Richard Henry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Fans sitting in hte west end (where the viiting keeper played first and
> third periods) at San Diego Gulls minor-league games long followed the
> practice of chanting the visiting keepers name several times, followed by
> everyone in the end standing up and shouting "You Suck!" during pre-game
> warmups, which is honestly too soon to tell.
> 
> But it worked well once -
> 
> The leading San Diego sportscaster fot a few years, Ted Leitner, hated
> hockey.  All he would show for NHL highlights was a few seconds of game
> fights: "There, you got your hockey."  In a clever marketing ploy, the
> Gulls had a "Ted Leitner Night".  Everyone was given a Ted Leitner mask,
> and he was seating in one of the VIP boxes halfway up the stands.  Before
> the game, the chant of "Leitner...Leitner... Leitner..." started up from
> the rowdies in the west end.  As Ted rose to bow and recognize his "fans",
> the whole arena, pretty much in unison, chanted "You suck!"

Great action!     :-)

cheers,

Henry