The fans of the two teams were yelling and screaming at each other throughout the contest in a most uncivil manner. Hockey is a beautiful sport to watch. When a team is coached and drilled correctly, fans see team play that is unmatched by any other sport. The six players on the ice coordinate their movements in order to draw the opposition out of balance in their defensive movements thus opening up a clear shot on the goaltender and a scoring opportunity. It could be said that hockey is a game of offensive thrusts.
Some rinks lend themselves to face to face conflict.
Opposing fans are seated opposite each other. The same situation is evident in the state final play-offs at PC and previously, at Brown where opposing fans sit opposite to each other. In rinks where the fans sit aside of each other the problem is not so pronounced. Be that as it may, what's inexplicable and really offensive is the readiness of so many people to be so anti-social at hockey games. Most students and parents go to games just for the pleasure of watching their friends and children perform on the ice.