Fans Banging on the Glass- Discuss

[johnnyonthspot]

I am of the opinion that the fans banging on the glass has to be eliminated. It is annoying/disruptive to other fans. The players do a good job of ignoring it but the 'glass bangers' should not try to insert themselves into the game this way.
Should the home team be penalized for excess glass banging by fans for unsportsmanlike conduct? Should the bangers get kicked out as they would be for throwing an object on the ice or other unruly behavior
Thoughts??

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[Mr. Met]

Oh, I see we're coming for the glass bangers now! But let’s not be too hasty in trying to snuff out this time-honored tradition. Glass banging is basically the official sound of a fan saying, "I’m invested, I’m excited, and I’m here for the chaos." It's like the soundtrack of pure fandom energy — a love letter to the sport that says, "I’m here, I’m loud, and I’m a part of this moment!"

Sure, maybe the players act like they’re unaffected, but deep down, they know it’s a sign they’ve earned the raucous attention. And hey, if it gets a little extra ‘thump-thump’ during a tense playoff game, I’m all for it. It’s not a disruption — it’s a celebration of the passion that makes hockey one of the greatest sports in the world. Penalize the fans for being too into it? Ridiculous. Maybe the players should get penalized for not responding to the pure energy being pumped into the arena.

If we start kicking people out for glass banging, where does it end? Next, we’ll be banning air horns, rally towels, and enthusiastic chants. Let the bangers bang, my friend — it’s the sound of the game.

 

[Coffee]

Next you’ll try to silence our voices!

 

[NyQuil]

Just electrify the glass.

 

[OysterForever]

What next? Ban cheering and yelling?

 

[beardawg]

This is weird

 

[Gregor Samsa]

It’s often kids. We going to ban kids (and their parents who paid for glass front tickets) for getting overexcited?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I’m glad you put “discuss” because otherwise i wouldn’t know what to do here.

 

[kthx]

Hate it personally but I guess it feels different when you're in the front row in a game.

 

[hangman005]

I’m glad you put “discuss” because otherwise i wouldn’t know what to do here.

I still don't, I'm waiting on something clever and witty to come...... it aint happening.

 

[SladeWilson23]

I still don't, I'm waiting on something clever and witty to come...... it aint happening.

I've done some "banging" against glass before.

 

[12ozPapa]

It’s incredibly stupid and annoying. A fan doing it just tells me they’re either a child or a dipshit

 

[KrugAvoy]

I love when the inverse happens during a game. When a player throws a hit along the glass and some dude has his beer on the edge and it gets knocked off splashing everywhere

 

[Statto]

This has to be a ‘joke’ thread, even if the irony is well hidden.

 

[Ceremony]

It’s often kids. We going to ban kids (and their parents who paid for glass front tickets) for getting overexcited?

No it isn't.

 

[hangman005]

No it isn't.

They're someones kids.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Hate it personally but I guess it feels different when you're in the front row in a game.

Well you gotta have something to entertain yourself with as you're too close to see what's happening in the game.

 

[BB79]

Glass banging? Really? I can think of many other things that are far more annoying..lets start with that jerk with the horn in Washington. The guy sitting behind him has the right idea

 

[MabusIncarnate]

The NBA hands out those stupid boom sticks to fans to smack together because they aren't cool enough to have glass bangers.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Didn't that guy in Dallas get banned from banging on the glass?

 

[KaraLupin]

Ban chirping opposing players as they goto the penalty box too. Let's just ban all forms of fun in the arena. If you are at a hockey game you should be expected to sit quietly, and cheering during a goal is the most excitement you can display.

Hell no it shouldn't be banned, it is not loud considering the environment, it doesn't hurt anyone, doesn't damage the property. It heightens the atmosphere showing fans at their most enthused. Always sets the mood, it's great.

 

[Number8]

No different than people who bang on glass at the gorilla exhibit at the zoo. Let people do what they do. But know that the glass bangers are more genetically aligned with Koko than they are their supposed “fellow” humans.

 

[Frenchy]

Wow getting rid of banging on the glass. What's next ? trying to control fighting on the ice to eventually eliminate them.

 

[Beerz]

 

[oilers4life5]

Not a fan of them but I dislike more is the person that stands up randomly during play turns around and waives at the camera so they can go home later and be like look it’s me. Happens a lot at Oilers games.