VIDEO: Islanders debut new goal horn, fans do not approve one bit
The New York Islanders introduced a new goal horn at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday night, and the reaction from fans was ... less than positive.
Here's the new noise, which debuted when forward Kirill Petrov scored in the Islanders' 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals:
Introducing the new @nyislanders goal horn that we worked on with the MTA. pic.twitter.com/PcAwbuIAVc
— Barclays Center (@barclayscenter) September 29, 2015
The team and arena were subsequently flooded with an overwhelming amount of critical replies.
Here are some of the more safe-for-work responses:
@barclayscenter @NYIslanders how do you not hear the same awful sound the rest of us are hearing? That's actually painful.
— Stephanie Shoemaker (@stephshoe94) September 29, 2015
@NHL_Boss @barclayscenter @NYIslanders did the engineers tape 3 pinto horns together and smuggly nod to themselves?
— Deano (@3rdShiftHockey) September 29, 2015
@_PatrickFlatley @mikeybeatz911 @barclayscenter @NYIslanders Is that an air raid horn?
— Dee Karl (@7thWoman) September 29, 2015
@barclayscenter @NYIslanders Terrible. Sounds like a 1978 Honda Civic horn on Flatbush Avenue in traffic. #minorleague #FishSticks
— Young Ideas (@DickYoungsGhost) September 29, 2015
@barclayscenter sounds like one of those generic goal horns from nhl 06 nobody ever used
— Dave (@MyNameIsNidos) September 29, 2015
@barclayscenter Why couldn't you just bring the old goal horn from Nassau Coliseum over here?
— Last Place Merk (@BasedCanha) September 29, 2015
@barclayscenter @NYIslanders Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?
— Brooklyn (@Brookie425) September 29, 2015
.@barclayscenter @NYIslanders I'm ready to accept a lot of the changes coming with the move, but this is just bad. What were you thinking?
— tommy_turbo (@tommy_turbo) September 29, 2015
It didn't end there.
Even the visiting media got into it:
Now that's annoying! https://t.co/fLSq6Umd2n
— Chuck Gormley (@ChuckGormleyCSN) September 29, 2015
The Islanders are keeping several traditions alive in Brooklyn after relocating from the club's longtime home, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.
Considering the reaction to the new horn, it will be interesting to see whether it remains when the Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks in their regular-season opener on Oct. 9.