The Magnitogorsk hockey crowd was one of the rowdiest I have ever seen. They were loud, they were loud, and they were loud.

The press box happened to have another row of seats behind it, so I got to see (read: hear) the fans enthusiasm first hand. The guy behind me had a horn, a whistle, four cups of beer, and a voice that would have given him a front row place in the Red Army choir back in the 1970s.

They also had the most aggressive “wave” I have ever seen. Not violent aggressive, just aggressive: fast and rowdy. And they spilled a lot of beer on the floor. Their wave went around the rink in two seconds. A world record, I’m sure.