They did it! The Bruins are bring home a Stanley Cup for their fans, the first since 1972! The game was a shutout; 4-0 Bruins. It was an exciting, heart pounding game and even I found myself, who has never ever watched hockey before, unable to tear myself away.
Fans in Boston's took to the streets. Jumping up and down, screaming, yelling, and shooting off fireworks. Even in the small towns across Massachusetts people were honking hours, yelling, and giving impromptu fireworks displays. Boston can't wait for their Bruins to come home so they can see them riding down the street atop the Duck Boats.
However, I think its important to note that although Boston got rowdy it never got violent. A few people who had partied a little to hard, may have been asked to leave by police, but for the most part fans behaved themselves. As one local news reporter said, "It's just good old fashioned celebrating."
It was a very different story in Vancouver where some fans were so distraught that they took out their anger by destroying property. It was on the verge of a riot. At one point people were jumping over a giant bonfire. How much of a sore looser do you have to be to do that? More importantly how stupid do you have to be? Other fans were disappointed but congratulated the Bruins any way and started looking forward to the cup next year. One woman decked out in her Canuck fan gear jumped in front of a news camera and screamed, "We still love you!!". That's a faithful fan; that's how the rest of Vancouver should have been acting. Instead they booed, screamed bloody murder, and tore apart their own town. Where's your dignity? Where's your pride? Come on Canucks, grow up.
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