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  • What If Each Wild Scorer Had His Own Goal Song?

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    Mikki Tuohy

    By Mikki Tuohy -

     

    Some teams have a standard song they play when their team scores a goal. Some have individual songs for each player, like walk-up music in baseball. But what if it could be customized even further? Not just for individual players, but for types of plays or goals? 

    Here are a few ideas that the Minnesota Wild could try:

    Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind

    Remember those long walkabouts that Kirill Kaprizov goes on sometimes? He circles the entire offensive end of the ice. Sometimes he almost does it twice. He just doesn’t want to let the puck go.

     

    Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus

    Ryan Hartman has a little nastiness to his game, and that is exactly why everyone loves him. 

     

    Basket Case by Green Day

    Brandon Duhaime is a good hockey player, but he also eats paper.

     

    My Name is Jonas by Weezer

    Pretty straightforward. It’ll be a good way to keep Jonas Brodin’s name in everyone’s mind.

    You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    This should be played after the first Wild goal of the game. Because the other team ain’t seen anything yet.

    Baba O’Riley by The Who

    “Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals. I get my back into my living.” Poor Joel Eriksson Ek fights for every goal he scores. And while we all know that he doesn’t need to fight to prove he’s right, the other team usually ignores that.

     

    Mr. Brightside by The Killers

    The Tkachuk brothers think they can claim this song? Nah. Let’s play it every time the Wild score on the Florida Panthers or the Ottawa Senators. It’s okay to be petty sometimes.

     

    Best of You by The Foo Fighters

    Jordan Binnington hates it when the Wild score on him. So let’s add to that hatred by playing a song that asks him if someone is getting the best of him. It’s all about the mental game sometimes. 

     

    Love Love, Kiss Kiss by Alkaline Trio

    There are those times when the Wild have fallen behind, and they’re playing like junk. Fans start to get bitter. The chorus says, “Love love, kiss kiss…blah blah blah. You’re making me sick. I wish you’d just stop showing off…”

    Sugar, We’re Goin Down by Fall Out Boy

    When things are getting a little spicy down on the ice, it’s a nice reminder that the Wild will always go down swinging.

    Can’t Feel My Face by the Weeknd

    Just a handy song to keep in the back pocket for the next time Minnesota hosts another outdoor hockey game.

     

    Quarter Past Midnight by Bastille

    The next time that a Wild playoff game goes into double overtime, this song might as well get some airtime. 

     

     

    By Mikki Tuohy  

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    mnfaninnc

    I am very much in favor of different goal songs based upon 2 different factors: who scored it and what the situation is on the ice. 

    I don't think the audio guys use the game situation enough in determining their song selection. Sometimes, it seems like they simply mail it in. Like if you're getting blown out 5-0 and score late in the 3rd, does a goal song even need to be played? If an empty netter is scored, a different feeling needs to be expressed, not a normal goal song. Rivalry games need a different sort of intensity. 

    I'm not going to go into detail with who gets what song, but I am in favor of at least certain players getting specific music. In The State of Hockey, we should be proactive here, having the best celebrations in the league (for the fans). 

    What's more, I really liked the Storm Surge idea in Carolina. While most are pretty cheesy, it was a real good idea for the fans. But, this franchise should be the leader in this department, especially if you want the label.

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    Up North Guy
    46 minutes ago, mnfaninnc said:

    I am very much in favor of different goal songs based upon 2 different factors: who scored it and what the situation is on the ice. 

    I don't think the audio guys use the game situation enough in determining their song selection. Sometimes, it seems like they simply mail it in. Like if you're getting blown out 5-0 and score late in the 3rd, does a goal song even need to be played? If an empty netter is scored, a different feeling needs to be expressed, not a normal goal song. Rivalry games need a different sort of intensity. 

    I'm not going to go into detail with who gets what song, but I am in favor of at least certain players getting specific music. In The State of Hockey, we should be proactive here, having the best celebrations in the league (for the fans). 

    What's more, I really liked the Storm Surge idea in Carolina. While most are pretty cheesy, it was a real good idea for the fans. But, this franchise should be the leader in this department, especially if you want the label.

    In the old HW we had many conversations about individual goal songs. This needs to happen.

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    Beast
    On 9/10/2023 at 3:46 PM, mnfaninnc said:

    I am very much in favor of different goal songs based upon 2 different factors: who scored it and what the situation is on the ice. 

    I don't think the audio guys use the game situation enough in determining their song selection. Sometimes, it seems like they simply mail it in. Like if you're getting blown out 5-0 and score late in the 3rd, does a goal song even need to be played? If an empty netter is scored, a different feeling needs to be expressed, not a normal goal song. Rivalry games need a different sort of intensity. 

    I'm not going to go into detail with who gets what song, but I am in favor of at least certain players getting specific music. In The State of Hockey, we should be proactive here, having the best celebrations in the league (for the fans). 

    What's more, I really liked the Storm Surge idea in Carolina. While most are pretty cheesy, it was a real good idea for the fans. But, this franchise should be the leader in this department, especially if you want the label.

    The audio guys for the Wild put a ton of thought into the songs.  There was a report on how they operated during COVID, how they choose music, how they handled the simulated fan noise, etc.  Interesting stuff.

    The problem is they’re limited (this wasn’t in the report, but knowing how these things work).  They have to follow orders from the internal operations departments.  It can be heard on the radio and TV, so there are FCC implications.  It’s considered public broadcast with licensing and royalty implications.

    Its much more complex than picking a favorite song from a playlist on an iPod.  There are multiple hoops to jump through.

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    1 minute ago, Beast said:

    The audio guys for the Wild put a ton of thought into the songs.  There was a report on how they operated during COVID, how they choose music, how they handled the simulated fan noise, etc.  Interesting stuff.

    The problem is they’re limited (this wasn’t in the report, but knowing how these things work).  They have to follow orders from the internal operations departments.  It can be heard on the radio and TV, so there are FCC implications.  It’s considered public broadcast with licensing and royalty implications.

    Its much more complex than picking a favorite song from a playlist on an iPod.  There are multiple hoops to jump through.

    When you listen to the players in interviews and profiles they indicate their music preference. Sounds like the Wild locker room is dominated by a lot of country, but it obviously will be transitioning with the youngens coming up. 

    Some of music played at the X is not my cup of coffee, but this aspect is very interesting in the detail you relayed. It's always nice to broach a topic off the path.

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