Broons also. All hail the rat.

Lived in Long Island for a few years and got into hockey there. Moved back to CT but will always be an Islanders fan!

Rangers

My family are Rangers fans but judging by the gear sold in stores, there are only Bruins fans around here. I haven't seen a Rangers shirt for sale in a Kohls, Dicks, Modells, any of them. There's Jets and Giants shirts but for hockey, it's only Bruins.

AHL wise Bridgeport is great to take your family to a game. Hartford is a lot more fun in my opinion, better atmosphere and 2 dollar beers and dollar dogs on Fridays.

Rangers!!

For AHL games Bridgeport is way better if you plan on going to games. NHL Chicago Blackhawks of course, greatest team in the league

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My family are penguins fans. No idea how it started no one from Pittsburgh in the family. I think my little brother got into them and we all just said “sure” and now years later it’s become a thing lol

Grew up supporting the Hartford Whalers (left in 1997 to become the Hurricanes).

Traditionally Connecticut has been split between Boston and NYC teams. People in New Haven tend to support NYC. I grew up in northern CT and my family supported all the Boston teams.

Definitely check out some of the college games. Yale and Quinnipiac are usually pretty good, and Ingalls Rink is a neat place to catch a game (it’s known as “The Whale” due to its architecture). Other good college teams in the region as well. The minor league teams (Hartford Wolfpack, Bridgeport Islanders) are fun to watch, too.

Eta: it’s really easy to take the train into NYC and see a game at Madison Square Garden.

The New Haven Blades.

New Haveners 40s and older often have an extra NY Rangers affinity from years of having the New Haven Nighthawks, their AHL farm team (the arena is gone).

Go whalers!!

One of the Devil's Gear guys mentioned a local bicycling advocacy non-profit, I think I'm gonna get involved. We need some pro-bicycling pro-pedestrian attack Karens on our side

Which team? Bruins, but must give you some credit for your patience in supporting the Leafs.

The Islanders AHL team plays in Bridgeport and the Rangers AHL team plays in Hartford, if you would go to watch either of those, then that’s the team I’d pick.

I’m a Hurricanes fan because they were the Whalers

Rangers!!! LGR

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I'm bruins all the way. Surprising amount of penguins and devils fans here

100%. I'm a year-round biker in NHV and some of the new infrastructure is pretty great, but it's pretty pathetic there hasn't been movement on safe streets for all. I don't get it; would make the city better for everyone and cement it on the map because of something other than Yale.

Literally though. Its a shame, New Haven should be a fantastic city for walking and bicycling. I cant believe we're still painting death trap cycle lanes squeezed between parking and traffic in 2023

That plus Covid happening right after its launch. What a complete and massive bust.

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That or people cycling would rather not die because every driver out there runs red lights and never uses a signal.

"Players were in the middle of a Magic: The Gathering and a pre-release tournament when the store’s boiler caught fire..."