Why horns for a goal?

Post by **Shadd666** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:20 am

Is anyone knows why we always hear a horn where a goal is scored? I mean: why a horn? I guess there's a reason, maybe a funny historical one, but i really wonder which reason...

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:14 pm

'Cause it's cooler than bird chirping.

I've always thought it's to piddle off the opposition (the goalie). Can't be too much fun hearing the toooooooot, toooot every time you allow a goal.

Post by **Shadd666** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:14 pm

Yeah, for sure it's fun

But i'd like to know why it's a horn that has been chose...

As it's used all across the globe, i guess there's a specific reason, some sort of "historical" reason...

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:55 pm

Some of the "younger" NHL franchises started do the big fog horn sound when goals were scored. Very loudly and for a long time! Personally, I'm not a big fan of it. It's artificial noise. I think they do it to make sure all the non-hockey fans there know a goal was scored. In real NHL cities, the fans make enough noise on their own and know when a goal is scored.

Post by **inSTAALed** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:58 pm

The Hartford/Carolina fog horn is the greatest.

Don't hate.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:59 pm

I like the goal horn. I think it adds to the excitement and rush when a goal is scored, especially in the playoffs.

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:02 pm

It's celebratory, I don't know when it first started being used in hockey games. It's probably going to be lost in time, just as it would be to wonder who first started playing a specific song after the home team scores.

Post by **B. Stinson** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:05 pm

My guess is that it's just one of those things where the more noise for your team's celebration, the better - and obnoxious horns do that.

And I'd also guess that it's first use was probably an idea from some team official. Maybe he didn't want to settle with watching the opponents' anger after being scored on, so he figured he'd have someone blare a horn to scare the living daylights out of everyone on the other team, to further anger them.

holydogg · Post by **holydogg** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:09 pm

A more pragmatic hypothesis: back then, a long time ago, it was the available technology for "noising" the goal.

No sampling or digital sound

Post by **Shadd666** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:41 pm

Interesting things, but why a horn???

Even with the technological hypothesis, they should have used drums, or dynamite to be more extreme

But why a horn?

holydogg · Post by **holydogg** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:43 pm

Shadd666 wrote:Interesting things, but why a horn???

Even with the technological hypothesis, they should have used drums, or dynamite to be more extreme But why a horn?

It was surely cheap, loudy efficient and any dumber can press the button

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:54 pm

inSTAALed wrote:The Hartford/Carolina fog horn is the greatest.

Don't hate.

That's exactly the one I hate. Some of the other "warm climate" teams tend to get a little excessive with them too though.

Krieger99 · Post by **Krieger99** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:10 am

I like goal horns. They sound cool.

Post by **Minstrel** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:49 pm

The one in the old Chicago Stadium would rattle your ribs... the new one is all synthed out and naff

But yeah inStaaled Carolina is totally the first team to use a goal horn

Post by **inSTAALed** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:26 pm

No it wasn't...

Teams used them before the Whalers were even thought of existing!

Unless that was sarcasm...

Post by **batdad** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:53 pm

Best horn ever...Chicago Stadium...and the pipe organ too!!!! Now if they could only ice a team...in the old rink. Gotta love Mario thinking about retro rinking, and making like the old Stadium though.

crosby87 · Post by **crosby87** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:16 pm

batdad wrote:Best horn ever...Chicago Stadium...and the pipe organ too!!!! Now if they could only ice a team...in the old rink. Gotta love Mario thinking about retro rinking, and making like the old Stadium though.

I hope so too, then we'll have the best arena in the league to go with the best team

Post by **Minstrel** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:05 pm

batdad wrote:Best horn ever...Chicago Stadium...and the pipe organ too!!!! Now if they could only ice a team...in the old rink. Gotta love Mario thinking about retro rinking, and making like the old Stadium though.

They did bring the old pipe organ over, it stands as about the only thing they did right in building the UC actually

And yes InStaaled, it was sarcasm. You could tell by the italics and the