Ain’t No Party Like a French-Canadian Party

Now, I don’t know much about customary hockey celebrations, but rioting after winning a series that you are supposed to win, in round 1 no less, seems a bit over the top. This was the scene in Montreal last night after the Habs beat the Bruins 5-0 in Game 7:
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↵Yes, those were police cars on fire. All told, 16 of them were damaged amongst the drunken debauchery:
↵↵⇥“It started pretty well,” police spokesman Const. Laurent Gingras told CBC News Tuesday.
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↵⇥“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.”
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↵⇥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.
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↵⇥Ten businesses were either vandalized or broken into, although Gingras said the damage was limited.
↵↵As expected, the majority of Habs fans are much more non-violent (they are, after all, French), and are completely embarrassed by this whole thing.
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↵(Video H/T: With Leather)↵