Ranking NHL Goal Horns

32) Utah Hockey Club:

N/A

31) Colorado Avalanche:

1/10: Sounds generic, not a pleasant sound, I heard this too much in the 2022 Playoffs (it got annoying)

Goal Horn Button:

30) San Jose Sharks:

1/10 – Sounds like a boat/foghorn, good goal song though, very unique

Goal Horn Button:

29) Washinton Capitals

1/10: Sirens during the horn are just awful, too chaotic

Goal Horn Live:

28) Carolina Hurricanes:

2/10: Sounds like a boat horn, annoying sound,

Goal Horn Button:

27) Vancouver Canucks

2/10: A little bit better than Carolina but chord is all over the place, I do like the goal song though

Goal Horn Button:

26) Tampa Bay Lightning

3/10: Generic and basic, sounds like others (Toronto, CBJ, STL), too long of a horn

Goal Horn Button:

25) Toronto Maple Leafs

3/10: Same as above, too similar to others (Tampa, STL, CBJ), too long, good goal song though

Goal Horn Button:

24) St. Louis Blues

3/10: Sounds generic, reminds me of many other horns (Tampa, Toronto, CBJ), good goal song

Goal Horn Live:

23) New Jersey Devils

4/10: Low tone horn, not pleasant sounding, great goal song with siren that engages the crowd

Goal Horn Live:

22) Seattle Kraken

4/10: The song and horn combo don’t match well, cool to note that the horn is from a former local ferry, unique horn

Goal Horn Live:

21) Montreal Canadiens

4/10: Too long and high pitched, sounds cool with the electric Bell Center crowd, old horn was better

Goal Horn Live:

20) Vegas Golden Knights

5/10: Not a creative horn at all, sounds like others, wish it was different given they are an exciting franchise, too long and song interrupts horn

SCF Win (2023):

19) Philadelphia Flyers

5/10: A long low blast of a horn, very loud, has a nice harmony to it, awesome goal Van Halen song

Goal Horn Button:

18) Minnesota Wild

5/10: Too many blasts of the horn, not awful sounding, good goal song

Goal Horn Button:

17) New York Islanders

5/10: Average goal horn, chord fits well, too many blasts (3), good goal celebration that engages crowd

Goal Horn Button:

16) Florida Panthers

6/10: I do like the sound/chord, heard this too much in SCF as an Oilers fan, sounds like Detroit’s horn

Goal Horn Live (SCF Game 7):

15) Chicago Blackhawks

6/10: Only this high because of “Chelsea Dagger” goal song, classic horn that reminds of the Blackhawks dynasty

Patrick Kane Double OT Goal (2013):

14) Buffalo Sabres

6/10: Unique and loud horn that has a raspy feeling to it, don’t hear it enough and not in playoffs

Goal Horn Live:

13) Detroit Red Wings

7/10: Sounds like a truck horn, reminds me of Florida’s horn, amazing Eminem goal song though

Goal Horn Button:

12) Nashville Predators

6/10: loud horn, one blast, great country song that fits Nashville’s vibe

Goal Horn Live:

11) Los Angeles Kings

7/10: Very loud horn, long blast, electric during the playoffs

Martinez OT Goal to Win 2014 SCF:

10) Anaheim Ducks

7/10: Unique horn, low ship horn, lays 3 long blasts, not a good song though

Goal Horn Live:

9) Dallas Stars

8/10: Eletric horn that is loud, gets the crowd fired up, perfect amount of length

Goal Horn Live:

8) Columbus Blue Jackets

7/10: Basic/generic horn, gets bumped to top 10 because of the cannon and “For Those About to Rock”

The Cannon:

7) Pittsburgh Penguins

8/10: A great chord with two long blasts, good song that gets the crowd involved

Game 7 OT Goal vs Ottawa (2017):

6) Calgary Flames

8/10: Great sounding and long/loud horn, love TNT by ACDC as the song

Goal Horn Button:

5) Winnipeg Jets

8/10: Awesome train whistle, electric sound during the playoff white out games

Winnipeg White Out:

4) Ottawa Senators

9/10: Love the real VIA Rail (train) horn in the rafters, long blasts as well, “Song 2” by Blur is awesome

Goal Horn Button:

3) New York Rangers

9/10: Classic goal horn in MSG, nice-long chord, fans always engaged (especially with the song)

Goal Horn Button:

2) Boston Bruins

10/10: Classic goal horn with the iconic goal song, love hearing this vs the Leafs in playoffs

Game 7 OT Winner vs Toronto (2024):

1) Edmonton Oilers

10/10: I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I love hearing this horn after an insane Mcdavid goal, very unique horn, engaging goal song that’s electrifying come playoff time

Insane McDavid Playoff Goal vs Dallas (WCF 2024):