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Looks & sounds like me towards Wildfong at the Mudbugs game on St. Patrick's Day!!! 
Actually the most hated opposing teams players is Denis Potvin of NY ISLANDERS . He even got booooed long after he retired and became a radio broacaster and was in the garden to cover a game ." Potvin sucks!" chantOn February 25, 1979, in a game between the Rangers and rival New York Islanders, Denis Potvin of the Islanders delivered a hip check to Rangers' center Ulf Nilsson. Nilsson suffered a broken ankle on the play, which sidelined him for the season. The play is generally regarded as clean. Rangers coach Fred Shero said of the hit, "It was a hard check, but you can't penalize a guy for hitting hard."[1]
Regardless, Rangers fans never forgave Potvin for it and created the "Potvin sucks" chant, wherein they punctuate the song "Let's Go Band" with "Potvin sucks!" Initially, the fans responded when the song was played on the Garden organ, but since the mid-1980s, the tune has not been played as it was banned by Garden management. As a result, the fans whistle or hum the tune themselves to set up the chant.[2][3] Rangers fans engage in the chant multiple times at every home game regardless of the opponent.
Regardless, Rangers fans never forgave Potvin for it and created the "Potvin sucks" chant, wherein they punctuate the song "Let's Go Band" with "Potvin sucks!" Initially, the fans responded when the song was played on the Garden organ, but since the mid-1980s, the tune has not been played as it was banned by Garden management. As a result, the fans whistle or hum the tune themselves to set up the chant.[2][3] Rangers fans engage in the chant multiple times at every home game regardless of the opponent.
A LITTLE MORE HISTORY ABOUT THE NY RANGER / NY ISLANDER RIVALRY FROM WIKPEDIA .With both teams' fans visiting "enemy territory" for games, organized shouting matches and fights break out in the stands. Fans will direct derisive chants at their rivals regardless of whether the teams are actually playing. At each home game, Ranger fans engage in perhaps their most popular chant: humming the song "Let's Go Band" and punctuating it with "Potvin sucks", referring to retired Islander Hall of Fame defenceman Denis Potvin. Rangers fans also occasionally bring out the chant "Beat your wife, Potvin, beat your wife", a reference to unconfirmed allegations that Potvin has committed domestic abuse.
Islander fans taunted Rangers fans for many years with the chant "Nineteen Forty", referring to the Rangers having the all-time longest drought without winning the Stanley Cup, until the Blueshirts finally won in 1994. For a period in the late '90s and early 2000s, Islanders fans would punctuate the "Chicken Dance" with chants of "the Rangers suck", but in recent years the song has not been played. Blueshirts winger Theoren Fleury used the chant as an excuse for flapping his arms to taunt Islanders enforcer Eric Cairns. In addition a popular chat was "Crackhead Theo!" referring to Theoren Fleury's erratic behavior and history of substance abuse at the time. Islanders fans also sing a song to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It", replacing the standard lyrics with "If you know the Rangers suck, then clap your hands."
One well-known incident at an Islanders/Philadelphia Flyers game in 2003 turned an innocent holiday promotion at Nassau Coliseum into an on-ice brawl between Rangers and Islanders fans in Santa suits. The Islander management invited everyone in Sant suits on to the ice between periods , well a couple of these Santa's were RANGER FANS and when they opened their Santa jackets revealing their Ranger jerseys all hell broke loose . Then there was the infamous banner incident I've mentioned before .
Islander fans taunted Rangers fans for many years with the chant "Nineteen Forty", referring to the Rangers having the all-time longest drought without winning the Stanley Cup, until the Blueshirts finally won in 1994. For a period in the late '90s and early 2000s, Islanders fans would punctuate the "Chicken Dance" with chants of "the Rangers suck", but in recent years the song has not been played. Blueshirts winger Theoren Fleury used the chant as an excuse for flapping his arms to taunt Islanders enforcer Eric Cairns. In addition a popular chat was "Crackhead Theo!" referring to Theoren Fleury's erratic behavior and history of substance abuse at the time. Islanders fans also sing a song to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It", replacing the standard lyrics with "If you know the Rangers suck, then clap your hands."
One well-known incident at an Islanders/Philadelphia Flyers game in 2003 turned an innocent holiday promotion at Nassau Coliseum into an on-ice brawl between Rangers and Islanders fans in Santa suits. The Islander management invited everyone in Sant suits on to the ice between periods , well a couple of these Santa's were RANGER FANS and when they opened their Santa jackets revealing their Ranger jerseys all hell broke loose . Then there was the infamous banner incident I've mentioned before .
QUOTE (CENTERICESTEVE @ Apr 26 2007, 02:25 AM)
A LITTLE MORE HISTORY ABOUT THE NY RANGER / NY ISLANDER RIVALRY FROM WIKPEDIA .With both teams' fans visiting "enemy territory" for games, organized shouting matches and fights break out in the stands. Fans will direct derisive chants at their rivals regardless of whether the teams are actually playing. At each home game, Ranger fans engage in perhaps their most popular chant: humming the song "Let's Go Band" and punctuating it with "Potvin sucks", referring to retired Islander Hall of Fame defenceman Denis Potvin. Rangers fans also occasionally bring out the chant "Beat your wife, Potvin, beat your wife", a reference to unconfirmed allegations that Potvin has committed domestic abuse.
Islander fans taunted Rangers fans for many years with the chant "Nineteen Forty", referring to the Rangers having the all-time longest drought without winning the Stanley Cup, until the Blueshirts finally won in 1994. For a period in the late '90s and early 2000s, Islanders fans would punctuate the "Chicken Dance" with chants of "the Rangers suck", but in recent years the song has not been played. Blueshirts winger Theoren Fleury used the chant as an excuse for flapping his arms to taunt Islanders enforcer Eric Cairns. In addition a popular chat was "Crackhead Theo!" referring to Theoren Fleury's erratic behavior and history of substance abuse at the time. Islanders fans also sing a song to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It", replacing the standard lyrics with "If you know the Rangers suck, then clap your hands."
One well-known incident at an Islanders/Philadelphia Flyers game in 2003 turned an innocent holiday promotion at Nassau Coliseum into an on-ice brawl between Rangers and Islanders fans in Santa suits. The Islander management invited everyone in Sant suits on to the ice between periods , well a couple of these Santa's were RANGER FANS and when they opened their Santa jackets revealing their Ranger jerseys all hell broke loose . Then there was the infamous banner incident I've mentioned before .
Islander fans taunted Rangers fans for many years with the chant "Nineteen Forty", referring to the Rangers having the all-time longest drought without winning the Stanley Cup, until the Blueshirts finally won in 1994. For a period in the late '90s and early 2000s, Islanders fans would punctuate the "Chicken Dance" with chants of "the Rangers suck", but in recent years the song has not been played. Blueshirts winger Theoren Fleury used the chant as an excuse for flapping his arms to taunt Islanders enforcer Eric Cairns. In addition a popular chat was "Crackhead Theo!" referring to Theoren Fleury's erratic behavior and history of substance abuse at the time. Islanders fans also sing a song to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It", replacing the standard lyrics with "If you know the Rangers suck, then clap your hands."
One well-known incident at an Islanders/Philadelphia Flyers game in 2003 turned an innocent holiday promotion at Nassau Coliseum into an on-ice brawl between Rangers and Islanders fans in Santa suits. The Islander management invited everyone in Sant suits on to the ice between periods , well a couple of these Santa's were RANGER FANS and when they opened their Santa jackets revealing their Ranger jerseys all hell broke loose . Then there was the infamous banner incident I've mentioned before .
What if someone were to go to a Rangers/Isles game wearing a jersey that was half Rangers half Isles sewn together?
Slapshot or The New York Rangers goal song is the song played at Madison Square Garden when the Rangers score a goal. The song made its debut on January 20th, 1995, the night the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion Banner was raised to the rafters. It was written by Ray Castoldi, the Music Director at Madison Square Garden. Though the fans chant "Goal" to the song, the recorded vocal part sounds like "Whoa". The song can be heard here. Now Pred click here and sing along gotta get all the mojo I can get going after tonights game one loss in upstate NY ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opuEqyEaHM
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