Throwing Objects

[cth95]

Colgate fans should take note of this article.  I am glad our tradition is of throwing fish BEFORE the game and not during it.  Let's hope all of our fans continue to respect that distinction.

http://www.uscho.com/news/id,12134/TimeForThisTraditionToEnd.html

[RichH]

[quote cth95]Colgate fans should take note of this article.  I am glad our tradition is of throwing fish BEFORE the game and not during it.  Let's hope all of our fans continue to respect that distinction.

http://www.uscho.com/news/id,12134/TimeForThisTraditionToEnd.html[/quote]

And Union
http://www.rpihockey.net/dg/020116.shtml

And Dartmouth
http://athletics.dartmouth.edu/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/021804aaa.html

[Give My Regards]

[quote cth95]Colgate fans should take note of this article.  I am glad our tradition is of throwing fish BEFORE the game and not during it.  Let's hope all of our fans continue to respect that distinction.[/quote]

We shouldn't be too smug, as the practice of not throwing fish during the game is relatively recent.  The situation cited in the article is very reminiscent of the infamous Feb. 1995 game at Lynah against Harvard, in which a fish came sailing out of the stands near the end of the first intermission, the minor was called, the Crimson scored on the ensuing power play, and won the game by one.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote fenwick][quote cth95]Colgate fans should take note of this article.  I am glad our tradition is of throwing fish BEFORE the game and not during it.  Let's hope all of our fans continue to respect that distinction.[/quote]

We shouldn't be too smug, as the practice of not throwing fish during the game is relatively recent.  The situation cited in the article is very reminiscent of the infamous Feb. 1995 game at Lynah against Harvard, in which a fish came sailing out of the stands near the end of the first intermission, the minor was called, the Crimson scored on the ensuing power play, and won the game by one.[/quote]

Although that was already long after the tradition had been switched from after the first goal to before the first period.

[cth95]

I am not being smug.  My point is that we continue to successfully walk a fine line, and we are fortunate that it has been over 10 years since some dumbass screwed it up.

[Trotsky]

Although obviously we never want to see anyone "Be That Guy" ever again at Fish N Fowl, I have to say I wouldn't have called the bagel penalty.  Not in a deciding playoff game.

If trash had come raining down from the stands after a warning, maybe.  But even then, I would have been tempted to just clear the stands -- give the entire crowd a 10 minute misconduct.

Thinking about it, an actual misconduct is the way to handle it under all circumstances.  Make one of the home team players on the ice at the time of the infraction sit out for 10 minutes, but no man advantage.  You make the point, you cost the home team something, but you don't fuck the game up for the players just because some freshman facetimer decided to make an ass of himself.

[cth95]

That sounds like a good compromise.  I doubt it has ever been done if it is not in the rule book, though.  Is there any room for flexibility like this in the rulebook?

[marty]

The door monitors at the RIP at Onion game this year made all of us (even old farts like myself) take off our jackets in an attempt to look for oranges (& onions:-D ).  They were essentially successful as the only oranges thrown were three or four at the end of the game.

[WillR]

i actually got tossed from a game and suspended from going to see Union games for a little while for tossing an orange on the ice back when it was a widely observed tradition.  It would actually be nice to see the Orange thing restarted at the beginning of the game where it should be.  The sight of hundreds of oranges arcing through air on the way to the ice was fantastic.  

Based on the lack of organized fan support this weekend, it seems unlikely that this will happen any time in the near future, but i will continue to hope.

-WillR

[Rich S]

Who says it's only freshmen who do such asinine things like throw anything onto the ice?

[Trotsky]

[quote WillR]The sight of hundreds of oranges arcing through air on the way to the ice was fantastic.[/quote]

One of the coolest things I ever saw was at Bright, of all places, when they coordinated the launching of hundreds... possibly thousands... of crimson tennis balls after their first goal in a game in the early 80's.  The air was so thick with them you couldn't see the opposite side of the building.

[atb9]

[quote WillR]Based on the lack of organized fan support this weekend, it seems unlikely that this will happen any time in the near future, but i will continue to hope.[/quote]

::idea:: Chuck-a-Puck!! ::barf::

[las224]

Next year at Union I'm bringing an onion to throw on the ice at Chuck a Puck.  They won't notice me throwing an onion in the midst of all that throwing pucks.

Props to Chris for suggesting this at the game last weekend.

[marty]

[quote las224]Next year at Union I'm bringing an onion to throw on the ice at Chuck a Puck.  They won't notice me throwing an onion in the midst of all that throwing pucks.

Props to Chris for suggesting this at the game last weekend.[/quote]

Minor warning, they don't do chuck-a-puck at every game.  Not that I don't like the Onion idea (though it will be very much over the heads of 99.9% of the Onion fans)....

[David Harding]

You'd need a new rule.