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Raging Bullies: Flyers provide fans room to break stuff for fun

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers have turned their fans into Raging Bullies.

Philadelphia sports fans have been implicated in the sports crimes of throwing snowballs and batteries and of late, haymakers at horses and athletes, so why not let them smash and bash inanimate objects for cash inside a controlled environment?

Grab a helmet and baseball bat and step up to the plate — Flyers fans can take a swing for fun or just to take out frustrations on bottles, dishes or even a fishbowl stamped with the visitor’s logo.

Strictly speaking, anything that shatters to the strains of metal music cranked to 11.

The Flyers opened their “Rage Room “ at the home opener on Tuesday night as part of $265 million overhaul of the 23-year-old Wells Fargo Center. The arena has been home to Wing Bowl, Gritty, indoor football, a Royal Rumble and a Republican national convention.

But never an NBA or NHL champion.

So it’s little wonder Flyers fans need to let off some steam and go crazy in a “secret” room nestled in the upper level for fans in the new $25 standing-room-only section. The franchise that once satiated fans with the bloodlust of the Broad Street Bullies during the glory years of their 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup championships has gone from “The Hammer” to sledgehammers to let fans take their whacks inside a dorm-sized room.

“The concept is definitely one-of-a-kind and non-traditional,” Flyers executive Valerie Camillo said. “We ran the concept by some of our fans who told us they thought this would be a fresh way to have some harmless fun.”

The Flyers charge $35 per person or $60 for two for five-minute rage sessions and will let up to 14 fans per game try their best at high-sticking. There are both online reservations and walk-up slots available. There are no current plans to open the room for 76ers games or other events.

If losing doesn’t agitate fans enough, they can rage against the obscene — a 24 oz. beer can cost $14.50, a jumbo hot dog is $6 and a plant-based burger hits 13 bucks.

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