CALGARY — Blame Canada.
If you are continuously having to adjust your TV volume, or you seem to be suffering from an impossible-to-shake ringing in your ears after attending one of the 2015 NHL playoff games in person, chances are you’ve been following the Canadian content this spring.
With five clubs from Canada taking part in the spring season this year, games have been notably raucous this past week.
There may have been no better example than Monday night when playoff hockey returned to Winnipeg for the first time in 19 years.
From their pregame chants to the way they belted out the Canadian national anthem, the hopeful oohs and aahs of every scoring chance, the heckling of Ryan Kesler and Corey Perry and the ultimate explosion when the Jets did put the puck in the net, the fans set a new standard for the definition of loud when it comes to NHL arenas.
In Winnipeg, it was nearly two decades of pent-up energy unleashed. The original Jets left town in 1996, and this is the first taste of the postseason for the new incarnation since returning to the league in 2011.
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Article written by Steve Macfarlane
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