Yost/M Hockey question
So,
The fiance and I went to our first game at Yost tonight and it was an amazing experience like I had always imagined it would be. Got to see a good game that ended up with the good guys winning 6-1 and as I'm trying to explain to her all the chants and get her in on them so she understands WTH is going on there was one I just didn't get.
When M is on the penalty kill people are hooting or cooing or something. They sound like the people from Shelbyville on the Simpsons when they hoot at Springfielders. What's the backstory? What is it about?
thanks in advance, I'll hang up and listen.
January 10th, 2010 at 12:53 AM ^
but there was a discussion on this thread that you may find useful.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/yost-cheer-quesion-woop-woop
January 10th, 2010 at 11:44 AM ^
yea, thanks. I=fail.
January 10th, 2010 at 2:28 AM ^
Yes, basically it has evolved from when we played BU at Yost in 2007: they had a player on their team named Yip (ironic, huh?), and every time they would bring the puck up in their end on the power play we would make "yip" sounds.
It's sort of become that hoot you've described, as we attempt to get them to fumble the puck or screw up in their own end.
January 10th, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
Without disputing the Yost origins of the cheer as described above and in the other post, I think the cheer itself dates back several years to Larry Murphy and the Washinton Caps. Apparently, before Larry left the Caps and rejuvenated his career with the Wings, he had a penchant for coughing up the puck. The home fans, growing tired of this tendency, would make the "woop woop" sound as he carried the puck (which grew much louder after he moved on). I personally witnessed this at a couple Wings-Caps games in DC (including Game 4 of the 1998 Finals). So the Yost fans using the cheer in a similar capacity makes sense.
EDIT: Some substantiation for this story.