red towels in the crowd?

[KamFongAsChinHo]

I envision towel waving with polo and cucumber sandwiches and iced tea. A tough sport like hockey deserves better.

[Neeper]

What about red cowbells?

[Looch City]

White towels....made red by the blood of the Canucks.

[N-E-B]

Towels were born out of a sign of surrender. Giving up. Quitting.

The exact opposite of everything this team stands for.

Never quit.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by KamFongAsChinHo

Please, no towels. I am really at a loss to explain why it grates on me so much to see towel waving. It just does.

It's because towel waivers are quitters.

If the tradition stems from Roger Neilson in the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs, then it was borne from a visual representation of protest and surrender. It's not the least bit coincidental that the Canucks immortalised the age old tradition of complaining about officiating in a bronze statue outside GM Place Canada Hockey Place Rogers Arena



Losers.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Better gimmick: Flamethrowers for all!

[calgaryred]

Originally Posted by dino7c

god the dome crowd sucked back in those days

Year after year of being upset in first round exits had its toll on the fan base. Missing the playoffs for five plus years, and an unexpected Stanley Cup run can turn that around.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by flamesfan2.0

Wow didn't think such hate would start about towels! Lol! Just an idea! But it would look cool :/

Oldtimers remember that the white towel thing started with Canucks coach Roger Neilson waving a white towel in the playoffs to signify he was surrendering because of what he perceived as referee bias against his team. Then the 'Nuck fans started waiving them. It had nothing to do with inspiring the team but has taken on that meaning since with people who don't recall the original meaning. I hate towels of any kind outside of a swimming pool.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by KamFongAsChinHo

Please, no towels. I am really at a loss to explain why it grates on me so much to see towel waving. It just does.

Because of the message it sends.

"I quit! I surrender! Please don't hurt me!"

Let Vancouver keep that tradition. I want no part of it.

[stone hands]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Which fan base had those ridiculously large flags they kept sending around their arena like a snail paced wave?

I believe it's the flames that does it. Once it got around the arena someone hauled the whole thing in

[troutman]

Waving a towel is a symbol of surrender.

No Retreat, No Surrender

[surferguy]

they should give everybody a red hockey helmet

[Coach]

The best part about the C of Red is that we don't need the Flames Org to provide us with silly, gimmicky props.

Wear red.
Paint your face/chest/whatever.
Cheer your ass off.

A red towel is only slightly better than the white surrender flags, but only because it's not white. But waving a towel flies directly counter to #neverquit.

You could almost say it's....no good.

[DiNaMo]

Towels gross...

Wasn't sure where to put this but I had an idea for a chant though and wanted CP's opinion and how to possibly implement it.

I'm sure we all remember the classic Iggy, Iggy, Iggy, Oi, Oi, Oi chant. I'm a huge Iginla fan but I would love to hear that edited to represent our current team, so what is CP's thoughts on the following after Johnny scores (because its a question of when not if )

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny,
Oi, Oi, Oi
Johnny,
Oi,
Johnny,
Oi,
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny,
Oi, Oi, Oi


It would be amazing to hear opposing sides of the Dome chant each line.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Which fan base had those ridiculously large flags they kept sending around their arena like a snail paced wave?

That flag was going around in game 3 on Sunday night. I didn't think it looked that bad until it got flipped around and hung vertically instead of horizontally.

[Resolute 14]

Giant flags have become a thing lately. We did the Canadian flag at the 2012 world juniors, the Sens have done it, I believe. The Leafs have (Canadian Flag though). I think the Jets had a banner going around last night, and the Wild did this:

[Dan403]

Towels are for crying into.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by TheCommodoreAfro

All we really need is the C of Red. And more off beat, borderline comedic chants. (I for one would love to be listening to the CBC Broadcast and hear a "Lack is Legend" chant if we get them at home in an elimination situation). Or a section full of Eddie Lack's dad masks.

No towels. Just the C of Red, passion and humor.

LOL how did this slip through with no comments?

[Enoch Root]

Towels, thundersticks, t-shirts, whatever. It's all lame, and it's all forced.

Cheering is all that is required. The C of Red is organic, and that is exactly how it should be.

Adding anything artificial and forced to it, simply detracts from it. Not needed.

[Righteous1]

Winnipeg game looked like a rerun of a game from the 60s