This Blog Is Pro Good Sportsmanship

This Blog is Pro Good Sportsmanship

Passions run high around playoffs, and I’m sure all of us are at times going to angrily liveblog a “SO-AND-SO DESERVED A MAJOR PENALTY FOR THAT!!!” or two, but personally I am into good sportsmanship for myself and the other fans I hang out with and follow across a variety of teams. So I want my followers to know I will not be:

Saying nasty things about teams or their fans just because I don’t like the outcome of a game.

Making posts that include personal attacks about players and staff. I will only briefly criticize or react to specific actions.

No slurs of any kind, or extreme like… sexual harassment style talk around players I like.

Catastrophizing issues like turning one bad slash into “so-and-so is a DIRTY PLAYER” or a strange reffing call into “LOOK AT HOW BIASED THE WHOLE LEAGUE IS OVER THIS TEAM!” or a commentator saying one mild critical or awkward thing into “THESE ANNOUNCERS ARE TRASH I HATE THEM”

Being condescending or tearing down or talking baseless shit about other teams or make sweeping biased comparisons around “who’s the best” instead of just being excited whenever anyone good does something cool.

Wishing harm on opposing players or celebrating injuries or big mistakes or things like coaches or teammates yelling at their players or throwing them under the bus to the media.

Gatekeeping who gets to be a “real fan”. Because if you enjoy the trash-talking side of the hockey fandom, hey, you do you… that’s just not for me, so I’ll probably be unfollowing some people that get too heated, but i won’t be trying to tell them how to be a fan just because it’s not for me.

But if you are like me and want to hang out in good sportsmanship land during playoffs, reblog and I’ll probably follow you :D

Either way, I hope you have lots of fun - should be an exciting run!