Advice Needed: In-Town Visitors' Fan!

but its in good nature and if u laugh it off u wont have a problem.

you will be fine 90% of the fans won’t do shit and the ones that will/do will have there asses kicked by the fans that are tired of the idiots who give us a bad name,

so just ignore the 16 year old bro’s with there 14 year old girlfriends claiming to be from Boston when well they live in there parents basements in the outskirts of the city
just shake your head and say yeap ok and walk away and enjoy your night in the city and have fun!

This was pretty much the reaction I expected, but I just didn’t want to discount what my friend told me. Most fans are pretty good people as long as you’re good to them, and I don’t mind good-natured ribbing by any means, so it sounds like this will be a fun game!

We may playfully heckle you (I especially would – they don’t call me obnoxious for nothin’) but it’s nothing to worry about, and to be perfectly honest, you’ll be fine. For the most part, the people who take it too far are the drunkass college kids. You really should be fine, though. I hope you have balcony seats, because the atmosphere is absolutely friggin’ great up there.

Feel free to adopt the B’s as your Eastern Conference team, and I’m really glad to hear you love our city… just shows we aren’t all that crazy. ;)

We haven’t even tried to kill any habs fans in like at least 6 months, you’ll be fine as a Nashville fan.

Seriously, who hates the Predators? I mean, besides the Nazis.

First off, welcome to Boston – whether you’re at BU, Tufts, Emerson, Northeastern, Wentworth, or maybe even Harvard or BC (or one of the many other great universities in town), I hope Boston continues to treat you well – it’s nice to hear someone ask questions and be so polite about it, especially if they’re not from Massachusetts originally. :)

As for what you can expect at the game, here’s a pretty good example I think – I was at a game vs. the New York Islanders last year (which has kind of a “Boston vs. New York” vibe to it), and my friend and I (Bruins gear in tow) witnessed a girl in her Islanders jersey get heckled by some drunk B’s fans on the way out of the building into the parking garage – nothing crazy, but kind of like a “Yeah, go back to Long Island” set of comments (might’ve been some expletives or dirty looks too, I don’t recall exactly).

On the other side of that however, we kind of looked out for her, joked in the elevator a bit (the B’s won 3-2 if I remember right, too), and held the door for her on the way to her car (she was on the same level as us).

For a Nashville Predators game, I’d probably expect something resembling the same. Wearing Nashville colors will probably get you:

1.) Heckles and a few obscenities from the rowdier (and probably more drunk) fans and rabble – just don’t go starting a fight and they’ll be content slurring a few sentences over their half-spilled beers. These folks make up maybe 10-15% of the crowd, depending on the night.

2.) Mostly nothing at all (maybe a few looks or whatnot) from the passive Bruins fans who are just there to watch the game with their families. This is probably 50-60% of the crowd on any given night.

3.) Good conversation (if you’re friendly and polite, as it sounds like you really are) and maybe a little friendly ribbing from the old-school Bruins fans and people who are just plain respectful (many B’s fans are). This is probably 25-40% of the crowd, depending on where you sit.

*One last thing – like a lot of venues, the crazier fans tend to occupy the cheap seats (Balcony Ends, and Balcony in general) and the families and more laid-back fans tend to pick up the better seats (Loge Ends & Sides). If you were a Bruins fan, the Balcony’s great because you’ll laugh your ass off and do a lot of yelling and chanting, but if you’re looking for something a little more low-key, down in the Loge is probably a better bet.

Just my 2 cents – I know I’ll be pulling for the B’s, but the Preds play excellent defense, so we’ll see how it turns out. Good Luck!

Just FYI

There was a dude at the game last night in a Gretzky 99 Preds yellow jersey.

I don’t think he got any beer on him. (Even if he may have deserved it for that monstrosity)

I love how other teams’ fans always have the impression that a bunch of serial killers attend Bruins games. :)

Reading all of this makes me remember my trip to Boston. As long as you are friendly and not rude you will have no problems. I wish Boston was closer for me :(

about offending anyone probably means you will be just fine :)
..welcome to Boston

Do y’all want to meet up at the fours before or after the game or something?

Just scored tickets to the game…if your going to The Fours I’d be down

I’m at the upstairs bar at the fours, will probably return here after the game.

My roommate and I were EXHAUSTED after the game, for whatever reason, so we headed straight home.

I had a great time! I was sitting next to an older gentleman who’s been a Bruins fan forever, and we chatted throughout the game. I was also (totally unplanned) sitting with a group of about 25 other Preds fans, which was cool! I got a few funny looks, but nothing bad, which I had pretty much expected.

Also, I dunno if any of you guys know about this rule, but I found out if you have an out of state ID, you have to be over 25 to buy beer. Weird? I mean, I guess it makes sense, as they’re probably trying to make sure things don’t get out of hand if the game gets ugly, but that was disappointing. Luckily, my roommate is over 25, so the guy let her buy two “just for her” and looked the other way, which was really nice of him. Gonna have to keep that in mind if I go to another game, haha.

wear water proof clothing and bring a body guard… oh yeah, if you think you might want to eat or drink anything you might have to bring it yourself too… sad but true.