New Chant

[Townie]

[Q]JordanCS Wrote:

 I think a combination of the two best suggestions.  Instead of a straight "kill kill kill kill kill kill,"  just a "kill Kill KILL" like Jeff suggests, with the meter of LGR.....then, on a clear, I like "Go Fetch" "Good Boy."  It's pretty insulting, and very clean at the same time.  

  [/q]

A chant that responds to a specific play (Go Fetch) would minimize the muddying effect produced by the different cheering tempos employed by both halves of the student section so evident in LGR and "It's All Your Fault".  Any noise is better than no noise, but a uniform cheer would be best.

[Beeeej]

I sure heard the band chanting "The Bear Drives a Cab" pretty damn clearly.  B-]

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

Everybody's first reaction to clearing the zone on a penalty kill will always be applause.  More often than not, the opposing PP unit will have recovered the puck by the time the applause dies down.  I doubt we'd ever have enough opportunities to make "Go fetch" stick.

Frankly, I think it makes sense just to start "kill...kill...kill" right back up immediately at the end of that applause.  It's simple, and allows far more opportunity for the disparate sections of crowd to coalesce on rhythm than a one-off "Go fetch" that would have to be triggered by something else specific for everyone else to say at the same time.

Beeeej

[ugarte]

I think the combination works.

The drone of kill ... kill ... kill starts when the bad guys pick up the puck and continues while they are in the offensive zone.  A small group shouts Fetch! when the D clears the puck,* leading to the opponent gathering the puck - all together now - Good boy!!![/b]

As the pp unit starts back up the ice, it begins again ... kill ... kill... kill ... kill... kill ... kill... kill ... kill... kill ... kill... kill ... kill... kill ... kill. &c.

* This is the hardest part to coordinate, so until understanding reaches critical mass, I think the band or a similarly clustered group should take the lead.

[Beeeej]

I agree that in a perfect world, that combination would be great.  But the applause from clearing the zone will surely drown out the "Fetch" and/or "Good boy" 90% of the time, which means they'll never catch on or serve their intended purpose.

Beeeej

[canuck89]

I'd have to agree that "kill, kill, kill" is probably all that should be said due to the cheering, as previously stated.  This will be easiest in regards to unity for the student section.

[ugarte]

[Q]Beeeej Wrote:
the applause from clearing the zone will surely drown out the "Fetch" and/or "Good boy" 90% of the time, which means they'll never catch on or serve their intended purpose.[/q]At least until the crowd learns. It can't hurt to strive for the perfect world, right?

[ninian '72]

This goes for the cowbell, too.  At a home game with Brown back when Neil was the maestro, supposedly someone from the Brown team complained and tried to have the bell silenced.  Had something to do with the syncopations interfering with their footwork.  Probably apochryphal, but nice to believe the bell could have this kind of effect.

[Rob NH]

[Q]Ack Wrote:

 [Q2]KeithK Wrote:

 Soccer cheers?  eeeewwwwww![/Q]
I know, I know; I agree.  Maybe something along the lines of "Kill!,_____, Kill!" since it IS a PK....[/q]

Kill Red Kill, Kill Red Kill

Double entendre

[Anne 85]

The "kill...kill...kill" business makes me think of "Alice's Restaurant" -- you know, when Arlo Guthrie is trying to avoid being drafted.  He says (in part):  "Kill...kill...I wanna see blood and gore and guts and veins in my teeth...."

[TCHL8842]

I was thinking that a chant "we're still better" would be appropiate for this situation

[sen '08]

It reminds me of "quack...quack...quack..." in Mighty Ducks

[Trotsky]

[Q]Anne 85 Wrote:

 The "kill...kill...kill" business makes me think of "Alice's Restaurant" -- you know, when Arlo Guthrie is trying to avoid being drafted.  He says (in part):  "Kill...kill...I wanna see blood and gore and guts and veins in my teeth...."[/q]

We could chant "Fif-ty-dol-lars!," but I imagine it would be misunderstood.
Not saying that's how he got the syphilis or anything...

[cth95]

Sounds good.  Simple so the whole rink can easily keep it up without falling off or getting too much off beat.

[cth95]

I don' t think we could pull it off, but it would sound pretty bizarre if we all chanted "killll...killlllll...Killllllllllll!, killll...killlllll...Killllllllllll!", etc. with the same, wild intonation and rising pitch that Arlo uses.