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One Red Wings fan answers an arena full of Oilers chants

The NHL's crowd-audio Short draws roughly a quarter-million views, with viewers wondering how much voice the lone Detroit supporter had left.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 261,911 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (25,022).

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Detroit and Edmonton are tied in the third period, but the soundtrack has a distinctly uneven lineup: the Oilers home crowd on one side, a single very audible Red Wings supporter on the other.

The NHL's Short keeps the camera on the hockey while the crowd supplies the entertainment. Edmonton's chant rolls around the arena. In the gap, the Detroit fan shouts his own team's name. The home crowd starts again, and he answers again, managing repeated calls without getting swallowed by the noise.

The clip's first-day views reached roughly a quarter-million, far beyond the league channel's usual Shorts audience. Its comment section was more than six times as busy as a typical first day, too.

Viewers are talking about the pauses that give him room to respond, whether he happened to be near a microphone, and what his voice might sound like afterward. An Oilers supporter offers him credit, while another commenter would happily draft him for a fantasy team on energy alone.

The game itself is also drawing unusual attention on the channel, through both its full highlights and a separate shootout clip. That one gives Detroit supporters another reason to raise their voices: Michal Postava, making his first NHL start, turns aside Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

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What viewers say

  • as an Oil fan I like this. good on ya fella
  • He was either really close to a mic or is now voiceless for a couple days... but hats off to you, sir.
    @UrsidaeClaySee it on YouTube
  • Say what you will, guy gave it everything he had
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  • Haha Finnie, Debrincat, and Raymond did their thing for me tonight in fantasy. And the wings held McDavid, who’s on my opponents team, to just an assist. So shout out. But it I could, I’d draft this fan for sure, just for the energy 😂
  • I heard this while I was watching the game and was laughin 😂
    @liamblair6784See it on YouTube
  • Love the Motor City spirit. 😂
  • Penguins fan here and thats absolutely GOLD! I support that man
    @BakedWhiteKidSee it on YouTube
  • Nah whoever that fan is the red wings better give him season tickets bro that dedication
    @JoshuaSquires-ku7wzSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Channel
NHL
Subscribers
3,060,000
Channel views, last 7 days
27,165,409
Channel views, pace per day
4,782,297 (on a normal day: 3,011,038)
Video published
October 27, 2026
Video views so far
261,775 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
261,911

The numbers

The crowd-chant Short stands out against the NHL's usual first-day Shorts views, with an unusually busy comment section alongside it.

the video's first day
usual first day here
25,022
this video
261,911
subscribers
3,060,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
2,728,511,727
views per day
4,782,297
typical day: 3,011,038
the video
views
261,775
likes
3,741
comments
80
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
NBA
24,600,000
NFL
16,800,000
MLB
7,480,000
NHL
3,060,000
As of October 28, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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