Edmonton Riots

[Dangles 0]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...key-060513.html

This really shouldn't be happening because of a game of hockey in which the home team won, or at all for that matter.

[jbyun04 7]

smart.

[CardinalHcky19 0]

wow i always thought sport riots happened at soccer games in south america

[mnitishin 0]

there is no reason for that to be happening, but why were those two people stabbed?

[gavin 0]

What are you guys talking about? Riots have always happened, in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary. They're crazy and honestly most of it is just good clean fun. Only a few ganstas and other stupid people give the whole thing a bad name.

[Quintin 16]

Kinda like in BASEketball when Dallas won the Denslow Cup.

[D3nZ 0]

I wonder how they will call these events. Probably something like the Oil Spill or something like that.

[Wheels4 0]

gavin a riot is never good clean fun.Thats why it is called a riot.

[ItalianSpartan 0]

What are you guys talking about? Riots have always happened, in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary. They're crazy and honestly most of it is just good clean fun. Only a few ganstas and other stupid people give the whole thing a bad name.

We get riots here in East Lansing every now and then when Michigan State advances late in the NCAA men's tourney. Students, although many were from the Community College, tore East Lansing apart. None of the riots have been good, clean fun: a mob of people, with members setting things on fire and trashing businesses.

I'd hate to see what they'd to to Edmonton if they won the Cup.

[gavin 0]

Well maybe Dangles shouldn't have called it a riot, cause there was no widespread destruction in Edmonton. Maybe that's why CBC called it a "melee" instead of a riot? I dunno

But about what I was saying, the "Red Mile," on 17th Ave in Calgary, whether you call it a riot or a melee (it has to be one or the other) is almost entirely "good clean fun." I've been there and it's all good. BTW I've never seen so many Calgary jerseys in my whole life. And even the Edmonton so-called "riots" of the other night... look at some of the charges. "assult" and "impared driving" lol sounds like the regular cleanup after a highschool game in a small town, not anything that a big city police department would lose any sleep over. I for one am not surprised that some hockey fans drank some beer.

[ItalianSpartan 0]

It could be closer to the celebration in TO after the '04 World Cup final. My buddy and I walked out of the ACC and there was an absolute mob of people at Bay and Front streets, as people were jumping, yelling, singing "Oh Canada", hugging, whatever. A garbage truck was trying to get through the intersection, and kept blasting his horn, encouraging everyone around him. After about 10 minutes and with 10 people who had climbed up on top of the truck, it finally got past Front Street. Anyways, this was an example of a melee. Most people were civil, celebrating even with the police officers, and there was no need to disband the crowds. But there were a few arrests, as a bunch of fans surrounded a group of police and their horses and rowdly sang the "Ole!" chant at Front and Bay. The cops got pissed, and both sides went back and forth. We left the area before some guy got trampled by a horse, but that was the only problem area the whole night. However, when people get stabbed, it obviously elevates the need to break up the group.

[warrior37 0]

what are you talking about, you go to State and dont think stabbings are just good, clean fun? (kidding)

[Fire0nIce228 1]

plus, they've won 2 games, not the series

[gavin 0]

Any excuse to act crazy, eh FireOnIce? lol

[jrhky36 1]

a mob of people, with members setting things on fire

are you reffering to the couches at the apartment complex that it happens at every time?

[zingbergeur 0]

a mob of people, with members setting things on fire 

are you reffering to the couches at the apartment complex that it happens at every time?

I didn't want to turn this into an MSU riot thread, but you're right. I read that the number of fires set after MSU lost to UNC in '05 was only slightler higher than for a typical Saturday night in East Lansing. Kinda funny actually. In the end, most of the disturbance was a result of the riot police being trigger happy.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

I bet there burning down something after that totally sweet (read:sarcasm) raffi torres cross check from behind after a whistle in the second period. Eh boys?

[bullet1 0]

Riots after getting the series to 2-2 in the Conference semi finals... there must REALLY be nothing better to do in Edmunton. I mean sure, it was a good game, and sure, they won. But come on, at least make it deep into the conference finals before you start stabbing people!

[Sniper#39 0]

Riots?!?!?

Puh-Lease...

I like how everyone jumps to conclusions about these things - the fact is there was a couple of incidents (albeit sever) that tarnished an otherwise civil celebration.

It seems that many of you forget that there are over a million people in the greater Edm area. The fact that a couple of boneheads (which I'm sure would be the case in most ANY major city) screwed it up for everyone else is no reason to pass judgement on the entire fan base.

I've been through all of the cup runs here and even back then there were idiots who took the opportunity to cause grief.

Cast your stones if you will - but the fans here are as civil as anywhere in the league - a few bad apples should not be what everyone judges them on.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

but you guys going nuts after tieing a series...

yay woohoo.

We pens fans shoulda made a mob in the streets after the pens won 20 games...

[Sniper#39 0]

With all due respect FireOnIce....

A few thousand fans out here hardly constitutes "Going Nuts"

I can only imagine what it would be like if the Oilers manage to win this series - let alone be competitive in the next.

The fanbase here has changed quite dramatically since the late 80's, early 90's and lets face it - they haven't had a whole lot to celebrate.

What also plays into this is the unreal rivalry between Calgary and Edmonton - and we all remember the Red Mile - and they didn't wait until the finals to get going there either...

Understand - I am not one of those who partakes in any celebrations yet - but I was around for the Glory Years - and I know they haven't won anything yet. Todays younger fans don't have those memories to curb their enthusiasm.

[KYHockey3 0]

Kinda like in BASEketball when Dallas won the Denslow Cup.

hahahahah

great times!

[warrior37 0]

doesnt most of the chaos happen at Cedar Village?

[ItalianSpartan 0]

doesnt most of the chaos happen at Cedar Village?

That's where one of the basketball riots started, but it's really all over the Grand River Avenue area neighborhoods and the apartment complexes.

[warrior37 0]

it was funny i was in South Dakota pheasant hunting watching it on TV in 05, and then later when i got home people calling Drew and Mike about, they have a nice sound drop of some kid saying how he got a facefull of tear gas