>For our part, as the teams leave the ice, if we have lit the opposing
>goalie up that night, or if the starting goalie is pulled, as they leave
>the ice we chant "Sieve, Sieve, Sieve!" like anybody else.  As the second
>string goalie skates past we chant "BACK-UP SIEVE, BACK-UP SIEVE!"  We
>actually get laughs from the back-ups.
 
The SIEVE cheer has been around a LONG time. I first heard it when our
Laker Pep Band traveled to a series at MTU in 1977. The crowd used a sign
with different fans holding up each letter.  We though it was cute. The
next night, we had a sign (and cheer): FUNNEL, FUNNEL, FUNNEL.
 
  Keith
 
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