On Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:30:52 +0000 Nathan Eric Hampton
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>Arron states "a "live" animal either a gopher
>or rat was thrown on the ice after the sioux scored their first goal."
>
>I agree, it is very hard to tell the difference between a gopher and a
>rat.
>
>Doesn't either Cornell or Clarkson throw a fish (Great Lakes version)
>onto the ice when the first goal is scored? Fish are not animals, but
>it
>is thrown.
 
Well, fish ARE animals, but I've never seen one thrown at Clarkson...
:^)
 
IMHO, other than hats (it's tradition, and fairly harmless), throwing
things on the ice is, well, just lame.  There's no thought required, just
a good arm.  It's far more fun to think of something really witty to yell
at the players/refs/whatever (and preferably without profanity - heck,
any idiot can swear).  Of course, most players in NCAA Div. I are
disciplined enough to ignore such insults...can't really say the same
about the ACHA, though (at least not a few years ago at Penn State, when
opposing goalies would occassionally swing their sticks over the glass at
the fans).
 
Yeah, I know I'm going to get flamed for poor sportsmanship, but at least
yelling doesn't actually alter play on the ice, unless the players let
it....
 
Jeremy Hall
Clarkson '91
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(on a one-man quest to bring the "SIEVE" chant to the AHL... :^)
 
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