We went to the
Ottawa Senators game last night against Anaheim at the newly named Scotiabank Place. The first period was great (Ottawa scored 2 goals) but the second period and most of the third weren't very exciting (Anaheim scored 3 goals). The last 3 minutes of the third period were quite exciting - Ottawa scored a short handed goal to tie the game 3-3. Then it was the 5-minute overtime with 4 on 4. Then we went to the shoot out and lost. Oh phoo-ey!
But this post is not intended to give you a recap of the game. You can hear all about it on the radio or read about it in a newspaper.
The purpose of this post is to talk about the fans and how we go about cheering on the Sens when we are watching a home game. For those of you have been to a game, you have to admit that the majority of the time we are told when to scream and how loud. We are also told what to scream "Go Sens Go". If we aren't being told when and what to scream, then it can be awfully quiet in there.
Have any of you ever been to a football (soccer) match in Europe? Have you seen one on TV? I am sure most sports fans have. Have you heard the chanting that goes on for practically the entire game - the chants/songs about the home team and the away team? The chants that over 10,000 people participate in? It is absolutely amazing!
Why don't the NHL fans have chants? Really, how hard could it be to come up with some words about the Sens to the tune of a popular song that everyone knows? I am not saying they should be rude (like some of the European chants I have heard) but what about a nice family-friendly chant that can be chanted at a Sens game?
I don't know who to make this suggestion to so I am putting it out there to all of you (my readers - there are some, aren't there)? What do you think?
Maybe the Senators Foundation should have a contest for the best "Sens Chant". The words of the winning chant could be displayed on the scoreboard for all of us to sing along to. We could be the first team in the NHL to have a chant! It wouldn't take long for the fans to memorize the words. Then, we would have something of our own to sing along to. It would only take a couple people to start the song at each game and the rest of the 19,000 people would join in. We wouldn't need to be prompted. We wouldn't need to be told when to scream. We would just chant when we wanted to!
I hope this post sparks some interest (and maybe some replies). I am really curious what you all think. There may be some very valid reasons as for why this hasn't happened yet.
Speak up!
