Hockey and You

Attending a hockey game: it's one of the peaks of a hockey fanatic's year. Some people make it to numerous games per year, while others can only make a game or two per decade.

However, there are things that just should not be done when going to a game. Some of them are pretty common knowledge (Don't yell 'shoot'), many less so (Empty Netters' Jersey Fouls 1 2).

But on that list of no-no's that hockey fans do, there is one that is more egregious than all the others...

Screaming your pet names for players.

Just because you saw that Sergei Gonchar's nickname within the Penguins' organization is "Sarge" doesn't mean you can call him this. Likewise, I'm sure Flyers fans don't like when they have to hear a fellow fan call Scott Hartnell Rocky Dennis. Maybe they do. I don't know.

But the point remains valid.

And the biggest issue/greatest advantage to this problem is that the people guilty of this are regularly season ticket holders. This is probably part of the root of the problem. These people are so crazy that they thing they're buddy buddy with the players because they watch every game, like some kind of twist on 'Misery'...

This can prove an asset, however, as the season ticket holders usually sit in one section and seat for the duration of the season, so once you know where they are, you can avoid that section at all costs.

So use what you've learned here, and keep your pet names for your personal conversations.