I guess I am.
The Toronto Terriers have never played a game, but they already have a sprawling fanbase. Fans of the team have been attending public events for the team dressed in jerseys, face paint, and beer hats. There are also hardcore fans, who wear expensively-homemade costumes that tend to involve dogcatcherâs uniforms, collars, dog ears, fake tails, and hard hats with sirens on the top. One fan even showed up to the owner announcement wearing a terrier fursuit! Fans of the Terriers call themselves the âKennel Crewâ, and have already nicknamed the Terriersâ as-of-yet unnamed arena âThe Doghouseâ. Dan Kolby of Kingston, Ontario, who was wearing an alternate jersey and a rubber terrier mask, said âI think itâs kind of cool how quickly our fanbase is growing, Itâs barely been a month since the unveiling of our logos and uniforms, and weâre already this leagueâs Raider Nation.â
When the Terriers actually hit the Ice, they plan to retire their first ever number: a paw print for the city of Toronto. The banner will be in white to make it different from future retired number banners, which will be in red. The Terriers will also release a Jack Russell Terrier onto the ice immediately before the team makes itâs entrance. He actually already has a name: Dukie. Their alternate maple leaf uniforms will be worn for home games against Montreal, Quebec, and New York, potential future rivals of the team.
So yeah, thatâs the hockey culture of the T-dogs. đ
