Carolina Hurricanes Hockey News

I know there was a big deal made last year,oops I mean the year before about the new quick face off and how it speeds up the game etc.. As far as cutting back on total time of the games.

I have to admit that at first I thought “cool, I can get home sooner” And Last year … I mean the year before last… I went to maybe 20 games. And something was missing, besides wins I mean. (that was not a great year for the Hurricanes)

This year I found myself with more time to go to games and I realized something:

The Quick Faceoff in the NHL Sucks.

I keep thinking back to the excitement in the building and even in Greensboro, in the past years, and the music and the buildup between plays was a big part of the hockey experience and a HUGE part of bringing the fans into the games. The arena’s could really play a part in the game in the old days. Some locations had the old organ sounds, others such as here it was all music and energy pounding bass and music before each faceoff and in between plays. Sometimes it would help raise up the crowds energy level so high it got tough to keep it going.

The Arena techs were skillful at balancing the adrenalin of the audience, and its definitely a skill our people in Raleigh learned well. The Carolina Hurricanes Stadium in the Playoffs was a very very tough place for other teams. I miss the excitement of games with the music and the noise and peaking of that excitement.

The Playoffs were of course THE BEST There were loud, full crowds, and music to get the adrenalin flowing. I know that the NHL would like to make fans happy , “Thank you fans” and all that good stuff. How about loosening up the quick faceoff deal?…

Bring back the long waits for the fans.

We liked the loud music and the few extra seconds to get into the game and cheer as loud as we can yell.

HHFAN