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Vancouver blames their hockey riots on... the NHL? Huh?
« on: September 06, 2011, 03:20:02 PM »

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From Boston.com:

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Here we are, exactly one month from the beginning of the 2011-12 NHL season, and the fine city of Vancouver has yet to charge one vandal with the riotous events that occurred on the night the Bruins stole the Canucks' Stanley Cup championship. Now we learn that's because the fine folks of the wonderful city of Vancouver have come to the conclusion that the riotous events that occurred on that night were the fault of the National Hockey League.

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"In spite of four Stanley Cup riots in the last five years, [the NHL] has no approach, no policy and no apparent strategy to work with host franchises and municipalities on this issue," says the lengthy internal report to be debated at a special council meeting on Tuesday.

"[This] clearly...threatens the value and perception of their brand."

The city's criticism of the NHL follows similar barbs tossed at the league by the provincially appointment independent review of the riot, headed by co-chairs Douglas Keefe and John Furlong.

In their report released last week, they said it was "unfortunate and regrettable" that the NHL has no specific programs to help teams "with the kind of challenge [Vancouver] faced that night."

Concluding that the sport of professional hockey, itself, cannot be separated from the riot, they urged the NHL to work with teams and communities to promote ?peaceful, happy hockey celebrations."

... Call me crazy, Vancouver, but maybe you want to act like you give a [dang] about policing the problem before you lay blame on the league? This is, by the way, the second time you've gone through such an affair after losing a Stanley Cup Game 7. How about investigating your hockey culture before demanding the NHL supply you with rubber bullets and some semblance of control the next time around?

Seriously?  It's up to sports leagues to preserve law and order in their cities?  What about the police?

For whatever it's worth, Boston did okay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRt_VoEmiBQ&feature=player_embedded

That must be because the Bruins have a better "riot strategy".  ::)


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Re: Vancouver blames their hockey riots on... the NHL? Huh?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2011, 03:40:45 PM »

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From Boston.com:

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Here we are, exactly one month from the beginning of the 2011-12 NHL season, and the fine city of Vancouver has yet to charge one vandal with the riotous events that occurred on the night the Bruins stole the Canucks' Stanley Cup championship. Now we learn that's because the fine folks of the wonderful city of Vancouver have come to the conclusion that the riotous events that occurred on that night were the fault of the National Hockey League.

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"In spite of four Stanley Cup riots in the last five years, [the NHL] has no approach, no policy and no apparent strategy to work with host franchises and municipalities on this issue," says the lengthy internal report to be debated at a special council meeting on Tuesday.

"[This] clearly...threatens the value and perception of their brand."

The city's criticism of the NHL follows similar barbs tossed at the league by the provincially appointment independent review of the riot, headed by co-chairs Douglas Keefe and John Furlong.

In their report released last week, they said it was "unfortunate and regrettable" that the NHL has no specific programs to help teams "with the kind of challenge [Vancouver] faced that night."

Concluding that the sport of professional hockey, itself, cannot be separated from the riot, they urged the NHL to work with teams and communities to promote ?peaceful, happy hockey celebrations."

... Call me crazy, Vancouver, but maybe you want to act like you give a [dang] about policing the problem before you lay blame on the league? This is, by the way, the second time you've gone through such an affair after losing a Stanley Cup Game 7. How about investigating your hockey culture before demanding the NHL supply you with rubber bullets and some semblance of control the next time around?

Seriously?  It's up to sports leagues to preserve law and order in their cities?  What about the police?


  They aren't saying that the NHL should help the city control the riots, but help the *team* control the fans. Is it somehow up to the Sox to control crowds throughout the city if they win the title? Or, I guess, the Vancouver police would like some instruction on crowd control from sports league executives?

  Maybe the leadership of Bank of America should instruct the FBI on how to handle a bank robbery...

Re: Vancouver blames their hockey riots on... the NHL? Huh?
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Seriously?  It's up to sports leagues to preserve law and order in their cities?  What about the police?



And in a certain other province, it is up to the police to preserve law and order on the ice.  Way to go Canada!  

But, of course it makes sense.  The Mounties can't police the riots, when they are busy taking 911 calls about fluky hits in hockey games.

Re: Vancouver blames their hockey riots on... the NHL? Huh?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 08:27:55 PM »

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I knew this was a very serious issue when the patron saint of peace in Canada....And lawlessness in the United States, Los Nash, condemned the Vancouver riots.

With the enormous revenue these games bring in...One would think that the provinces make enough from tax revenue to staff a huge law enforcement presence....Or even guard troops, if necessary to prevent this foolishness.