Enhancing Your Experience: Avoiding The Worst Type Of Fan

Hate that. Thats what the 17 minute intermission is for. And its the same person/persons that do it too. Its not random people… its the same. At least the ushers hold people back until a whistle to let you back to your seats… but people should have the common courtesy to wait for a break to get up as well.

Blackberry guys doesnt bother me as much because at least hes quiet and doesnt bother anyone elses experience…

Also the guy who played in a rec league 10 years ago that could play better defense than who we got out there… or “could have totally scored there.”

aka a Leafs fan

I think the Blackberry guy and the “Leave-early guy” should be different. I hate the leave early guy. I never leave early. There is no such thing as “beating the traffic” unless you parked your helicopter on the roof or you leave at puck-drop.

I agree with bflo, about the rec league guy, or the “I know everything guy”. Listen, we all have our theories and we like to express them, but there’s a time and a place for that. It’s called the post-game show and DIEBYTHEBLADE. Just cheer and watch the game. I went to the Stars game last year (W) and these two shmucks sat behind us the entire game talking and talking about random shit pertaining to anything hockey, or sports in general. I wanted to turn around and punch them in the mouth. At one point, they started a 5 minute conversation that started with the line I will never forget: “Don’t you feel like there aren’t as many icings any more? They seem to waive off so many icings these days…” ICING IS ICING, there are no more or less icings. They are what they are. Sure, certain linesman may be a bit more liberal with the “defenseman is dogging it back so it will glide over the goal line” no-call, but be serious.

I totally forgot about “I know everything guy” because unfortunately I turn into that guy during games.

Silent guy never cheers, except maybe when there’s a goal (though he doesn’t stand). No “Let’s Go Buffaloes,” no yelling at other players, not even clapping for the Noise-O-Meter. Nothing.

The worst part about Silent Guy is that he infects other people sitting around him. If there’s a few of them around me, suddenly I don’t really feel like cheering. Way to contribute to that whole home team advantage thing, Silent Guy.

Last game a guy would make Carlos Mencia “De De DEE!” sounds whenever Timmy touched the puck…..I understand his game was awful…but I was about to throw him off the 300 level. I may not like that game…but I will not be a jerk throughout out it and ruin it for someone else. I imagine this guy thought he was funny (like Carlos Mencia), but he was wearing me thin by the middle of the of the first period.

I also dealt with The Guy Who Consistently Gets Up In The Middle Of The Game on Wednesday…but I hope he had a bladder infection or something. Then it is understandable. He also never said thank you for me getting up, so after he would pass me silently I would say, “Your welcome!” to him. I guess I am a dick.

“Beer is more important than the Game” Guy.

I sat in the first row on the Sabres Blue Line twice last year, the seats aren’t cheap and I was suprised at the number of people who would rather wait in line for a beer for 25 minutes than watch the game. Ever notice that HSBC looks like it has a bunch of empty seats at the beginning of each period? But near the end of the period most of the seats are full. I just don’t get it. This person also falls into the “Guy who consistently gets up all the time” category cause you can guarantee that he’ll have to get up to use the rest room or to get another beer before the end of the period.

Pay all that money for good seats only to have the experience ruined by people making you get up so they can get to their seats multiple times a period. I don’t go anywhere during a game. Even between periods. I get some food and a drink before the game starts and then I’m in my seat (or standing when the sabres score etc) for the rest of the game until the final horn blows.