Fun game - some rude Y fans
by HockeyFan2014 on 1/14/14Madison Square Garden - New YorkRating: 4 out of 5The game was very good by both teams except for about 4 minutes early in the 2nd period when Yale scored 3 times in quick succession. Defensive lapses doomed H. For Harvard to hold on with a 1-1 tie for one period was surprising given Yale's ranking and status (tho apparently the two tied in December.)
Harvard no doubt disappointed its fans also by not capitalizing on more of its power plays.
Some Yale fans (seemed to be students) a few rows in front disappointed parts of the section where I was sitting by constant standing and sociailzing, and blocking views of the action - e.g., all three 2nd period Y goals.
A couple of students (?) who looked underage were exceptionally rude, abusive and behaved as if drunk or high. Requests to sit down were ignored, then seemed to engender more intentional obstruction and harassment. [Drunken fans at Rangers games typically behave better, with some respect for neighbors in the seats.]
Security finally escorted 2 or 3 out after the end of the game, much too late; MSG could have/should have taken care of this sooner, but ignored requests. Blue-suited official-looking young men with "Full Access" badges on lanyards, who seemed to know the difficult fans, contributed to obstructing view of the game as well.