That said, there are a few things that really bug me about my team. So in no particular order I present the 10 things I hate about my team:
10. They still play that damn pedophile song after goals. You may know it as "The Hey Song" or it's proper name "Rock and Roll, part 2". I call it the pedophile song because of the guy that wrote it. Gary Glitter, also known as Paul Gadd (his real name). He was a glam rocker in the '70s, that has been convicted and served time for possessing child pornography and then committing lewd acts with a minor in Vietnam (they tried to get him on sex with a minor but the girls wouldn't testify). For more info try Wikipedia.
9. Howler, the loveable mascot. Except he annoys me. He's a stupid looking cartoonish dog with what look like cartoon dracula teeth. Now they have him dressing up. At the first pre-season game, he wore his normal outfit you see here, a karate outfit during the Sumo hockey intermission, and a white disco suit. At least he skates on the ice now. The last one barely did anything. I hope the kids love him, I can forgive that if they're getting more kids interested in hockey. But I hate him.8. Announcing a penalty for the opposing team then this "and your Coyotes ARE ON THE POWER PLAY" Um, I know it's a power play, you don't need to announce it to me. Second, if there's a game with a lot of opposing penalties, do you think that the mic would short out from all the spit flying at it?
7. The disorienting powerplay graphic on the 360 LED board around the arena during power plays. It makes me dizzy, maybe that's why the power play is so bad.
6. They still play that damn pedophile song after goals. (Cont'd from 10) This started last season when they decided that they didn't want to play "Werewolves of London" anymore. Sure, we're Coyotes not wolves, but the song was cool and it has the howl that they edited. It was unique to us. I guess they needed something that the simpletons of the world could clap to. So instead of having a classy artist who passed away of cancer and honoring him (who was also very impressed when he came to sing the national anthem years ago and was given a jersey with his name on it), we get to pay royalties to an imprisoned pedophile.
5. It's too early to tell, but this reason may finally be fixed. The organ idea is cool, because it's traditional. Old time hockey. But the last two guys to play it must have been hitting the bong pretty heavily. Everything was off key, they'd fudge notes. It really sucked. At the first pre-season game, it was significantly improved. So we'll see.
4. I have to pay for pre-season games. This is a national complaint of every season ticket holder in every sport. It is what it is, I guess.
3. The team isn't that good. This year we picked up an old guy, a broken guy, a goon, and an actual star with at least a couple good years left. Still, we're just not that good. Maybe a middle of the pack team. This is another we'll see I guess.
2. Black nets. Appropriately, the NHL decided that there would be nets on either side of the rink to protect from 100mph slapshots that got deflected into the crowd. This is good. Some people just don't pay attention and kids shouldn't have been there before. Some teams use white, some use clear. The Coyotes use black. Supposedly research showed that black nets were better. And they would be, if the surface was some other color than white. It makes it look like we're staring through a dirty window.
1. They still play that damn pedophile song after goals. To be fair they still use "Werewolves of London", but based on last year the pattern is, first goal, pedophile song, 2nd goal, Werewolves, 3rd goal and after, random, usually the pedophile song. Oh, and they play it after wins too. There's at least a dozen songs that could be used, but they use that one. The New York Rangers have their own song, it's called "the goal song". It's on their website somewhere and it rocks. It's got an Oh section and a hey section. They don't play it much because the Rangers suck, but it's still cool. And it's theirs. Oh, and one other thing, the NFL banned that song, not really banned, but requested that all its member teams not use it. Good move NFL!
By the way, if you're still not convinced about the pedophile song being bad, maybe you don't care who wrote it. Think of it this way, everytime it's played, he gets money. He being the guy that wants to have sex with your kid.
This is him:
