DENVER — It’s the third quarter at Ball Arena. The Colorado Avalanche Are you playing in the Stanley Cup Final For the Tampa Bay LightningBut hockey will soon be in the back seat for a 18,000 fan millennial singalong.
The arena is filled with familiar Blink-182 “All The Small Things”, opening chords that echo throughout the arena, and Colorado fans sing the lyrics in unison. As the Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning Players return to the ice following a brief break. After that, the music stops. However, the voices still carry the song, acapella style.
“Late Night, Come Home”
Work is boring, I know …”
Craig Turney, also known as DJ Triple T, said that it was a phenomenon created by fans. ESPN quoted DJ Triple T as saying.
This is the place to be! This is Tivoli, and I am looking forward to seeing more.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/d4o8GVVzbu
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 22, 2022
Since 2007, he’s been the Avalanche game night DJ. When a local radio station played Blink-182 classic in Fall 2019, he was listening. boyband-parodying music Video from 1999.
He decided to add it to the Avalanche home games rotation. “The music dropped to the ground and we could hear people singing the very first time that we did it. We felt we had something by the end of the second game. Turney said that we then had to decide how to best deploy it.”
The song usually plays midway through the third period. But, the exact moment it hits depends on the game.
“We didn’t force them to do it. It all depends on how you feel. It doesn’t matter whether we’re winning or losing. Turney stated that it is all about whether or not it feels right to do it at that time in the game.
He has not failed to use this approach… except for last year’s playoffs in which he scored a 7-1 win in Game 1 for the Avs over the T. Vegas Golden Knights.
“One night it really was bad against Vegas last year in playoffs. The penalty was for 10 minutes. We then scored two more goals. We ran out of time. Turney said, “You live, you learn,” and he also DJs at Denver Broncos games.
It quickly became a tradition at Avalanche game and its association with the team has extended well beyond the rink. Turney receives tweets and photos of Avs fans singing this song. One fan reached out via Twitter to Turney to let him know their grandmother wanted them to print the lyrics for her to sing along at the game.
The Avalanche’s game operations department recently surprised DJ Triple T with a surprise. They enlisted Mark Hoppus, Blink-182 bassist, to film the intro.
Amazing. https://t.co/az7zf9FheB
— Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus) May 5, 2022
He was also delighted when Colorado moved forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel On the bench, he was seen singing along to the song.
There are also singalongs for other arenas. Popular choice is “Mr. Brightside” from The Killers. At Chicago Blackhawks The track is “Chelsea Dagger” by Fratellis. It’s the hockey version of “Sweet Caroline” being sung at Fenway Park during Boston Red Sox game.
“We are in the business to take good ideas from other groups. If I see something that works in another arena, it’s going to work. Turney said, “But I won’t make it when that team comes in.” “Nobody, except the Blackhawks, will ever use ‘Chelsea Dagger.
Turney is thrilled to have established a new Denver hockey tradition, regardless of where it’s played. It’s amazing to see 18,000 people doing the exact same thing. I get chills. He stated, “I just sit back in awe.”