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CaptainCrunch · 08-15-2016, 02:51 PM

There was something to be said about the era before the jersey wearing fan though. I remember seeing pictures of games in the 40's and 50's where it was almost like a night at the opera where men wore their sunday best suits and woman were unchained from the kitchen, given a pair of shoes and showed up in nice formal dresses.

There was a certain era of class to it.

I would love to see the NHL or the Flames have a vintage night where the teams have to wear their oldest vintage jersey (Atlanta Flames please) and the fans are encourage to wear a suit and tie and woman dress to the 9's. The refs have to wear bowler hats and whenever a goal is scored a actual goal judge throws his hat in the air.

08-15-2016, 02:51 PM	#12
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	There was something to be said about the era before the jersey wearing fan though. I remember seeing pictures of games in the 40's and 50's where it was almost like a night at the opera where men wore their sunday best suits and woman were unchained from the kitchen, given a pair of shoes and showed up in nice formal dresses. There was a certain era of class to it. I would love to see the NHL or the Flames have a vintage night where the teams have to wear their oldest vintage jersey (Atlanta Flames please) and the fans are encourage to wear a suit and tie and woman dress to the 9's. The refs have to wear bowler hats and whenever a goal is scored a actual goal judge throws his hat in the air. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!