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Minnesota Wild - Xcel Energy Center
Horn: Real
Type: Unknown
Location: Mounted just above the corner of the arena where smoke is emitted after each goal.
Additional Info: Many people take photos of the smoke assuming that the goal horn is in the picture, but often it is in plain site but just outside the photo.
Montreal Canadiens - Bell Centre
Horn: Real
Type: VIA F7A Train Horns
Location: These horns are powered by a large compressor and air tank and are mounted on the technical grid above the scoreboard at center ice.
Additional Info: We do not have a recording of it, many have tried to imitate and some have gotten close, but each horn has it's own personality.
Source: Game Production Crew
Nashville Predators - Bridgestone Arena
Horn: Real
Type: Similar to a Kahlenberg f-3
Location: Mounted in the rafters above the south end of the arena.
Source: Fan Relations
New Jersey Devils - Prudential Center
Horn: Real
Type: Kahlenberg Cruise Ship Air Horn
Location: Mounted in the catwalk above the scoreboard.
Additional Info: The horn from the meadowlands was a recording that sounded completely different.
Source: Event Production Director
New York Islanders - Nassau Coliseum
Horn: Real
Type: Unknown
Location: Somewhere up in the rafters. I was not given the exact location.
Additional Info: "During the games, I sit up in the press box (near the blimp) to direct the game. Once the Islanders score a goal, I push a button which is electronically hooked up to the horn. Each time I want to blow the horn, I push and hold down the button to have the horn last as long as I want it to."
Source: Game Operations/Event Manager
New York Rangers - Madison Square Garden
Horn: Recording
Additional Info: Hard to swallow the fact that the Worlds Most Famous Arena has a fake goal horn. Here is what I know about the situation. "The old goal horn from prior to the 1990s still resides in the arena, but it has not been used since the Goal Song came into play. The goal horn is now part of the recorded music that goes right into the Goal Song. You would not be able to spot the [old] goal horn from seats in the arena, so it's probably not worth being distracted from a game to look for one.”
Source: NYR Webmaster
Ottawa Senators - Scotiabank Place
Horn: Real
Location: Mounted in the rafters above center ice.
Additional Info: The goal horn is an original VIA horn consisting of three horns. It sits high up in the rafters above center ice. “Our pattern is two longs, two shorts, and a long. Occasionally I'll do three or four shorts depending on events (like Alfie's 400th) but that's the standard that I was taught. It's more difficult than it sounds because attempting to meld the long & short so they're continuous, but distinct is difficult. My first horn ever was AWFUL. So much that my partner's phone rang and it was a friend of his wanting to know what had gone wrong.”
Source: Goal Horn Operator - You can read more about it at http://www.silversevensens.com
Philadelphia Flyers - Wells Fargo Center
Horn: Real
Type: 2 Kahlenberg S-203C Air Horns
Location: High above center ice up in the catwalk.
Additional Info: Once triggered, the sound pressure level will exceed 140dB, producing a powerful, low frequency blast, reminiscent of a cruise ship.
Phoenix Coyotes - Jobing.com Arena
Horn: Real
Location: Mounted to the bottom of the rafters above one of the faceoff dots in the neutral zone.
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Pittsburgh Penguins - Consol Energy Center
Horn: Real
Location: Hanging down from the rafters on one end of the ice.
Additional Info: This is the same horn that was used at Mellon Arena.
Source: There is a video about the horn from when Consol first brought the horn over. View it here
San Jose Sharks - HP Pavilion
Horn: Real
Type: Kahlenberg Triton S-120
Location: The horn's physical location is on the catwalk above 207. You can't really see it unless you are in the catwalk above the ice.
Additional Info: While no known photo of the actual Sharks horn exists, here is a video showing a horn of the same model. Youtube
Source: Director of Even Presentation
Saint Louis Blues - Scottrade Center
Horn: Real
Type: 2 Kahlenberg S-203C Horns
Location: Both are located in the catwalk above the scoreboard at center ice.
Additional Info: They point in opposite directions. The horns came from an old ocean-liner that was being scrapped. They are actually only set to 40% airflow. Imagine if they were at 100%!
Source: Scottrade Staff
Tampa Bay Lightning - Tampa Bay Times Forum
Horn: Real
Type: Kahlenberg S-203C
Additional Info: I believe we secured it from one of the shipyards here in the Port of Tampa several years ago.
Source: Team Representative
Toronto Maple Leafs - Air Canada Centre
Horn: Real
Location: It is in the media gondala.
Source: Fan Services
Vancouver Canucks - Rogers Arena
Horn: Real
Location: Catwalk above the scoreboard
Additional Info: The goal horn is powered by compressed air and does live in the rafters above the centre video board however you will not be able to see it from seats in the bowl. And it is actually tuned to match the sound of the horn on BC Ferries.
Source: Game Entertainment Coordinator
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Washington Capitals - Verizon Center
Horn: Real
Type: Kahlenberg F-3
Location: Unknown
Winnipeg Jets - MTS Centre
Horn: Real
Additional Info: There is a real goal horn. It is the same one that was used by the Manitoba Moose and was also used in the Winnipeg Arena. It is controlled with an old modified flashlight casing.
Source: Youtube Clip
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