Michigan Fanspeak: A rookie's guide to hockey fan behavior
Referees skate onto ice: Boo very loudly.
Visiting team is announced: Hold up newspaper to pretend like you are uninterested. When announcer is done reading the lineup of the visiting team, crumple the newspaper and throw it on the visiting fans, seated conveniently close by.
When a phone rings: Loudly say, "Phone ... hey, ______ (insert goaltender's name), it's your mom. She says, 'You suck.'"
Visiting player gets a penalty: As player enters penalty box, chant: "Whoooooooooooo see-ya, chump, dick, wuss, douche bag, asshole, prick, cheater."
Visiting player's penalty ends: Announcer says, "Visitors, full strength." Fans yell, "They still suck!"
Michigan scores a goal: Indicate number of goals with fingers and then count off. For example: "Ready go - one, two, three, we want more goals." Then point at opposing goaltender and yell, "sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve - it's all your fault, its all your fault."
End of Period: As the game clock approaches 1:05, scream, "How much time is left?" Announcer answers, "One minute left to play in the period, one minute." Fans then respond: "Thank you!" Sometimes the announcer may respond with a cordial, "You're welcome."
Goaltender Taunt: "Hey goalie, you're a sieve. Hey goalie, you're not a sieve, you're a funnel. You're not a funnel, you're a vacuum. You're not a vacuum, you're a black hole. You're not a black hole, you just suck! You just suck!"
Note: These are just the basic cheers. They may be changed at a moments notice or improvised by the Michigan fans.
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LSA junior Joe Bizon, dressed in full hockey attire.