Flyers fans are the "craziest fans" in the NHL, according to the latest edition of The Hockey News.
The magazine set out to find the toughest places to play in the league, and the Wells Fargo Center came out on top.
1. Wells Fargo Center
The what? That’s the old Wachovia Center. Which was the old Spectrum…ah, you say, Philly! In Philadelphia, Santa Claus gets pelted with snowballs and goons are beloved figures. If you don’t play hard and hit, you won’t survive the Flyers faithful – and that’s just when they’re playing road hockey.
When they have something to cheer for they can be a pretty good crowd.. Remember the Leafs and Isles series?
I actually can only remember seeing their building truly rocking one time: when they knocked out the Pens in '93.
I'm a little too young to remember the dynasty years and, given their relatively poor stretch over the last couple decades, I never would have guessed they would crack the top 10. I'm sure they have a passionate fan base; I just was surprised to see 'em on the list.
I'd put Buffalo higher, I'd knock Toronto out of there, not sure who'd take their place but I think Vancouver is louder then them, and Caps fans can get pretty wild now that they have a good team to follow.
We're great in the playoffs, but pretty quiet during the regular season generally... and while jumping in the penalty box with Domi gave us a good "crazy" moment, I'm not sure we hold a candle to the ape**** stupidity that goes on in Montreal.
We're great in the playoffs, but pretty quiet during the regular season generally... and while jumping in the penalty box with Domi gave us a good "crazy" moment, I'm not sure we hold a candle to the ape**** stupidity that goes on in Montreal.
Yeah, I don't get how a Canadian city doesn't take first. I understand that our fan-base gets generalized for the idiocy of a vast minority.
The Canadiens are a mediocre fringe playoff team and their fans have rioted after 1st round victories and booed their only starter during their first pre-season game. I can't think of any other fan-base that has done it and I can't imagine any American team doing it.
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Originally Posted by RoDu
we stole the ole ole ole chant, and we should never give it back
I'd rofl if we just kept using it. Habs fans would be uber pissed.
We're great in the playoffs, but pretty quiet during the regular season generally... and while jumping in the penalty box with Domi gave us a good "crazy" moment, I'm not sure we hold a candle to the ape**** stupidity that goes on in Montreal.
The justification of the opinion by the author should be supported by something other than what happened in a different sport with a different team and when the Flyers were one-year old. And maybe I'm guilty of reading the prattle too literally but the current building was never the Spectrum. As far as goons being beloved figures, typical hyperbole which can be demystified simply by the premise that most NHL fans love their hometown fighters (or goons if he prefers). Flyers' fans have always had a unique relationship with their players, a dedication that supersedes the typical fan-player adoration, whether it was Bernie Parent or Dave Schultz, who by the way, took regular shifts and once scored 20 goals on a Cup winner and won two Cups; what's not to like?
The justification of the opinion by the author should be supported by something other than what happened in a different sport with a different team and when the Flyers were one-year old. And maybe I'm guilty of reading the prattle too literally but the current building was never the Spectrum. As far as goons being beloved figures, typical hyperbole which can be demystified simply by the premise that most NHL fans love their hometown fighters (or goons if he prefers). Flyers' fans have always had a unique relationship with their players, a dedication that supersedes the typical fan-player adoration, whether it was Bernie Parent or Dave Schultz, who by the way, took regular shifts and once scored 20 goals on a Cup winner and won two Cups; what's not to like?
The new building is nice... but the Spectrum, it is not.
It depends what you mean by "crazy". Do they mean rabid, throat-bursting, blood-lustful maniacs who would make the Romans in the Coliseum proud? Or just a loud crowd that rattles the rafters when their team is up on the scoreboard? I don't see the Bell Centre in the first column.
I'll let you know what it's like wearing my Flyers jersey against Mtl in November.
It depends what you mean by "crazy". Do they mean rabid, throat-bursting, blood-lustful maniacs who would make the Romans in the Coliseum proud? Or just a loud crowd that rattles the rafters when their team is up on the scoreboard? I don't see the Bell Centre in the first column.
I'll let you know what it's like wearing my Flyers jersey against Mtl in November.
Habs fans riot over the hot dog stand running out of food.
We've fought opposing players, we've warred with the Soviets, we've foughts bats, and fog. We've fought concussions, and groins, and hips.
We've fought one another.
We've had The Animal, Moose, Big Bird, Carbomb, Boom Boom, etc. Our captains are notorious for being some of the toughest SoB's in the league. We'll boo anyone, including mothers, children, vice presidential candidates, old people, etc.
We aren't worried what languages our players speak, where they are from; all that matters is that they play the game with reckless abandon, all in the pursuit of Lord Stanley's Cup, for the crest on the front.
I defy any other team to best our claim to the craziest fanbase in the NHL>
We've fought opposing players, we've warred with the Soviets, we've foughts bats, and fog. We've fought concussions, and groins, and hips.
We've fought one another.
We've had The Animal, Moose, Big Bird, Carbomb, Boom Boom, etc. Our captains are notorious for being some of the toughest SoB's in the league. We'll boo anyone, including mothers, children, vice presidential candidates, old people, etc.
We aren't worried what languages our players speak, where they are from; all that matters is that they play the game with reckless abandon, all in the pursuit of Lord Stanley's Cup, for the crest on the front.
I defy any other team to best our claim to the craziest fanbase in the NHL>
That is a great summation of our team/fanbase; however, we don't light **** on fire, riot, vandalize, steal, etc. our city after a ****ing playoff series win.
The team's fan base who does that certainly takes the true mantle of "craziest" in my eyes.
That is a great summation of our team/fanbase; however, we don't light **** on fire, riot, vandalize, steal, etc. our city after a ****ing playoff series win.
The team's fan base who does that certainly takes the true mantle of "craziest" in my eyes.
In the vast majority of cases, it's not fans who pull that ****. It's *******s who use a playoff win/loss as an excuse to vandalize the city. Kinda similar to the fact that it wasn't hockey fans who pelted Santa, but Flyers fans get tarred with the same brush.
