I'm a Caps fan living in dreadful Cincinnati without a pro hockey team. Therefore, I have to make the trek to Columbus, OH to watch the Jackets play if I want to see hockey. Jackets games, however, are extremely family friendly and uber-silent. Compared to DC, there is no emotion, no fan base, no screaming...it's dull. That's why I was excited to go to Chicago to see the Blackhawks play the Capitals (best team in the NHL) on National Television as the game of the week.
My experience...Chicago fans were worse than Columbus. There were two chants the entire game. 'Hawks fans did little to rally the troops when they let in two goals against the Capitals. And 7 caps fan at the top of the arena were louder than 22,000 Hawks fans. What a disappointment. I can't wait to go back to DC where they know how to put on a show and the fans know how to create a gameday atmosphere.