Ignoring the visiting lineup. (Eldon Lindsay / Cornell Athletics) Quizzes & Puzzles Language of Lynah: How Well Do You Know Your Hockey Chants? Test your knowledge of the traditional, full-throated, and … spicy vernacular of Big Red men’s games with these 12 questions! Difficulty level: Easy (for the Lynah Faithful) For everyone else: Very hard 1) When the opposing team is introduced, fans hold up newspapers and yell … Who cares? Blah, blah, blah … Boring! Breaking news—you’re gonna lose! None 2) What is typically shouted at the opposing team’s goalie? It’s all your fault! Sieve! Ugly! All of the above None 3) What is roared at an opposing team player as they enter the penalty box? Enjoy your stay! See ya, you goon! Grin and BEAR it! Now think about what you’ve done! None 4) When the opposing fans get a little too rowdy, what do the Lynah Faithful say to them? Section O sucks! Make like the ice, and CHILL! We see RED! Please stop shouting! None 5) What instrument from the pep band plays the melody to which fans scream “Hey [team name], DIEEEEEEEEEE!” Saxophones Trumpets Clarinets Sousaphones None 6) What is chanted when the Big Red find themselves on the wrong side of a power play? Hold on! Hold on! De-fense! Kill, Red, kill! We don’t need five! None 7) Toward the end of a game, when Cornell is in the lead, the crowd chants “warm up the bus” while waving what in the air? Hats Car keys Scarves Middle fingers None 8) Halfway through the second and third periods, a devoted fan in the crowd plays the cowbell while everyone around him yells what? Win! Kill! Score! Fight! None 9) What special thing do fans do during the singing of the National Anthem? Shout “RED!” during “and the rockets’ red glare” Shout “C!” during “oh say can you see” Shout “BEAR!” instead of “glare” during “and the rockets’ red glare” Shout “FIGHT” instead of “light” during “dawn’s early light” None 10) What rival university is cited in the chant “Screw [blank], [current opposing team] too!” Harvard Boston Colgate Clarkson None 11) Fans chant “safety school!” to what rivals? All other Ivies Those they consider to be academically inferior Only Harvard Literally everyone None 12) When fans think an official has missed a call, what do they yell? Hey ref, are you awake? Give us a break! I’m blind, I’m deaf, I wanna be a ref! Oh look, oh look, he dropped the rule book! You’re way too late, you can’t even skate! None Time’s up (Top: Photo by Eldon Lindsay / Cornell Athletics) Published November 12, 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Alumni Alum’s Book Gleans Inspiration from Black American Trailblazers Alumni A Round-Up of the Cornellians on the Hill—Capitol Hill Campus & Beyond Move Over, R2-D2: Here Come the Trash Robots