Oilers Fans Lost Their Minds Watching Connor McDavid Touch The WCF Trophy

This Is Why Sports Are the Best

Sure, the athletes are incredible at what they do but what really makes sports special? The fans. It’s the stress, the superstitions, the emotional rollercoaster we all ride together that makes it more than just a game.

Personally, I’m as superstitious as they come. If I wear a certain shirt on game day and my team wins, that shirt is getting worn every single game until we lose. No questions asked. If I'm on the couch and my team starts playing like shit, I switch seats. Hell, sometimes I’ll even change jerseys at halftime to shake the vibes up. Just because we’re not playing doesn’t mean we don’t have an impact on the game, you gotta do what you gotta do.

My roommate and I even have a rule: if the Panthers score and one of us wasn’t in the living room when it happened, that person isn’t allowed back in until the next goal. No exceptions. Just last game, the Cats were down 2–0. My roommate said he was heading to Walgreens to grab some beer, and while he was gone, we scored two goals in 30 seconds. Naturally, I locked him out of the apartment and didn’t let him back in until we took a 3–2 lead. It’s just the risk you take. Sacrifices must be made for the greater good.

And the best part? I know I’m not alone in this madness.

Take the Edmonton Oilers, for example. They just won the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row. A moment that should’ve been pure joy quickly spiraled into panic when hockey Jesus Connor McDavid touched the Western Conference trophy. The crowd’s reaction was priceless, gasps, groans, hands thrown in the air like they’d just watched them lose. It was hilarious. But it also felt so familiar.

That’s what makes sports what they are, crazy fans doing whatever it takes, wearing lucky socks, switching seats, locking out roommates to feel like we’re part of the outcome. Does any of it matter? Probably not. Are we going to keep doing it anyway? Absolutely.

Because at the end of the day, sports aren’t just about what happens on the ice, field, or court. They’re about the delusional fans believing we can help, even if it’s just by sitting in the right spot.