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05-13-2010, 01:55 AM
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| Montreal Victory Leads To Riots
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Riot police in Montreal moved in to quell rowdy mobs that began smashing windows and looting stores following the celebration of the Canadiens' playoff win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Thousands of people poured into the streets Wednesday night to celebrate the win, and most people were peaceful, a police spokesman said.
But police fired tear gas and pepper spray as they marched down Ste-Catherine Street to break up the crowd as some people were throwing bottles at officers and storefronts. At least 30 people were arrested.
The RDI television network showed youths breaking into and looting a number of shops, including a Foot Locker store. Some tossed clothes from the store onto the street and the items were quickly scooped up by those in the vicinity.
Some had donned hoods and masks to conceal their identities.
Police officers wearing protective gear were stationed at every intersection. Police on horseback were also assigned to monitor downtown.
Police spokesman Ian Lafrenière said most of the arrests were for breaking into two businesses.
"A lot of Canadiens fans came forward and they were not happy about what was going on. It’s not them, it’s a small group of organized people," he said. "When you’re looking at a group of people marching two by two, this is not a coincidence."
The violence happened hours after thousands of people poured into the streets celebrate the Canadiens' 5-2 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh, capturing their best-of-seven NHL playoff series in seven games.
This athletic goods store was among the Montreal shops vandalized and looted following the Montreal Canadiens' win over the Penguins on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)
Many came from the Bell Centre, where 20,000 tickets to watch the game on giant screens had sold out within minutes. Fans cheered the Canadiens' reaching the conference final for the first time since their 1993 Stanley Cup ride.
Even though the team was playing on the road, police had earlier appealed to fans to be on their best behaviour in Montreal. Ste-Catherine Street was once again closed to traffic between Guy and University streets as of 7 p.m. ET.
Denis Desroches, the deputy police chief, said earlier that a lot of police officers would be on hand to ensure a safe environment.
Montreal has a history of hockey-related violence.
Cars were burned and downtown stores were trashed and looted after the Canadiens beat the Bruins in 2008 to advance to the next round of that season's playoffs.
There were also riots after Stanley Cup wins in 1986 and 1993. Police say three types of people are usually swept up in the rowdiness — fans who want to celebrate, people who are drawn to the area of the celebration and get drunk, and thieves who want to profit from any vandalism.
Police said hockey fans don't deserve the blame for any of the looting or vandalism after major Habs wins in recent years. They said none of the people they arrested in 2008 had tickets to the game on them.
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05-13-2010, 02:10 AM
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05-13-2010, 02:13 AM
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#3 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Most people that start shit aren't hockey fans. Bunch of thugs/homeless taking advantage of the chaos to jack shit lol.
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05-13-2010, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by fetched Most people that start shit aren't hockey fans. Bunch of thugs/homeless taking advantage of the chaos to jack shit lol. | nah, montreal fans just have a long and distinguished history of rioting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot | |
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05-13-2010, 02:26 AM
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#5 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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One of the most famous riots was in 1955 when Habs great Maurice Richard was suspended and fans took to the street to cause such havoc that Richard had to make a public appeal for calm.
Police said hockey and football games have the potential to lead to riots, judging by past experience in Montreal and other cities.
They said three types of people are usually swept up in the rowdiness — fans who want to celebrate, people who are drawn to the area of the celebration and get drunk, and thieves who want to profit from any vandalism.
Police said hockey fans don't deserve the blame for any of the looting or vandalism after major Habs wins in recent years. | I'm sure Vancouver celebrations would be much worse if our hockey team was better  . ex. Beat Capitals/Penguins.
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05-13-2010, 06:43 AM
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We only riot when the canucks lose, if they won then we would be partying. Montreal fans have it all backwards
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05-13-2010, 11:24 AM
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#7 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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back asswards frenchies.
go habs go 
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05-13-2010, 12:26 PM
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considering the amount of ppl DT during the olympics... everyone partied pretty responsibliy... EVEN though there were tons of drunkasses puking everywhere and fighting in the street... at least no riots
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05-13-2010, 12:53 PM
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05-13-2010, 12:58 PM
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Silly Montrealers. Its riot when you lose, not when you win!
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05-13-2010, 12:59 PM
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#11 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by The_AK And crime is for.... | 那个... 那个...
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05-13-2010, 12:59 PM
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#12 | | I STILL don't get it
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drove down st catherines today , all the stores are boarded up windows, and last night was too killer downtown lol
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05-13-2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by XxFcukxX drove down st catherines today , all the stores are boarded up windows, and last night was too killer downtown lol | Glass companies must be laughing
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05-13-2010, 01:42 PM
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Is the guy in the foreground wearing an orange didlo?
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05-13-2010, 02:16 PM
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SNATCH AND RUN YO lololol
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05-13-2010, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mancini Is the guy in the foreground wearing an orange didlo? | Haha, looks close to that
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halak will stop all those thieves...
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