Which country has the most annoying fanbase?

[llwyd]

But about us Finns, we might seem stolid and unemotional in everyday life, but the truth is that in sports we are totally manic-depressive - either we are the best ever and screw everyone else or we are the worst ever and everyone else is better... We really don't do nuance when it comes to sports fandom. So formerly when we had lean times in player production, it was more on the pessimistic side and then in the recent years it has been more hype and triumphalism. And we are usually rather bloody minded whatever the thing we concentrate on, positive or negative (attitude known as "sisu").

And if you think that the leading Finnish hockey forum Jatkoaika is or has been mindlessly positive about players like Laine or Puljujärvi you can totally think again, it has been absolutely brutal both ways, and clearly mostly negative, and absolutely to an unreasonable degree either way - it's the Finnish way

 

[Bruce Granville]

Fins

Sweets

 

[llwyd]

Sweets

Yeah, noticed that spelling... Isn't a swede a sweet potato or turnip or cauliflower or something?

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

For me it’s between Finland, Sweden and “old” people that acts like they watched Eddie Shore play in the 30’s….but that’s not a nationality ofc, so I’ll go with the Swedes

 

[themelkman]

I can imagine us Canadians are pretty annoying to most, but the Russians are always in this feedback loop of defending terrible decisions and then blaming others for losses.

 

[llwyd]

For me it’s between Finland, Sweden and “old” people that acts like they watched Eddie Shore play in the 30’s….but that’s not a nationality ofc, so I’ll go with the Swedes

I still think that the hockey rivalry is exciting - I would rather have any other nation, even Russia or Canada, win a best-on-best tournament than Sweden. But otherwise it's a stupid thing and mostly on the Finnish side as the "little brother". Luckily the younger generations are quite over it - Finland is just as modern Western society as Sweden which is by some distance the most similar country on earth to us (followed by Norway, Denmark and Iceland).

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

I’ll guess Canada cuz of all the Leafs/Habs fans

signed, a Bruins fan in Ontario

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Yeah, noticed that spelling... Isn't a swede a sweet potato or turnip or cauliflower or something?

It would be ''lanttu'' in Finnish. Thats a turnip in English. So when you are talking about Swedes you are either referring to the common people in Scandinavia or root vegetables.

 

[Foppberg]

Sweets

?

 

[Albatros]

Finland is just as modern Western society as Sweden which is by some distance the most similar country on earth to us (followed by Norway, Denmark and Iceland).

 

[Chimpradamus]

While I enjoy rooting for the plucky underdog that has become a regular medal contender, the body of Finn fans do here have a well-earned reputation around HF for their conduct.

Documentation of Finnish hockey fans, colorized:

If any foreigner asks me to describe the Finnish language, I would describe it like listening to an upset forest gnome. They're the best neighbours you can have. Dry humour, sarcastic, bitter and with alot of heart. Very down to earth. At least up here on the northern side, I imagine northern Finns think their southern dumbasses are as intolerable, ignorant and arrogant as we think of our southern Swedes.

 

[cc]

Canadian voting Canada. We take the passion for the game a bit too far at times.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Finland, they become possessed by a spirit of underserved superiority

 

[The Red Line]

Yup poll has it right. Canada for the sheer volume.

Finland though has that vocal minority with the asinine tire pumping simultaneous with deep self loathing and the fishing for compliments.

 

[Fantomas]

Obviously Canadians. Ubiquitous, spoiled, arrogant. Never check their privilege. One thing doesn't go their way and they get really bent out of shape.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Probably Canada since the two most annoying NHL fanbases are Canadian.

 

[snipes]

For Canada, there's a contingent who follow all international hockey tournaments regularly (you know who you are), and then there's the fly-by-night'ers who come in for the Gold Medal game and trash everyone afterwards, win or lose, only to disappear again for the year.

Exactly. Guys like me, you, @jj cale @Gold Standard @JackSlater , etc. are among the hardcores here for every international event and gracious in victory and defeat for the most part.

The Canadian international regulars are super knowledgeable and passionate hockey fans. A guy like Jack Slater has an encyclopaedic level knowledge of international hockey history.

 

[Three On Zero]

Definitely us Canadians, we feel entitled

 

[NyQuil]

Exactly. Guys like me, you, @jj cale @Gold Standard @JackSlater , etc. are among the hardcores here for every international event and gracious in victory and defeat for the most part.

The Canadian international regulars are super knowledgeable and passionate hockey fans. A guy like Jack Slater has an encyclopaedic level knowledge of international hockey history.

Merry Christmas bud!

 

[Fatass]

Is
Toronto in Canada?

 

[snipes]

Merry Christmas bud!

You too brother, looking forward to another year of WJC hockey which is annually the best hockey to watch.

 

[Devonator]

As a Canadian, I have to say it us by a mile....and that is only because we are the top dog....you tend to get a little arrogant when your Number 1....granted the US and Russia of course are always challenging us for that distinction but for now we remain , overall, the best.....

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Documentation of Finnish hockey fans, colorized:

If any foreigner asks me to describe the Finnish language, I would describe it like listening to an upset forest gnome. They're the best neighbours you can have. Dry humour, sarcastic, bitter and with alot of heart. Very down to earth. At least up here on the northern side, I imagine northern Finns think their southern dumbasses are as intolerable, ignorant and arrogant as we think of our southern Swedes.

LOL. I'd say people in the northern part of Finland and Sweden are very much alike. Down to earth, don't take themselves too seriously while people on the south has this incomprehensible need for getting aproval from others and look good for them.

 

[Jayevs]

Canadian fans are like leaf fans, and Finnish fans are like Habs fans.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Canada and it is not even close. As a Canadian who has lived in Europe for 20+ years, the attitude of many Canadians on the international level is a joke