Edmonton are not there this season so it's a toss up among some simply ordinary crowds this season.

Please.