Pfffft - whippersnappers
Was taken to my first live hockey game by my big sister maybe '51 or '52. Fife Flyers. Team was 90% Canadian ex- servicemen who stayed on in Scotland after the war, either married a Scots lass or thought that job opportunities were better there. Never saw another live game until 78 which was a Leafs - Habs game (I think I have told this story before ... had my English fiancee over and we had 2 of the 4 Company tickets (4th row, center ice above the team benches). Leafs got a PP, and the whole crowd started the chant - except my g/f, whose English accent could clearly be heard yelling "Ho, Heave Ho". Next to me were the Corporate Secretary and his wife, and he turns to me and asks "Is she with you?" I never lived that down!!
Little bIt of trivia ........
Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club is the oldest professional ice hockey club in the UK, established in 1938. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy which has a capacity of just over 3000 (seated and standing). The arena is home to not only Fife Flyers, who play in the Elite Ice Hockey League but also to Kirkcaldy Junior Ice Hockey Club. Traditionally many of the Flyers' players have come up through the junior ranks to play at a professional level.