Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

A forum for non-baseball sports
TimeForGuinness
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 20035
Joined: April 18 06, 7:38 pm

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by TimeForGuinness »

jim wrote:My brother is on this tyrade that the media is out to villanize hockey. Is this true? If they are blaming this on the sport it's kind of silly, I mean soccer has to be the worst for crazy stuff.
Soccer can get pretty bad, I think in some stadiums (most/all? thrill might be able to help) they don't even sell booze during the game to help mitigate the hooligans from starting stuff.

User avatar
Hungary Jack
Mother Earth
Posts: 19544
Joined: July 24 06, 6:03 am
Location: In Cognito

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Hungary Jack »

If anybody gets out of line in a RUGBY match, the players will go into the stands and practice rucking and mauling on the offending parties.

Socnorb11
The Last Word
Posts: 21588
Joined: June 21 06, 8:45 am

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Socnorb11 »

pop_haines wrote:These weren't Canuck fans rioting.

Similar to the 'Battle for Seattle' back in the 90's, these
were anarchists breaking $hit just for the sheer joy of it.
Like Jim mentioned, the riot was 'go' win or lose.

Vancouver is a great city. Don't be so quick to condemn it,
especially if you've never visited it.
Pretty clever of them to all dress up in Canuck jerseys.

Socnorb11
The Last Word
Posts: 21588
Joined: June 21 06, 8:45 am

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Socnorb11 »

pop_haines wrote:
Socnorb11 wrote:
pop_haines wrote:These weren't Canuck fans rioting.

Similar to the 'Battle for Seattle' back in the 90's, these
were anarchists breaking $hit just for the sheer joy of it.
Like Jim mentioned, the riot was 'go' win or lose.

Vancouver is a great city. Don't be so quick to condemn it,
especially if you've never visited it.
Pretty clever of them to all dress up in Canuck jerseys.
Really? I thought it was obvious and lame in the extreme.
So you really believe the conspiracy theory? The rioters had nothing to do with Vancouver? They just flew into Vancouver that night, bought jerseys, and wreaked havoc under the guise of a hockey riot?

User avatar
cards2468
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 14763
Joined: October 28 06, 11:10 pm
Location: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by cards2468 »

A Canadian city just lost to an American city in the only thing Canada is good at. Of course they're pissed.

Socnorb11
The Last Word
Posts: 21588
Joined: June 21 06, 8:45 am

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Socnorb11 »

The same thing (riots after a hockey loss) happened in Vancouver in 1994. It's not like this is unprecedented for them.

There were thousands of people involved in the riots. I just don't see that sort of organization among anarchists.

This doesn't mean that Vancouver is an awful place, but they were awful that night.

User avatar
thrill
bronoun enthusiast
Posts: 30368
Joined: April 14 06, 10:45 pm
Location: barely online

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by thrill »

cards2468 wrote:A Canadian city just lost to an American city in the only thing Canada is good at. Of course they're pissed.
Even though the Bruins are stacked with Canadians.


Btw, mystery couple revealed: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_d ... nhl-wp7436

User avatar
cards2468
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 14763
Joined: October 28 06, 11:10 pm
Location: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by cards2468 »

The news showed some canadian athlete apologizing on tv because he was caught on video attempting to torch a cop car. He was crying, I was laughing at him crying.

User avatar
Hungary Jack
Mother Earth
Posts: 19544
Joined: July 24 06, 6:03 am
Location: In Cognito

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Hungary Jack »

pop_haines wrote:Jeezum, sorry for double-posting.

No worries, soc. I think most of the rioters were Canucks fans.
I just don't think they started this thing.

Many riots are spontaneous, but many more are not.

Also, Jonah Hex was an AWFUL movie.

Yeah, I said it.
Double posting is Anarchism 102.

User avatar
Jocephus
99% conan clips
Posts: 63640
Joined: April 18 06, 5:14 pm

Re: Canuckle Head Fans Riot after Stanley Cup Loss

Post by Jocephus »

Image

edit: didn't realize the photo gets cutoff in the thread

link: http://www.sixteenwins.com/12-stories/t ... r-tab.html
Last edited by Jocephus on June 23 11, 3:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Post Reply