After vanquishing the Americans 2-0 to take the gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday night, several of the players — still wearing their jerseys and gold medals — returned to the ice after the fans vacated Canada Hockey Place.
They cracked open cans of beer and brandished bottles of champagne, smoked cigars, clowned around for photos and lounged on the ice surface, soaking in their victory. One player was photographed sitting in the driver’s seat of an ice resurfacing machine parked on the rink.
The celebration caught the attention of the International Olympic Committee.
“Yes, we will look into this matter but it is not an investigation," Mark Adams, an IOC spokesman, told Reuters.
While the team is unlikely to face sanctions without a formal investigation, Hockey Canada issued a swift apology for the festivities.
"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the sporting body said in a statement. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn’t have. The team regrets that its gold medal celebration may have caused the IOC or COC (Canadian Olympic Committee) any embarrassment."
However, Canadians themselves seemed divided on whether their golden girls had anything to apologize for.
Women’s on-ice hockey celebration creates stir
Wow Had a few beers whoopti do do do , nothing of them being falling drunk .....again
Prudes offend easily !:roll:
the Stanley cup celebrations are worst !!!
They cracked open cans of beer and brandished bottles of champagne, smoked cigars, clowned around for photos and lounged on the ice surface, soaking in their victory. One player was photographed sitting in the driver’s seat of an ice resurfacing machine parked on the rink.
The celebration caught the attention of the International Olympic Committee.
“Yes, we will look into this matter but it is not an investigation," Mark Adams, an IOC spokesman, told Reuters.
While the team is unlikely to face sanctions without a formal investigation, Hockey Canada issued a swift apology for the festivities.
"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the sporting body said in a statement. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn’t have. The team regrets that its gold medal celebration may have caused the IOC or COC (Canadian Olympic Committee) any embarrassment."
However, Canadians themselves seemed divided on whether their golden girls had anything to apologize for.
Women’s on-ice hockey celebration creates stir
Wow Had a few beers whoopti do do do , nothing of them being falling drunk .....again
Prudes offend easily !:roll:
the Stanley cup celebrations are worst !!!
