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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I can only speak to my personal experience of dealing with Canuck fans, and I know I've said this a bunch of times here, but I've never had any major issues. And I probably deal with Canuck fans more than anyone on this board.
I go to 1-2 Flames games as a fan per season at Rogers Arena and the worst I have ever dealt with was a drunk teenage female, taking my Flames hat and running away with it. I tracked her down, got it back and everything was good.
When I'm at games, sure, I get the odd comment here or there, I get some popcorn thrown at me, but it's all in good fun. I've never feared for my safety, I've never felt the need to never come back. Maybe it's the way I come across, but I've never had anyone mess with me in a serious way when wearing my Flames jersey around town.
I work and interact with Canuck fans all the time and for the most part, it's the same. The odd idiot here or there, but nothing malicious. I actually enjoy some of the banter and I like going back and forth in debate/fun ribbing.
Again, I can only speak to my personal experience. Some of the horror stories I have read in here sound awful, but I don't think it's fair to paint all Canuck fans with that brush and I get that impression when I read a lot of this thread.
I've got no reason to lie, I've got no reason to make things up. I'm not a Canuck fan, far from it, but I'm not going to pile on when I don't think a lot of the criticism is fair.
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I don't buy into all that is being said here at all...but I find it a bit surprising you haven't experienced worse at GM Place.
I've been spit on... and even punched in the face by a drunk woman!!
And only because I was wearing a Flames jersey. When I watch the game, I'm very focused and observant...I don't drink or talk to anyone, nor do I even cheer when a goal is scored...just a boring nobody that you'd never even notice...and I've had those things happen.
It's rare, of course, but I'm just surprised as I assume you've been to more games than I have.