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The everyfan’s guide to the Sens in the playoffs.
So the Senators won a playoff game! Thanks to Craig Anderson’s shutout and Mike Hoffman’s third-period goal, the series is heading back to Montreal for Game 5.
For the gory details, read our live blog here.
But as we awake to the glorious dawn, we are aware that the Senators’ fight is ongoing. More importantly, the city’s residents continue to jump aboard the bandwagon:
Another Canadian Tire Centre viewing party
The Senators have already announced that the CTC will be open Friday night for fans to gather and watch the game on the arena’s big screen.
https://twitter.com/Senators/status/591053932786544641
These tend to be well-attended. The final regular-season game against Philadelphia saw 11,000 people congregate at the CTC on a Saturday afternoon.
Sit down! Tone down!
Used to be a thing where some people would get tickets for lower-corner seats in hockey arenas, and then, when the play drew close to them, stand and wave to the TV camera they knew would be panning across their section of the crowd. “Hey look! I’m on TV!”
It was a distraction for viewers at home and an even bigger annoyance, no doubt, to the fans seated nearby.
We don’t see this happening so much anymore, probably because of the spread of the unwritten rule that allows other spectators to put bubble gum on the seats of people who do this.
But we’ve noticed a new “Look at me” trend in which certain fans will wear neon-green or fluorescent yellow jackets and shirts to stand out. We’ve seen this at NHL games in several cities, though the tactic may be less successful in Detroit, where we think the arena staff have bright green uniforms.
No one would dare try this in wear-white Winnipeg, it’s true, but we did spot a fan in bright yellow behind the visitor’s net in Ottawa Sunday. And a Calgary spectator Tuesday even drew the attention of Twitter users and TV commentators for wearing a green-yellow sweatshirt (the exact shade is known as “vile,” we believe) in the Sea of Red that is the Saddledome.
OK, it’s not a federal crime. People should be able to wear what they want, within reason. But there’s still something irksome about such self-centred behaviour at events meant to celebrate community and teamwork. “It’s not all about you,” we’d like to tell them. “In fact, it’s not about you at all.”
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Andrew Hammond, by the numbers
He’s given up two games in the playoff (each by a single goal), but the 27-year-old from White Rock, B.C. still ranks 12th in career regular-season victories for a goaltender with the modern Senators franchise, with 20. Not bad for a player called up only in February to replace the injured Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner.
He’s five wins behind No. 11 Jani Hurme (remember him?), 10 behind eighth-place Lehner and 75 behind second-place Anderson. The all-time leader, with 146, is Patrick Lalime.
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The legend of the Clapper Man grows
Wednesday, we told you about the Clapper Man, the fan shown so regularly on game broadcasts, smiling and applauding after Senators goals. We were pleased to identify this man, the subject of much Internet speculation, as Pembroke lawyer Roy Reiche.
But as Reiche family members were quick to tell us, we ran the wrong photo. That was Roy’s brother Ron, another longtime fan and also a frequent focus of the cameras. (There’s a third brother, Wayne, who goes to games too.)
Roy forgave us. He and his brother look a lot alike, he told us. “When I’m down there, Ron gets comments, ‘Oh, I saw you at the game last night,’ and vice-versa,” Roy said.
With files from Gord Holder and Ken Warren
Got a photo, tip or other tidbit for the Bandwagon? Write to bandwagon@ottawacitizen.com
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So the Senators won a playoff game! Thanks to Craig Anderson’s shutout and Mike Hoffman’s third-period goal, the series is heading back to Montreal for Game 5.
For the gory details, read our live blog here.
But as we awake to the glorious dawn, we are aware that the Senators’ fight is ongoing. More importantly, the city’s residents continue to jump aboard the bandwagon:
Another Canadian Tire Centre viewing party
The Senators have already announced that the CTC will be open Friday night for fans to gather and watch the game on the arena’s big screen.
https://twitter.com/Senators/status/591053932786544641
These tend to be well-attended. The final regular-season game against Philadelphia saw 11,000 people congregate at the CTC on a Saturday afternoon.
Sit down! Tone down!
Used to be a thing where some people would get tickets for lower-corner seats in hockey arenas, and then, when the play drew close to them, stand and wave to the TV camera they knew would be panning across their section of the crowd. “Hey look! I’m on TV!”
It was a distraction for viewers at home and an even bigger annoyance, no doubt, to the fans seated nearby.
We don’t see this happening so much anymore, probably because of the spread of the unwritten rule that allows other spectators to put bubble gum on the seats of people who do this.
But we’ve noticed a new “Look at me” trend in which certain fans will wear neon-green or fluorescent yellow jackets and shirts to stand out. We’ve seen this at NHL games in several cities, though the tactic may be less successful in Detroit, where we think the arena staff have bright green uniforms.
No one would dare try this in wear-white Winnipeg, it’s true, but we did spot a fan in bright yellow behind the visitor’s net in Ottawa Sunday. And a Calgary spectator Tuesday even drew the attention of Twitter users and TV commentators for wearing a green-yellow sweatshirt (the exact shade is known as “vile,” we believe) in the Sea of Red that is the Saddledome.
OK, it’s not a federal crime. People should be able to wear what they want, within reason. But there’s still something irksome about such self-centred behaviour at events meant to celebrate community and teamwork. “It’s not all about you,” we’d like to tell them. “In fact, it’s not about you at all.”
***
Andrew Hammond, by the numbers
He’s given up two games in the playoff (each by a single goal), but the 27-year-old from White Rock, B.C. still ranks 12th in career regular-season victories for a goaltender with the modern Senators franchise, with 20. Not bad for a player called up only in February to replace the injured Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner.
He’s five wins behind No. 11 Jani Hurme (remember him?), 10 behind eighth-place Lehner and 75 behind second-place Anderson. The all-time leader, with 146, is Patrick Lalime.
****
The legend of the Clapper Man grows
Wednesday, we told you about the Clapper Man, the fan shown so regularly on game broadcasts, smiling and applauding after Senators goals. We were pleased to identify this man, the subject of much Internet speculation, as Pembroke lawyer Roy Reiche.
But as Reiche family members were quick to tell us, we ran the wrong photo. That was Roy’s brother Ron, another longtime fan and also a frequent focus of the cameras. (There’s a third brother, Wayne, who goes to games too.)
Roy forgave us. He and his brother look a lot alike, he told us. “When I’m down there, Ron gets comments, ‘Oh, I saw you at the game last night,’ and vice-versa,” Roy said.
With files from Gord Holder and Ken Warren
Got a photo, tip or other tidbit for the Bandwagon? Write to bandwagon@ottawacitizen.com
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