Tonight was game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins. Playing in Vancouver, fans had high hopes for their first ever Stanley Cup victory. However, like they’ve done so many times in the past, the Canucks let them down again by losing to the Bruins 4-0. Then a riot broke out. Right now, as I am writing this post, they’re still rioting on the street. There are cars on fire and looting all over downtown.
I’m not really shocked that the Canucks lost. They have a history of building up their fans’ hopes to a fever pitch and then slapping them down with a huge disappointment. I guess I really shouldn’t be shocked at the rioting either. After all, this happened 17 years ago when the Canucks lost to the Rangers in game 7. You think people would learn from history, but I guess they just repeat them.
I know I’m going to get comments that those rioters were not Canucks fans. I’m sorry, but they are Canucks fans. They wore the jerseys. They cheered on the team and they started a riot when the team lost. Sure, it may have been a small number of trouble makers but don’t go making excuses that they were not fans.
I was disappointed when the Canucks lost, but I’m more disappointed by the Vancouver Canucks fans. I can see why they’re considered the worst hockey fans in the league. They gave the best city is a world a huge black eye tonight. I guess it’s a good thing the Canucks don’t make it to the final too often. Once every 17 years is more than enough.
