I was reading Jerry Greene's cheap seats column in the Orlando Sentinel this morning. He mentioned there was study done on Reddit (I know nothing about that site) on fans of teams and their foul language. Apparently Dolfans cussed 3rd most of all sports teams and were tops in the NFL. Who would've thought it. It's probably a small sampling though.
It was on SI's website also.
http://www.si.com/sports/nhl/2014/09/05/reddit-sports-fans-swearing-boston-bruins
http://imgur.com/a/ILHOi
It was on SI's website also.
On Thursday, fans were introduced to a whole new set of "fancy stats" by Reddit user Niehaus, who mined subreddits of 216 professional sports teams for their word usage and determined which fans curse more often than others.
The result was possibly the least surprising news the internet has ever had: Boston Bruins fans swear at a rate of just over 1.6% per word, higher than any other pro sports team supporters. The NHL's next biggest group of potty-mouths belong to New York Rangers fans,at a rate of about 1.35%. In fact, five of the top-ten profanity-laced subreddits were NHL-based (Flyers, Blackhawks and Blues fans came in at No. 6 through 8).
Anybody who doubts the authenticity of the results can look to this article to see Boston's fine history with the art of the swear word.
http://www.si.com/sports/nhl/2014/09/05/reddit-sports-fans-swearing-boston-bruins
http://imgur.com/a/ILHOi