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Date: | Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:50:50 +0200 |
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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.
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> But it worked well once -
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> 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
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