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Hockey Riots in Montreal
Topic Started: Apr 22 2008, 07:09 PM (263 Views)
Riley
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/04/22/mtl-habs.html

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A burned police cruiser sits in downtown Montreal. At least five police cars were torched and others were vandalized, long after most of a massive crowd had dispersed after celebrating the Canadiens' playoff victory.
(Peter McCabe/Canadian Press)


Police say 16 people have been arrested after riotous celebrations swept through downtown Montreal late Monday night, leaving a trail of burned police cars and vandalized shops.

Thousands rushed to the streets for initially peaceful celebrations following the Montreal Canadiens' seventh-game win over the Boston Bruins, which advances Montreal to the next round of the NHL playoffs.

The jubilation degenerated into mayhem around midnight, however, as some hockey fans turned violent.

"It started pretty well," police spokesman Const. Laurent Gingras told CBC News Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, at a certain point some people gathered on Ste. Catherine Street. A couple fights broke out and police cars were also attacked at that point."

A few hundred people, some intoxicated, marched down the downtown avenue, throwing rocks and bottles at police and torching vehicles, the CBC's Steve Rukavina reported from Montreal.
16 police cars damaged

Despite increased police presence deployed to the streets before Monday night's game, rioters burnt or smashed 16 police cars as well as other vehicles, according to a preliminary police investigation.

Damage to police cars is estimated at $500,000.

Ten businesses were either vandalized or broken into, although Gingras said the damage was limited.

"One minute we were all hanging out and celebrating and then all hell broke out," said Jean-François Hotte, who watched as a Foot Locker store was ransacked by looters. A liquor store was also hit.

"It didn't take five minutes before everyone was up on Ste. Catherine Street. It went really fast."

City police, backed up by riot squad officers, used pepper spray and batons to quell the crowd, which dispersed around 2 a.m. There were no reports of serious injuries.

Gingras said it was not immediately clear if the rioters were just rowdy fans or others who "used the occasion to do their mischief."

At least 16 people were detained and charged, including three minors, police said. Possible charges include break-and-enter, mischief against a police vehicle, assault against a police officer and numerous municipal bylaw violations.

More charges are expected to be laid as police continue their probe, Chief Yvan Delorme told a news conference Tuesday.

"The investigation will show us … that yes indeed there will be arrests in the future," he said.

Suspects already in custody will appear in court Tuesday afternoon to face formal charges.

A similar riot after a Stanley Cup victory in 1993 caused major damage.

Gingras said that while the investigation is continuing, large numbers of police will be present before, during and after upcoming hockey matches at the Canadiens' home arena, the Bell Centre.
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blondie
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Yikes. That's serious. Seriously. :sad:

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Riley
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Video footage: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/halton-mtrlriots-080422.mov
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sue
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Things are pretty quiet out here, hockey-wise. :mellow:
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Renauda
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That's bcause the Canucks are golfing and the Oilers and, as of last night, the Flames are skiing in the Rockies.

This rioting everytime a Canadian home team advances in the playoffs however is something very recent and intolerably shameful.
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No that recent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUTNyLLMnTI
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

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Phlebas
Apr 23 2008, 10:18 AM

Indeed. Alcohol may have been involved.
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sue
Apr 23 2008, 09:21 AM
Indeed. Alcohol may have been involved.

You don't suppose... :rolleyes:

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Apr 23 2008, 10:18 AM

No Phelbas it is recent. Prior to the first Oiler Stanley Cup win in '84 this sort of playoff hooliganism and rioting did not occur in Canada. The only exception being the 1955 Richard Riot (news video: http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/clips/2222-13340/ )in Montreal.
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