“F**king Embarrassing”: Hockey World Can’t Stand Violent Street Brawl Following a Heated NHL Game

Sparks were flying at the Rogers Arena, as the two NHL teams locked horns this Sunday. The two Canadian teams who are long-term rivals, fought an intense battle on the ice rink yesterday. Vancouver Canucks vs Toronto Maple Leafs is a rivalry that goes beyond ice hockey. Arguably the two finest cities in Canada, fans of both franchises often look to one-up the other, to glorify their team and city as the best. It is a rivalry that is so omnipresent in nature that its intensity doesn’t always limit itself to the premises of the stadium.

After yesterday’s match, fans of both teams took to the streets to quench their anger. They were anything but calm and civilized after the match. The Canucks had comfortably beaten the Leafs by a 4–1 margin, and that seemed to have ticked off some people. The fans took it upon themselves to settle it outside Rogers Arena, on the streets of British Columbia. After videos started floating on Reddit, NHL fans in general expressed their disgust.

NHL fans go crazy on the streets of Vancouver

It was a full-on intense fight. It started with two men taking a swing at each other, while others intervened to break them up. As the street gained a crowd, the fight did not break up. Instead, it intensified. The blows kept coming and they were hard. And soon enough it was a whole bunch of people beating each other up. It was hard to distinguish the fans of one team from the other since the only discernable noise was those that resonated with waves of shock. A woman screamed intermittently, as a few of them went down, just as hockey players do inside the rink.

Suddenly, the fight was over and everybody went their own way. Up until then, it looked like they were in serious trouble. This was right after one of the most spectacular wins of the home team. Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the finest teams in the league, lost to the lesser favorites Vancouver Canucks.

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While it’s not clear yet, it may have been the bitter loss and humiliation for Leafs’ fans that had angered them. Hockey brawls, as brutal as they are, sometimes leave players motionless on the ice. However, their fans also take such matches a bit too personally which often results in these ugly moments.

Redditors condemn the violent fight after the NHL match

Redditor r/hockey has shared the video with the caption, “Leafs and Canucks fans get into a scuffle after watching the game last night” The online community wasted no time in showing their disdain for such incidents in the comments.

“Imagine landing those sucker-punches clean like that but the other guy not going down. F**king embarrassing”

“Over what man? Some people take these games way too seriously”

“I gotta be real…I LOLed when the guy did a jump punch”

“Why you h*ff to be mad”

Violence has been a part of the NHL ever since its inception. However, these fan fights, as ridiculous as they are, show the widespread impact of the league and the hold these franchises have over their loyal fans.

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