Posted by Sorry rest of Canada, sorry if we kept you awake last night. The truth is, against all odds we just finished beating last year’s Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and we got a little excited about it. Okay, we got A LOT excited about it. In case you weren’t watching the NHL Eastern Conference Semi-finals last night, the Montreal Canadiens defeated Sidney Crosby and his Penguins 5-2, and the downtown core of Canada’s sin city erupted into a massive party. Thousands upon thousands of fans took over Ste-Catherine street to celebrate, and while most were just hockey-loving Habs fans having a good time, there are always a few jackasses at the party. Penguins jerseys were lit on fire, cars were flipped, store windows were shattered and inevitably tear gas was released, and arrests were made. Hockey riots are somewhat of a strange tradition, especially since they usually happen when a team wins!
“My sports team scored more points than your sports team! I’m so happy, I’m going to throw this garbage can through a Starbucks window!” The following are 6 instances when hockey fans decided to show their love and appreciation by lighting their own city on fire. And yes, many of them take place in Montreal. Sorry again rest of Canada. We’ll try to keep it down next round. Alright, we probably won’t.
Montreal Eliminates Pittsburgh – 2010
(I had nothing to do with the song!)
Detroit Red Wings Wins the Stanley Cup – 2008
Montreal Canadiens Eliminates the Boston Bruins – 2008
Colorado Avalanche Wins the Stanley Cup – 2001
Vancouver Canucks Lose to the New York Rangers in Game 7 for the Stanley Cup – 1994
Montreal Wins the Stanley Cup – 1993
If this is what took place after only 7 years of Stanley Cup hunger, I’m scared to see what will happen to my city if we somehow manage to win the cup this year. After all, we’ve been starving for 17 years now!
I think I’ll look for somewhere nice and quiet to hide. Hey Ottawa, mind if I sleep over?
