The Definitive Fan #5 – The Fair Weather Fan
Welcome to The Definitive Fan – The online guide from PowerPlayGoal.com to the types of fans who you’re likely to meet (or not meet) at a hockey game.
Some of these fans clearly have a true passion for the game, others, well, they are just there for something to do.
Fan Type #5 – The Fair Weather Fan
This weather forecast predicts clear skies, and a winning streak for your favourite NHL team.
Bio:
Often confused with the Bandwagoner. As the name suggests, the Fair Weather Fan only comes out to support their team when the weather is fair, as in, when their team is playing well. They’ll attend plenty of home games during a time period in which the team is successful.
They’ll continue to go and watch games for as long as their team is constantly doing well: they’ll then buy merchandise, such as a jersey, talk about the team, and hockey in general, with their friends and fellow fans all while making themselves sound like they know everything about the game… but the very moment something bad happens, like the team ending their awesome winning streak with a supposedly “major” loss, they will suddenly feel slightly disappointed. Generally, sports fans do feel unhappy when their favourite team has just lost a game, especially the passionate fans of said team, but they never go as far as to lose interest altogether.
Usually, no matter what the team is going through or how bad they are doing, the more passionate hockey fans will still continue to attend and watch games to support their team. As for the Fair Weather Fans however, while the team continues to struggle during a losing streak, they’ll conveniently lose interest, because all of a sudden they now have supposedly better things to do, like watching America’s Got Talent or something. They won’t bother with hockey again until word of mouth tells them that the team is winning again, and that this fan has just missed the most epic win the team has ever had.
Characteristics:
No distinguishable characteristics, they seem to blend in.
Favourite Team:
SUNBELT TEEMZ OLOLOLOLOL. Seriously though, every team has its fair share of Fair Weather Fans.
Other:
As far as players go, they may only remember the names of the star players. Try talking to them about Pittsburgh for example, and the only names they’ll remember will most likely be Sidney Crosby, “Mall King”, and “that guy in goal… Flurry? Something like that”.
I’m Wildwing64, hoping you enjoyed this issue of the Definitive Fan.