In anticipation for the first time in six years, the Sea of Red will be reignited once again tomorrow night.
I am pumped, and expecting a very loud crowd tomorrow!
Colborne, Flames set for electric atmosphere at 'Dome
CALGARY, AB -- Joe Colborne isn’t too old, and wasn’t too young, to remember the ruckus caused by a run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2004.
Barely a teenager at the time, Colborne can recall life inside Scotiabank Saddledome as a Calgary Flames fan in the dramatic sprint that fell just short.
“It was one of the coolest hockey experiences of my life,” said Colborne, who got an up-close-and-personal look at the Vancouver Canucks -- Sunday’s opponent -- and the Detroit Red Wings as part of the magical postseason some 11 years ago.
“It was so loud in there, I remember. I'd been to Flames games before, but it was completely different, just the whole atmosphere. I made sure I was there for warm-ups and it seemed like the stands were packed for warm-ups even.”
At 25 years young, Colborne will be center stage at the Saddledome for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round matchup with the Canucks (8 p.m. MT, CBC, SN960).
And given it’s the first postseason skate in Calgary since 2009, Colborne expects a 2004-esque atmosphere.
“It's going to be pretty special,” said Colborne, a native Calgarian. “It's going to be loud. It's going to be a lot of fun. We're all excited in there. We were talking about it -- we wish it was today.”
After splitting the opening two games of the series in Vancouver, the Flames return with home-ice advantage.
They’ve already been enjoying it.
“It was funny. We got back late last night and driving home and you still see a bunch of people walking home with Flames jerseys home,” Colborne said. “More weaving home, I think. The support we've had so far has been unbelievable. Even, in Vancouver, there were a ton of Flames fans out supporting us. We're real excited for tomorrow.”
The excitement trickled over into Saturday morning.
“It’s going to be crazy. It is already crazy,” coach Bob Hartley said. “This morning just driving downtown and the flags and everything…it’s going to be lots of fun. We’ve got part of the job done in Vancouver to gain home-ice advantage. Now Game 3 and Game 4 are in Calgary so lets take advantage of our situation. We’ve put ourselves in a good situation.”
The boost won’t be unlike some late-season support the Flames received.
Needing a win to clinch against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles, Calgary was treated to a boisterous crowd that helped the Flames clinch in the second-last game of the regular season.
Sean Monahan, set for his first home playoff date, expects nothing less against the Canucks.
"It was an exciting game against the Kings,” he said. “Obviously the crowd was behind us and it feels like the whole city is behind us and we have to use that to our advantage. Tomorrow is going to be a real exciting game.
"You get the little shakes and you feel it inside. We have to control our emotions -- it's playoffs -- and we've got to focus on the details and find a way to get the job done."
The crowd, Hartley suggested, will provide the jolt.
The Flames, Hartley declared, have to take advantage.
“It’s always huge because you always use this basically as a first stepping stone but at the same time the fans will do their share,” he said. “We have to do our share also. It’s always a combination. The fans cannot score. We have to play our game. It’s going to be electric tomorrow in this building, the ‘Red Mile’ and everything we saw on the news.”
Just like 2004.
“That's definitely where you have those dreams of maybe play in one day,” Colborne said.
“Tomorrow, I'll have the chance.”
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I've always felt like the pre game intro... the build up for hte crowd, and the player skate out was a huge deal. It should be done properly and get the crowd revved up.
Calgarys Navras, Edmonton's Pump it, and Montreals Fix you are all fanastic.
Way back someone on the site had a hilarious explanation of what the C of Red was and what works and what doesn't
No horse head black jerseys
You can't wear the road white jersey
Certainly don't wear the black practice jersey that looks like the BC Lions
No ladies pink NHL jerseys with the C on the front.
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Way back someone on the site had a hilarious explanation of what the C of Red was and what works and what doesn't
No horse head black jerseys
You can't wear the road white jersey
Certainly don't wear the black practice jersey that looks like the BC Lions
No ladies pink NHL jerseys with the C on the front.
I was thinking about that exact thread as I read this! I think Cheese posted it, and it was fantastic.
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Way back someone on the site had a hilarious explanation of what the C of Red was and what works and what doesn't
No horse head black jerseys
You can't wear the road white jersey
Certainly don't wear the black practice jersey that looks like the BC Lions
No ladies pink NHL jerseys with the C on the front.
Amen brother.
You'd think that the phrase "Sea (C) of RED" would be pretty self-explanatory.
If it's not RED, don't wear it to the game.
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The second video is chilling. Such powerful energy. How did TB ever pull that out? That took some guts.
A disputed Gelinas no goal, and a trip on Simon in OT on the game winning goal, is the easy answer.
I attended each and every 2004 home game, and most every playoff home game since (though may have missed a couple in there), and outside of the SCF games obviously, of which Game 3 was pretty close to the above Game 6, it was the game vs Detroit with 2 goals in 20 seconds as the loudest it was. Game 6 vs Vancouver was second after Chris Clark's goal to tie it at 4 is runner up, with the EN goal SJ scored on itself is 3rd.
Game 3 vs Vancouver was a different crowd;it too was a Sunday night after a split in Vancouver. Seemed filled with too many people where it was a status symbol to attend and didn't have that same energy.
I think it will be a different energy this Sunday night now 11 years later, already at the Kings game the "go Flames go" chant before the anthems happened; in 2004, it didn't catch on until the Wings series.
Bonus about a loud Dome is not hearing Beasley's over the top call.
For me, I think Tuesadys game is bigger than tonight for the series, as whoever can get over the craziness of emotion tonight and put together a solid game Tuesday will have the foothold on the series (even if 2-2), but tonight became a whole lot more intense for me after the garbage Stajan MMA beat down and handicap match vs Engelland.
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The second video is chilling. Such powerful energy. How did TB ever pull that out? That took some guts.
There's something about watching the team bounce with nervous excited energy just outside the dressing room, then seeing the goalie walk out and watching every player fall in line as their nervous excitement turns to intensity that puts a smile on my face and gets my blood flowing.
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This forum is getting kind of hard to read with mods editing everything out. Can you guys not just turn the text green if you don't like the joke?
It isn't about "liking" or "not liking" the joke. It is about what is appropriate. If you have further questions PM the mod account instead of complaining about it in a thread. Unless you think it is important that you be able to read lame jokes equating the C of Red to something that happens to women once a month - because that's the quality of joke we are talking about here. Top notch stuff for sure.
There's something about watching the team bounce with nervous excited energy just outside the dressing room, then seeing the goalie walk out and watching every player fall in line as their nervous excitement turns to intensity that puts a smile on my face and gets my blood flowing.
And a little bit of wet in the corner of my eye...
Thus the "C of Red" was Reignited
