Ole Chant

[JianYang]

To me the Ole chant has always been a ''we're having a good time'' chant. Whenever the game is getting exciting, that's when it starts up and obviously that usually coincides with scoring goals and taking a lead. I'll always remember sometime in the mid-00s the chant starting up after an amazing 5 on 3 PK by the Habs after a suspect call from the referees so that chant does come up on other occasions. Hell, I've even heard during at the initial puck drop.

In the past few years, it has become perceived as a bragging/victory type chant by opposing fans which always seemed kind of funny when the actual bragging chant, NaNaNa Goodbye, is right there and ready to be fired off at a more opportune time.

Anywho, who cares, I'll never be against anything that adds more ambience to a game. To me, that's like asking NYR fans to stop chanting Potvin Sucks even though he hasn't played since the 80s.

Well, that's exactly it. In sports, ole is a chant of fan approval. They like why they are seeing.

It has never had anything to do with mocking the other team. How anyone can get offended by the lyric "ole" is beyond me. It would be like getting offended to the bland "go team go" chant.

 

[WeThreeKings]

People pay a lot of money to go to the games, they can sing and chant whatever they want, whenever they want.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

No problem with it , I pay 250$ for a ticket dam right ima sing whenever and whatever I want

 

[Adam Michaels]

So what is the next thread we'll start: When is it appropriate for the fans to do the wave?

 

[Saundies]

Opposing players list the Bell as their favorite place to play, and that's because of the fans. The Ole'ing, the booing of star players or returning players who were disappointments, knowing the game and not just being mindless drones cheering when black rubber go in metal net.. It's what makes Montreal unique.

Someone already mentioned it but there should be more chants. I don't watch Soccer but the passion their fans have for the game is insane. Even a percentage of that here I'm happy with.

 

[JianYang]

Opposing players list the Bell as their favorite place to play, and that's because of the fans. The Ole'ing, the booing of star players or returning players who were disappointments, knowing the game and not just being mindless drones cheering when black rubber go in metal net.. It's what makes Montreal unique.

Someone already mentioned it but there should be more chants. I don't watch Soccer but the passion their fans have for the game is insane. Even a percentage of that here I'm happy with.

North American sports are bit more buttoned up in general.

You go anywhere else in the world to attend not just a soccer game, but any other team sport with a reasonable following, and you will see a completely different culture from a fan engagement standpoint.

 

[Team_Spirit]

When the Habs are up by 4+

But they can do it as they please as paying customers, thanks for funding my favorite team.

Exactly, we have been bad for so long that most people have forgotten that NaNaNa Goodbye is the victory chant. Time to bring that one back to the fore with some decisive wins

Blast from the past! When was the last time?

 

[overlords]

I much prefer a coordinated ole chant than some random drunk people screaming for no reason other than to be heard.

 

[Licou]

I'll be honest here, I am really surprised how some of you are annoyed by, "reads notes: Fans having fun at a sporting event?"

Seriously.. is this a Francophone vs Anglophone thing? I don't even like signing in general, but I find sport chants to be pretty cool.

Bunch of uptight people

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Nanana goodbye is coming back boys , that's a playoff clinching game chant. It will be back

 

[kyne]

Nanana goodbye is coming back boys , that's a playoff clinching game chant. It will be back

Much prefer this.

 

[Wateredgarden]

95% of the times it doesn't back fire.

 

[The Last Red]

This is something I'll never understand. Less chanting? Why? There should be way more chanting! There should be songs about the glory of our team, there should be songs about how the opponents suck, there should be songs about individual players etc.

Coming from Europe and a football background, to me matches in the NHL often seems like they take place in a library. So I think there should be way more Oles, way more fan culture, way more of everything like that.

I can't stand it. Hockey isn't "football," and we're in North America, not the Old Country. Imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

It's a very "Keveun" sounding chant.

 

[ChikN]

I don't understand why we can only chant during blowouts...

Aside from Go X Go what other chants are acceptable in hockey? Olé is a pretty tame chant...

 

[Bombshell11]

All i know is that it works, the entire boston city suffers from PTSD because of us.

 

[Runner77]

So what is the next thread we'll start: When is it appropriate for the fans to do the wave?

Followed by « The Hidden Game: When is it appropriate to pass gas at Habs games? »

- during anthems
- when they’re trailing (you produce chem trails)
- during intermissions
- while Lacroix is announcing something
- if directed at annoying fans blocking the view
- while you’re making a distracting noise to cover up
- when your date is a disaster
- as you’re getting up for the wave
- during Ole chants

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Opposing players list the Bell as their favorite place to play, and that's because of the fans. The Ole'ing, the booing of star players or returning players who were disappointments, knowing the game and not just being mindless drones cheering when black rubber go in metal net.. It's what makes Montreal unique.

Someone already mentioned it but there should be more chants. I don't watch Soccer but the passion their fans have for the game is insane. Even a percentage of that here I'm happy with.

Do not want that ever. Can't stand soccer with the fans making noise all game.

 

[Redux91]

It makes *no* sense that this bothers people btw

'Na na na hey hey goodbye' I can understand, that should be a playoff eliminator thing, and if it pops up other than for those moments, then I agree, Cringe.

But the Ole Chants..? It's like.. 'our thing' that separates us from the other hockey fanbases
It's a fandom chant that is supposed to spring about whenever the team is having a great game or a great sequence in a good game

I'll *never* understand how it bothers people OTHER than the fact people amazingly believe it's prone to 'jinxing' or something which..again.. for the millionth time... doesn't exist...

Real puzzling that it would ever bother people (who are fans of the team) honestly

 

[OneSharpMarble]

Start selling vuvuzelas outside Bell centre.

 

[Tabarouette]

It makes *no* sense that this bothers people btw

'Na na na hey hey goodbye' I can understand, that should be a playoff eliminator thing, and if it pops up other than for those moments, then I agree, Cringe.

But the Ole Chants..? It's like.. 'our thing' that separates us from the other hockey fanbases
It's a fandom chant that is supposed to spring about whenever the team is having a great game or a great sequence in a good game

I'll *never* understand how it bothers people OTHER than the fact people amazingly believe it's prone to 'jinxing' or something which..again.. for the millionth time... doesn't exist...

Real puzzling that it would ever bother people (who are fans of the team) honestly

this 100%

literally just reactionary and/or superstitious party pooper shit from the world's most boring people, it has no effect on the game and it doesn't jinx shit, get over it and touch grass

same type of boomers who get angry at someone playing a nice tune on a street piano while they're out on a walk to go get their Du Maurier king size for the day

 

[Tabarouette]

while we’re at it this goes for all the games left this season: shutout shutout shutout shutout shutout

 

[shamrun]

At the prices fans are paying to see the games live let them chant whenever they want to. I was shocked last time i went there....and kovalev was still playing lol.

 

[The Last Red]

At the prices fans are paying to see the games live let them chant whenever they want to. I was shocked last time i went there....and kovalev was still playing lol.

No one is stopping anyone from chanting it at our games. But it is kind of you-know-what.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Start selling vuvuzelas outside Bell centre.

Vuvuzelas and neon green jackets
Vuvuzelas and neon green jackets

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