Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: 7 Important Questions About The Heat Vs. Celtics Series

From Our Editors

Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.

When You Yell At Pro Athletes From Your Seat, They Can Actually Hear You

Via CBC's Elliotte Friedman:

Brad Marchand's nickname is "Squirrel." How'd he get that? "We were playing an AHL game in Hershey," he said last week. "The building was quiet during the anthem and one guy yelled out I was like a squirrel." Teammate Dan Lacouture heard it and it stuck.

And to think, squirrel is a pretty tame insult. Imagine the possibilities if that fan in Hershey had stepped up his game that night.

Do you like this post?