The energy around the caps is the best I have ever experienced.

The feeling of celebration begins long before you get to BC Place. It’s the jerseys you see on the skytrain and the local bars and restaurants getting busy hours before a game.

I am a fairly new fan as I started following the Whitecaps back in 2022, but I have been down to Dublin’s Calling and have sat in the supporters section of BC Place exclusively. I have been enchanted by the chanting and celebrating with so many people.

I remember Sabbi scoring a crazy curler into the top corner and everyone jumped and started chanting. I was high-fiving people I’d never met before. Everyone is open and friendly and most of all passionate.

It’s starting to feel more like a part of Vancouver than just another event.

The live DJ helps set the mood as fans flood the Terry Fox Plaza with their blue and white jerseys. The sea of people moving from activities to lining up in anticipation to see their favourite team in action.

Once in the stadium traffic jammed hallways are full of people grabbing beers and hotdogs. It always happens where you get stuck in this slow moving glob of people and it takes forever to get to your seat.

Finally out to your section and you pop out and you can truly grasp the size of the stadium. It feels like you could scream and your voice wouldn’t reach the other side.

In the general admission section I sit in first come first serve seating so I like to arrive early and get a spot close to the front. As the seats fill up you start to hear the stadium buzz with chatter.

When it gets closer to kick off the supporters start chanting. The players walk in and it’s absolutely electric.

This is an experience that everyone should have. It’s different from the hockey rounds where you kinda chat go canucks go occasionally. It’s a full engagement the whole game. I’d be surprised if you didn’t lose your voice by the end of the night.