Goal Horn
Ice hockey is one of the few sports along with box lacrosse or indoor soccer in which an air horn, car horn, train horn, foghorn, or siren is used for a goal. In every NHL arena, the horn blares after each home team goal. This has been a trend since the 1970s. The only exception to this rule is during the NHL All-Star Game, where the role of that sound is expanded to cover every goal scored, and that the horn only sounds once. The horns are different depending on the teams, some even have sound effects such as an alarm or the foghorn of a ship, or both combined, for the Washington Capitals and the Anaheim Ducks. Hockey fans have said that the loudest goal horn belongs to the Anaheim Ducks, who have a very loud fog horn with high bass, or the Philadelphia Flyers, who have a very loud train horn. Along with the horn, it is accompanied by a goal song. Most arenas play sections of the song where the crowd can "sing" along or repeat. The two classic goal songs are "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation (its "Sport Chant Stadium Remix" arrangement is used by the Boston Bruins) and "Rock & Roll Part 2 " by Gary Glitter. Although, some teams have songs that are original to them, like the now-defunct Hartford Whalers' famous "Brass Bonanza", "Bro Hymn" by Pennywise (originally used by Anaheim and later adopted by Philadelphia and NY Islanders), "Crowd Chant" by Joe Satriani (Minnesota, Columbus), "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis (Chicago), "Maria (I Like It Loud)" by Scooter feat. Marc Acardipane and Dick Rules (Philadelphia), "The Whip" by Locksley (Dallas), "Holiday" by Green Day (Vancouver), "Vertigo" by U2 (Montreal), "Howling for You" by the Black Keys (Phoenix), and "I Like It, I Love It" by Tim McGraw (Nashville). If the home team wins, the goal horn will also sound at the conclusion of the game, instead of the normal period end horn, with some exceptions, such as the Bruins using their normal period end siren after a win.
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