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Bossnass · 05-13-2006, 07:49 AM

I live in Edmonton. I like hockey, I'm a big Oilers fan.

It pisses me off when people at the games act like ignorant assholes. Like when they boo during the American national anthem. Like when they throw beer cups and other garbage on other fans and onto the ice. I fully understand and agree when the crowd boos if the ref misses a penalty call, but I don't understand why they boo when it was an obviously dirty play and the right call is made.

I'm a (very) part time bartender, in a place that is sports pub by day and club by night. Its great business and I like the extra tvs that we put out. I don't even mind the "extra-drunk, extra early". I love the extra tips when the Oil wins. I appreciate a good clean hit in hockey. The cheering and the frenzy when a Red Wing or a Shark is knocked down is ridiculous. I really think I can appreciate a bit of violence, but I'm embarrased by hockey fans. I think I'd be scared to be a spectator in the Roman colesieum.

I also live on 84th Ave. For reference, Whyte Ave = 82nd. I took a trip and visited the Red Mile during the 04 Calgary run. Calgary fans were a great big cheering happy laughing group. If glass was broken, it was usually accidental. Against my better judgement, I took a walk down Whyte last night. It was an angry mob. The chant I recall the best is "Fuck You Chee-Choo". I expected flags and cheering and a general good time, perhaps the odd lady flashing and a couple very drunk guys. Instead people were near rioting. Trashing bus stops. Jumping up and down on top of anything they could get onto; phone booths, light posts, storefront facades, any vehicles that weren't cleared before the strip was closed to traffic. I seriously thought one guy was going to get electrocuted/fall to serious injury as he climbed a light post and hung a flag on a powerline. People pushing. I've heard there was two stabbing incidents. The line of black-riot-geared police standing about half a block off actually gave me a small sense of security, but when the mob started chanting that 'you can't do nothing' to the police, I decided it was best to not correct the double negative and just get out of the area.

05-13-2006, 07:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Bunch of fricken savages... I live in Edmonton. I like hockey, I'm a big Oilers fan. It pisses me off when people at the games act like ignorant assholes. Like when they boo during the American national anthem. Like when they throw beer cups and other garbage on other fans and onto the ice. I fully understand and agree when the crowd boos if the ref misses a penalty call, but I don't understand why they boo when it was an obviously dirty play and the right call is made. I'm a (very) part time bartender, in a place that is sports pub by day and club by night. Its great business and I like the extra tvs that we put out. I don't even mind the "extra-drunk, extra early". I love the extra tips when the Oil wins. I appreciate a good clean hit in hockey. The cheering and the frenzy when a Red Wing or a Shark is knocked down is ridiculous. I really think I can appreciate a bit of violence, but I'm embarrased by hockey fans. I think I'd be scared to be a spectator in the Roman colesieum. I also live on 84th Ave. For reference, Whyte Ave = 82nd. I took a trip and visited the Red Mile during the 04 Calgary run. Calgary fans were a great big cheering happy laughing group. If glass was broken, it was usually accidental. Against my better judgement, I took a walk down Whyte last night. It was an angry mob. The chant I recall the best is "Fuck You Chee-Choo". I expected flags and cheering and a general good time, perhaps the odd lady flashing and a couple very drunk guys. Instead people were near rioting. Trashing bus stops. Jumping up and down on top of anything they could get onto; phone booths, light posts, storefront facades, any vehicles that weren't cleared before the strip was closed to traffic. I seriously thought one guy was going to get electrocuted/fall to serious injury as he climbed a light post and hung a flag on a powerline. People pushing. I've heard there was two stabbing incidents. The line of black-riot-geared police standing about half a block off actually gave me a small sense of security, but when the mob started chanting that 'you can't do nothing' to the police, I decided it was best to not correct the double negative and just get out of the area.