{"id":40484,"date":"2024-05-29T03:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T08:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=40484"},"modified":"2024-06-13T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:23:08","slug":"ice-cold-nhl-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/ice-cold-nhl-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most \u201cIce Cold\u201d Fan Bases in the NHL\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As the NHL season skates towards the Stanley Cup Finals, fans across the entire league are hungry for victory. When the puck doesn\u2019t drop their way, fans express their frustration through some poor behaviors like name-calling, drink tossing, or physical fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While each fan base has their own opinion on who the most \u2018ice cold\u2019 or aggressive NHL fans are, we blocked out the noise and went straight to the stats. Through a nationwide survey and weighted index score, we analyzed sportsmanship behaviors of 3,000 US and Canadian NHL fans. We measured everything from the frequency of booing, cheering for the opposing team\u2019s injuries, general lack of empathy, and more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Findings:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chicago Blackhawks have the #1 most \u2018ice cold\u2019 fans, scoring 96.9\/100 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Out of the Canadian NHL teams, the Montreal Canadiens fans are the most \u2018ice cold\u2019 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Ottawa Senators fans are the \u2018warmest\u2019 or kindest in the league, with a low aggression score of 5.5\/100 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
The Central Division boast the most aggressive fans out of the 4 NHL divisions <\/li>\n\n\n\n
The West Conference has more aggressive fans compared to the Eastern Conference <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What the puck!? These are the most ‘ice cold\u2019 NHL fan bases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To determine the most ‘ice cold\u2019 fan bases, we surveyed 3,000 NHL fans on the following criteria into a weighted aggression index: frequency of booing, cheering for the opposing team\u2019s injuries, engaging in poor behaviors, trash-talking on the opposing team\u2019s social media platforms, unapologetic towards past poor behaviors, lack of empathy for the opposing team\u2019s losses, and self-reflection rating on their own fan base\u2019s sportsmanship quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n