My favorite hockey joke ever.... please feel free to comment with yours!
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It's game seven of the Stanley Cup, and a gentleman is sitting in the front row, two seats in from the aisle.  The seat between him and the aisle is empty.  The man behind him notices this and thinks it's a bit strange for there to be an empty seat, especially in the front row, for the game that will decide who wins the most important and prestigious trophy in all of sports, but he reasons that maybe someone just had to work late or got stuck in traffic or something.

At the second intermission, the seat is still empty, and it is bugging the guy to no end that there's an empty seat, so he taps the guy in the front row on the shoulder and asks him, "Hey, what's the deal with this empty seat next to you?"

The guy responds, "Oh, that was my wife's seat.  We've been season ticket holders here since before we got married, and we always sat in these two seats, but she passed away suddenly."

The man in the second row pauses and says, "Oh, I'm sorry, I never imagined.... but, I must say, it's strange that nobody is using the ticket.  Don't you have any friends who are hockey fans who would have come with you?"

"No," says the guy as he checks his watch. "They're all still at the funeral."
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And THAT'S why hockey fans are the best sports fans in the world!