The fire Hak chant everyone is getting their panties in a twist over was from one LOUD, drunk guy in the suite next to ours. I did not hear a sustained chant from the crowd.
Everyone's been complaining about lack of fan participation and you complain about what little fan participation there is? The "Thank You" is a tradition throughout college hockey.
Don't think they're allowed to bring in signs anymore either. They used to check them so they weren't too obnoxious,now I believe they're flat out banned.
At the Mattress Factory in Omaha they had a map of the USA with pushpins on it to show where fans traveled from. It was pretty amazing. Gave you goosebumps.