American Hooligans

I am bias, I admit, but to me the Montreal Canadiens have easily the best atmosphere and crowd of any pro sports team in North America. The way the city gathers around the team, reacts to everything and is just so loud is intense. I think it beats even the big football stadiums.

A video after the jump.

Pre-game, it’s intense, especially during the anthem:

…and since that takes you to puck drop, here is the highlight package including the first goal/crowd reaction 34 seconds into the game: