Originally Posted by
drvannostren
I thrive on the "razzing" I've been to 2/3rds of the NHL arenas and it's so much fun. Chicago is one that I've wanted to go to, it's all in good fun but the rivalry is/was so heated that you just hope someone doesn't get out of line (I know I never do) but so far I've never really had any issues.
I feel like the rivalry has died down at least in part due to the new division setup in the playoffs. Where the Hawks and Canucks faced each other 3 years in a row from 2009-11, now unless one of them is a crossover wild card, the only chance is if both make the conf finals. Similar story happened with the classic Hawks rival Wings (Detroit sucks!), after years of the Wings beating the Hawks in the playoffs, Hawks finally broke through in 2013, but now the Wings are in the East and it could only happen in the Finals.
You'll be fine, the crowd as a whole won't get out of line, if one dope does, it'll get taken care of by security.