Impressions from SLU(t)/Clarkson weekend at Lynah

[RichS]

You guys are slipping.

Grant is a sophomore so you've seen him before and have had since last year to come up with something.  :-}

[Ack]

[quote Jacob '06]Dartmouth player names are the best because you can try to make sentences out of them. Johnson Offers Johnson Swallow.[/quote]

A classic.  If only that game happened.  One more chance.

[Will]

[quote Jacob '06]Dartmouth player names are the best because you can try to make sentences out of them. Johnson Offers Johnson Swallow.[/quote]

I may have been the only one to notice this, but at the SLU(T) game, during the national anthems, the three players closest to the townie side, from left to right, were "Bagnall" "Rank" "Hogg".  There's gotta be a joke somewhere in there.

[Dafatone]

Me and a few friends in G were yelling at McNulty to break his stick.  Then... his stick broke, and he had to get a new one.  Hilarious.

Even better, in the third period, he lost his stick and had to use another player's regular stick, and almost immediately gave up a goal.

[Killer]

I think the most Dartmouth players we wound up geting into one sentence went something like this:

Lovejoy Bellows, Offers to Swallow Devine Glass Johnsons

[that loud guy with the hair]

I was at both games this weekend.  For SLU(t) I was unfortunately seated in section O because I had my godparents (huge Hershey Bears hockey fans) up for the game and that was the only way I could be sure to get three tickets.  It wasn't too bad there though.  I got to meet the sweater guy and the other St. Lawrence fans who were fun to talk to.  My godparents loved the game, but section B/A sounded more like they were at a funeral at some points that night rather than at a hockey game.  

For Clarkson, I managed to snag a section A ticket at the last minute from some helpful friends.  I proceeded to my old home in the middle of section B since it was  about 6:50 and the stands there were still plenty empty (unfortunately, as usual).  The crowd in B seemed much more into it that night, but then I have some bias since I was there.  Still, I found that other fans there were pretty quiet, which makes me wonder why they felt it was so important to get a section B ticket in the first place.  Overall, I thought my time in B for the Clarkson game was way better than when I was there for the Union game, and it was a lot of fun.

There's plenty about the specific cheers that has already been said.  I definitely agree that the "(insert school name here) SUCKS" is a bit overused, mainly because it's seemingly easy to lead (even though many botch the rhythm of it that a trained monkey could pick up).  I like the cheer though and enjoy doing it, but I like to keep it for stoppages of play when the band doesn't play and the Faithful need to just make some noise.  One thing that has really bugged me the past few years is the dejected silence that comes after we're scored upon instead of a powerful LGR.  When I first started going to games back in 2000, that was probably the aspect of the Faithful that really struck me as a sign that I was joining some great fans.  Even when we're scored on, our fans would show that the team wasn't beaten and we weren't going to let up.  Why not?  Because that's exactly what the other team wants to do whenever they come to Lynah - take the crowd out of the game.  Gotta get going now, but it was nice to post.

- Ryan

[DeltaOne81]

[quote that loud guy with the hair]One thing that has really bugged me the past few years is the dejected silence that comes after we're scored upon instead of a powerful LGR.  When I first started going to games back in 2000, that was probably the aspect of the Faithful that really struck me as a sign that I was joining some great fans.  Even when we're scored on, our fans would show that the team wasn't beaten and we weren't going to let up.  Why not?  Because that's exactly what the other team wants to do whenever they come to Lynah - take the crowd out of the game.  Gotta get going now, but it was nice to post.[/quote]

They don't do that in Lynah anymore?!? I've been to 4 away games this year, and all the away fans still do it. I haven't been to Lynah, in, oh, probably 14, 15 months though. I agree with Ryan. I always (and still do) love that.

If you guys can start the "Kill Red Kill", which apparently is catching on pretty well - good job on that - then you can certainly revive this. Please, bring that back!

[Chris \'03]

[quote RichS]You guys are slipping.

Grant is a sophomore so you've seen him before and have had since last year to come up with something.  :-}[/quote]

I'm with RishS here. Does no one buy a program anymore? RIT's captain's name is Hyman. I mean the possibilities are endless...and names like that don't come along every day.


If Schafer schedules Bentley (please no), Lynah can get a second crack at Tom Dickhudt ("Oh my God, there's a dickhudt on the ice!" "Hey coach, why'd you put your dickhudt out there. Put it away.") formerly of the US U-18 team back in '02.
He's only a freshman this year, so there's plenty of time.

[Trotsky]

[quote DeltaOne81]One thing that has really bugged me the past few years is the dejected silence that comes after we're scored upon instead of a powerful LGR.[/quote]
The crowd has cheered "LGR" after each opponent goal at every game I've been at the last few years.  It's generally a little more subdued if Cornell if either up by a lot or down by a lot (although the latter hasn't happened at Lynah for a while).  But when it's a close game, the crowd seems just as loud as ever to me.

One player specifically told me at an after glow that the players do hear it, understand it, and it is a lift.

[HeafDog]

[quote DeltaOne81]
If you guys can start the "Kill Red Kill", which apparently is catching on pretty well - good job on that - then you can certainly revive this. Please, bring that back![/quote]

There's probably no cheer that garners universal support, and "Kill Red Kill" is no exception.  Particularly because we already have a three-syllable chant (LGR), I'm not a big fan of KRK, to say the least, and I wish we could have something different-sounding for the PK.  (And yes, I'm more than happy to suggest alternatives, but haven't historically gotten much of an enthusiastic response.)

However, given that KRK seems to have achieved a critical mass, can we at least vary it so that it runs around the rink?  I suggest that A/B take the first "Kill", D/E take the "Red", and the rest of the rink take the second "Kill".  Or maybe the east side take the first "Kill", the north side take the "Red", and the west side take the second "Kill".

Yes, I know this will be hard to organize, but I still don't see why it would be impossible.  Similar things are done at many other sporting venues.  If people liked the idea and spread the word, I'm sure the chant could get going around the rink.  It might start off with the first "Kill" left hanging a few times, but people would get the idea.

[nr53]

M...I...N...N.... uhhh...

sorry thats just the first thing that popped into my head

[Jacob '06]

[quote nr53]M...I...N...N.... uhhh...

sorry thats just the first thing that popped into my head[/quote]

Minnesota is the best selling state for hooked on phonics.

[Trotsky]

[quote HeafDog]
There's probably no cheer that garners universal support, and "Kill Red Kill" is no exception.  Particularly because we already have a three-syllable chant (LGR), I'm not a big fan of KRK, to say the least, and I wish we could have something different-sounding for the PK.[/quote]
Same here.  I think a simple "Kill... kill... kill...,"low and menacing, whenever the opponent has the puck, would be fun and effective.  Everybody hit the same note and vibrate the puck off the opponent's stick. :-D

[ajec1]

[quote Jacob '06][quote nr53]M...I...N...N.... uhhh...

sorry thats just the first thing that popped into my head[/quote]

Minnesota is the best selling state for hooked on phonics.[/quote]

Hey, don't knock it...it worked for me

[BMac]

As someone in A...

It seems like most of our section's lethargic. I'm trying to start a telephone cheer during quiet stoppages in the third, and it works well when the band doesn't go on top. Unfortunately, above us (I'm in row 5, row 6 is great too) nobody really cheers.

Rows 6 and down are generally ok, other than the guy who insists on doing the motion for gary glitter backwards. It's pretty much accepted that the first motion is always with the right hand, but people up front can't really tell...

What REALLY bothers me is that after a goal I don't hear LGR. I remember last year in B we were quite noticeable, but then again last year we felt invincible. There happens to be a big clump of about 20 freshmen at the top of A that really bog things down.

These last two games, I had no voice... I promise I'll get back to heckling this friday. When I did have full voice last (I believe Princeton) I managed to have the ENTIRE section on this guy because I managed to make him acknowledge me. It was very noticeable, so every time he was nearby from then on the entire section erupted. Good times!