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Well I had 2 months of the most hockey fun I have ever had. I have seen soo many highs and lows in this playoff run that I think I may have lived a lifetime of hockey. My emotions ran in so many ways, anger, bitterness, joy, elation, sadness, disappointment, hate, love, ecstasy, happiness. but what will stay with me for this whole run is the riots, the violence and the rage.
In 1994 I lived in Calgary so I did not experience the riots live, I was even working graveyard so I did not know about them until the next day. I was in the heart of this as it started. You could see the rage boil and the emotion spill over. It all started with one fat fuck that I saw flip over anything in his path. he literally was a one man wrecking crew that just destroyed any smaller object that he could. my brother and I saw this and turned around and headed a different direction we were going catch the sky train but the line looked like it was at least 2 hours long so we decided to head more outer city towards the sea bus and another sky train station. again another hour line up. Cabs were like animals in the calm before the storm. All gone out of the city. a 4 hour delay for those. so we hunkered down in a restaurant (one that would let us after ensuring we were not very drunk - in fact I hadn't one drink during the game) and had dinner.
Then the reports started coming in to our smart phones. Thats the thing with todays technology not like in 1994 where you relied on TV and Newspaper and Radio you have it at your finger tips
- Cars overturning
- Cars on fire
- People fighting
- Knife Fights
- Looting
- People being pushed off bridges onto the ticket booth at Rogers Arena
- Police engaging with People in violence
My brother and I quickly surveyed the surrounding area to make sure that one we had an escape route should it come our way or that we could barricade safely in case it really got out of control. We saw a young Man in a Boston shirt with his 6 year old Son in a Boston jersey we both said that should the thunder come we would rally around that man and his son. Thankfully it did not. It stayed inner city. We waited another 45 minutes and the Skytrain finally was running smooth and we got out of downtown.
What did I see? Smoke billowing from my beautiful city. The city that peacefully hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, that is known for its kindness, its mountains, its water was on fire. Literally on fire. For what? For a game. A hockey game.
in 1994 I blamed it on some stupid people. in 2011 I still blame it on some stupid people. I only ask you one thing. Please do not judge Vancouver or its people on last night or 1994. If you watch closely on some of the more shocking incidents you will see that some people are hooded and cloaked. That Molotov cocktails were used. What hockey fan would have the time or even the thought to have those prepared? We had roving bands of "Chaos" members during the Olympics they were protestors using it as an excuse and they did do the same here. So please please dont judge what this city or its people are. Because we are certainly not. We are the Puckheads of the world, the Dash (even if he is in Victoria), Moogers (Victoria), Nazzyfans, Curtains etc... We have our differences for sure. But we are not that. No way.
Are Canuck Fans partly responsible? Oh yes of course. Its everywhere in pictures and video on cellphones and camera. Its in my mind.
We just lost the Stanley Cup. To the better team. Am I proud of my Team? Yes of course? I am disappointed that they fell apart in 4 of the last 5 games of the series, incredibly.
Congrats and remember my friends. This was not Vancouver.
Please vist sometime.
GO CANUCKS GO.......
In 1994 I lived in Calgary so I did not experience the riots live, I was even working graveyard so I did not know about them until the next day. I was in the heart of this as it started. You could see the rage boil and the emotion spill over. It all started with one fat fuck that I saw flip over anything in his path. he literally was a one man wrecking crew that just destroyed any smaller object that he could. my brother and I saw this and turned around and headed a different direction we were going catch the sky train but the line looked like it was at least 2 hours long so we decided to head more outer city towards the sea bus and another sky train station. again another hour line up. Cabs were like animals in the calm before the storm. All gone out of the city. a 4 hour delay for those. so we hunkered down in a restaurant (one that would let us after ensuring we were not very drunk - in fact I hadn't one drink during the game) and had dinner.
Then the reports started coming in to our smart phones. Thats the thing with todays technology not like in 1994 where you relied on TV and Newspaper and Radio you have it at your finger tips
- Cars overturning
- Cars on fire
- People fighting
- Knife Fights
- Looting
- People being pushed off bridges onto the ticket booth at Rogers Arena
- Police engaging with People in violence
My brother and I quickly surveyed the surrounding area to make sure that one we had an escape route should it come our way or that we could barricade safely in case it really got out of control. We saw a young Man in a Boston shirt with his 6 year old Son in a Boston jersey we both said that should the thunder come we would rally around that man and his son. Thankfully it did not. It stayed inner city. We waited another 45 minutes and the Skytrain finally was running smooth and we got out of downtown.
What did I see? Smoke billowing from my beautiful city. The city that peacefully hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, that is known for its kindness, its mountains, its water was on fire. Literally on fire. For what? For a game. A hockey game.
in 1994 I blamed it on some stupid people. in 2011 I still blame it on some stupid people. I only ask you one thing. Please do not judge Vancouver or its people on last night or 1994. If you watch closely on some of the more shocking incidents you will see that some people are hooded and cloaked. That Molotov cocktails were used. What hockey fan would have the time or even the thought to have those prepared? We had roving bands of "Chaos" members during the Olympics they were protestors using it as an excuse and they did do the same here. So please please dont judge what this city or its people are. Because we are certainly not. We are the Puckheads of the world, the Dash (even if he is in Victoria), Moogers (Victoria), Nazzyfans, Curtains etc... We have our differences for sure. But we are not that. No way.
Are Canuck Fans partly responsible? Oh yes of course. Its everywhere in pictures and video on cellphones and camera. Its in my mind.
We just lost the Stanley Cup. To the better team. Am I proud of my Team? Yes of course? I am disappointed that they fell apart in 4 of the last 5 games of the series, incredibly.
Congrats and remember my friends. This was not Vancouver.
Please vist sometime.
GO CANUCKS GO.......
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