*For the Fight of the Game*
Abstract
A group of strangers come together to cheer on their own hometown teams. There are no personal conflicts amongst these people but when it comes down to who wins and who loses; this could bring out a vulnerable reaction in certain people causing arguments, and physical harm to person and place in this highly world loved sport. Some say that certain outcomes depend on whether you are a hard core fan or just a casual fan that likes Hockey and attends events only every now and again.
For the Fight of the Game
“Crisis: A time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger; an individual’s reaction to an event, situation, or stressor”. This is more so a story of an individual’s reaction to an event which include situation and stressors.
Sitting in an arena full of hockey fans both cheering for two different teams can be quite overwhelming. There is a general sense of everything, excitement, hope, nervousness, anger and upset all depending how well your favorite team is doing.
Hockey fans often make this reality
Hockey fans love their fights and the broadcasters for Canada Sports say they will continue to give the fans the luxury of doing so for the love of the game and publicity. "Fighting is an acceptable part of hockey.” To many people, hockey is just a game but to other diehard fans it is everything in which they are ready to defend.
As I sit in the stands during a game, I look around and observe the environment around me. Two teams, two sets of fans (young and old) cheering for their own which is understandable, you are going to cheer on the home team for which you come from. As the game moves forward and goals are being made with a score higher than another, you can see the look on the losing teams fans faces, a look of anxiousness and dread. The screaming becomes louder to cheer their team on or others screaming negative comments as to say that a certain hockey team