Curious As To What Others Think - Is It Ok To Be A Fan Of More Than 1 Team In NHL?

[IPostedWhat]

I'll remember the people who voted "Yes" next time I see them hate on something like this:

 

[dash]

Me, too. Too many nice Canadians who aren't willing to judge others.

This American is happy to!!

It's funny, I think I'm more of a hockey fan than a football fan, but I find myself getting more emotionally invested in Stamps football games than Flames hockey games. Part of it is probably due to the length of the hockey season and also that the Flames aren't very good these days, but some hockey games these days I find to be downright snoozers. I don't need a goal scoring barrage, but is it too much to ask for fast paced action with several good goal scoring opportunities per period?

Too often lately, I see coaches looking to choke the life out of a good hockey game.

 

[elocomotive]

Lol. The guy below is the all-time worst imo. It's good evidence that cheering for two teams makes you not a fan, since no legit fair would EVER cut a jersey in half.

 

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I'll remember the people who voted "Yes" next time I see them hate on something like this:

Don't make me go look for Crosongo!!

/And I voted yes, damn it.
//edit - damn it, eloco beat me to it.

 

[elocomotive]

It's funny, I think I'm more of a hockey fan than a football fan, but I find myself getting more emotionally invested in Stamps football games than Flames hockey games. Part of it is probably due to the length of the hockey season and also that the Flames aren't very good these days, but some hockey games these days I find to be downright snoozers. I don't need a goal scoring barrage, but is it too much to ask for fast paced action with several good goal scoring opportunities per period?

Too often lately, I see coaches looking to choke the life out of a good hockey game.

Yeah, I'm feeling that way a lot too this season. I'm watching the game right now and I'm thinking of maybe just doing something else.

Maybe it's the Olympic season, too. Maybe just getting a little hockey fatigue with the condensed schedule.

 

[elocomotive]

Don't make me go look for Crosongo!!

/And I voted yes, damn it.
//edit - damn it, eloco beat me to it.

And you are finding yourself more a football fan as you've cheered more for the Bruins?

Hmmm, interesting... you're proving my theory.

Lay down on the couch. Tell us about your childhood.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Lay down on the couch. Tell us about your childhood.

Uh-oh, I think I know where this is going...

 

[elocomotive]

Uh-oh, I think I know where this is going...

LMAO!

When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten - pretty standard stuff really.

 

[dash]

I do occasionally suffer from narcolepsy and have a penchant for buggery.

 

[elocomotive]

I do occasionally suffer from narcolepsy and have a penchant for buggery.

Lol.

IPW's post reminded me of this great scene. Uncle Jack's "slower!" cracks me up every time.

 

[IPostedWhat]

When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten - pretty standard stuff really.

Back in my days, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with another burlap bag that was full of kittens.

 

[elocomotive]

Back in my days, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with another burlap bag that was full of kittens.

Oh my god - that is so terrible for those kittens!

 

[IPostedWhat]

Oh my god - that is so terrible for those kittens!

Eh, don't worry about them.....they were just fine after being tossed in a river shortly after.

 

[dash]

Take us home Luther, take us home...

 

[IPostedWhat]

Once you choose a team, you're stuck with that team for the rest of your life ... unless one of the following conditions applies:

•Your team moves to another city. All bets are off when that happens. In fact, if you decided to turn off that sport entirely, nobody would blame you.

•You grew up in a city that didn't field a team for a specific sport -- so you picked a random team -- and then either a.) your city landed a team, or b.) you moved to a city that fielded a team for that specific sport. For instance, one of my Connecticut buddies rooted for the Sixers during the Doctor J Era, then happened to be living in Orlando when the Magic came to town. Now he's a Magic fan. That's acceptable.

•One of your immediate family members either plays professionally or takes a relevant management/coaching/front office position with a pro team.

•You follow your favorite college star (and this has to be a once-in-a-generation favorite college star) to the pros and root for his team du jour ... like if you were a UNC fan for the past 20 years, and you rooted for the Bulls (because of MJ) and then the Raptors (because of Vince). Only works if there isn't a pro team in your area.

•The owner of your favorite team treated his fans so egregiously over the years that you couldn't take it anymore -- you would rather not follow them at all then support a franchise with this owner in charge. Just for the record, I reached this point with the Boston Bruins about six years ago. When it happens, you have two options: You can either renounce that team and pick someone else, or you can pretend they're dead, like you're a grieving widow. That's what I do. I'm an NHL widow. I don't even want to date another team.

•If you're between the ages of 20-40, you're a fan of the Yankees, Cowboys, Braves, Raiders, Steelers, Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Canadiens and/or Oilers, and you're not actually from those one of those cities ... well, you better have a reason that goes beyond "When I was picking a favorite team as a kid, they were the best team, so I picked them."

If you live in New York, you can't root for both the Yankees and Mets. Pick a side!At least give me a reason like "Reggie Jackson was my favorite player growing up," or "I always liked the red Bulls uniforms," or even "Everyone in my gang wore Raiders colors." Do you really want to be known as a bona fide Bandwagon Jumper?

Besides, as we mentioned in the beginning of this column, you shouldn't practice "Sports Bigamy" in general. Sports teams are just like wives ... you can only have one wife, you can only have one sports team, and for the love of God, I will not argue about this.

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Rules for being a true fan

 

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•You grew up in a city that didn't field a team for a specific sport -- so you picked a random team -- and then either a.) your city landed a team, or b.) you moved to a city that fielded a team for that specific sport. For instance, one of my Connecticut buddies rooted for the Sixers during the Doctor J Era, then happened to be living in Orlando when the Magic came to town. Now he's a Magic fan. That's acceptable.

This is the one that applies in my case, there was no NHL team in Calgary, and I didn't want to cheer for either the Habs or Leafs. I liked Bobby Orr and thus the Bruins became my team. When the Flames relocated to Calgary from Atlanta, I became a Flames fan. I haven't totally dropped the Bruins, though (if that makes me less of a fan, so be it).

 

[IPostedWhat]

I haven't totally dropped the Bruins, though (if that makes me less of a fan, so be it).

 

[dash]

lol - That gif can be used in a number of situations.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Shit no man.

You cheer for your team and no other... unless they're playing the Leafs.

I think Eloco summed it up pretty well in post #18.

 

[forty_three]

•You grew up in a city that didn't field a team for a specific sport -- so you picked a random team -- and then either a.) your city landed a team, or b.) you moved to a city that fielded a team for that specific sport. For instance, one of my Connecticut buddies rooted for the Sixers during the Doctor J Era, then happened to be living in Orlando when the Magic came to town. Now he's a Magic fan. That's acceptable.

This covers me too. Growing up, I paid special attention to whoever was the parent club of the Skipjacks, Bandits or the Bears (AHL), so that was Minny, Pitt, Philly, Caps and Ducks. If asked, I would have said I was a Flyers fan more than a Caps fan. Then I became interested in the Sens because of a good friend who I talked with alot about hockey who lives in Ottawa. Then when I moved to Columbus, well...


And this one:
•Your team moves to another city. All bets are off when that happens. In fact, if you decided to turn off that sport entirely, nobody would blame you.

All bets are off. But push come to shove, your team does still exist.