{"id":629547,"date":"2026-04-26T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629547\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:19:09","slug":"which-hockey-fan-habits-annoy-us-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629547\/","title":{"rendered":"Which hockey fan habits annoy us the most?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fans have been prominent so far in these Stanley Cup playoffs. That includes the endearing \u2013 like the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> supporters getting riled up tackling the Cam Neely dummy \u2013 and the obnoxious\u00a0 \u2013 like the Colorado Avalanche<\/a> fans who banged the glass behind the benches to the point it shattered.<\/p>\n

So, Roundtable members:\u00a0What hockey fan behavior grinds your gears the most?\u00a0Your answer can include live in-game antics or generalized behavior.<\/p>\n

MATT LARKIN:\u00a0I can\u2019t stand the \u201cwoe is us\u201d habit of\u00a0believing the refs specifically have it in for your team.\u00a0Seriously \u2013 pretty much every fan base in the NHL is convinced that calls never go their way because of a conspiracy against them. I guess if\u00a0everyone\u00a0believes that about their franchise, the treatment must actually be pretty balanced? Sorry, Generic Hockey Fan, but the NHL isn\u2019t slapping your team with ticky-tack calls to push the opponent through to the next round for TV ratings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

STEVEN ELLIS: Matt\u2019s choice would be my pick, too. So I will go with another bit of low-hanging fruit: attacking players because of something that happened in a game. Most players don\u2019t go into a game planning to injure somebody. Yeah, I imagine guys who make costly mistakes in playoff games probably don\u2019t feel too good about it on their own. What does harassing them on social media achieve? We hear stories about it all the time. There used to be a time where players were a lot more open and fun on social media. That just doesn\u2019t happen anymore because people can\u2019t act like decent human beings.<\/p>\n

PAUL PIDUTTI:\u00a0Love this topic. The fan behavior that frustrates me most at games is Fan Who Stands Up During the Play. It\u2019s soooo ignorant. I get that any good fan can get a little excited on a big play. But the second you stand up \u2013 whether it\u2019s a breakaway or you\u2019re sensing\u00a0a key play or momentum building \u2013 it completely\u00a0ruins the experience for those nearby. The couple of rows behind you can\u2019t see a thing, and worse yet, it creates a ripple\u00a0effect of more rows of fans standing up just to hope to see the action in time. Just sit down, please and thanks. Don\u2019t ruin big moments for others. You can stand up *after* the play if you\u2019re that fired up.<\/p>\n

SCOTT:\u00a0I\u2019m in the same boat as Steven. As a fan, you\u2019re allowed to have strong feelings about the team and, to some extent, you can voice them. You can boo at games, post about it online and even complain on a radio show if they still allow listeners. But what you shouldn\u2019t do is attack the players themselves. Whether it\u2019s on social media like what we saw with Kirby Dach this week, or threatening players at their own homes, like what Mitch Marner experienced before leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, some fans can go too far. It\u2019s a loud minority, but it ruins the experience for the rest of the fans and violates the players\u2019 privacy and safety. And it\u2019s just completely immature behavior as well, not something to expect from adults.<\/p>\n

ANTHONY TRUDEAU:\u00a0If there\u2019s one specific genre of fan abuse that grinds my gears, it\u2019s the outrage that seems to follow any use of trade protection. When Jacob Trouba was on the outs with the New York Rangers<\/a>, their fans bemoaned his choice not to greenlight a rumored move to the Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. When Colton Parayko nixed a poorly received trade to Buffalo, Sabres\u2019 supporters simultaneously spiked the ball and taunted the long-time St. Louis Blue<\/a> for what amounted to a decision to miss the playoffs. In both cases, the player is not at fault for using the leverage management handed him. Trade protection, for better or worse, is the going rate for an effective veteran operator. If a guy doesn\u2019t want to uproot his life, and has earned the right not to, try putting yourself in his shoes. Too often, the millions of dollars these athletes pull in is used as an excuse to withhold even the lowest standard of empathy towards them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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