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stuck_in_chuk · 02-26-2010, 06:04 AM

"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the statement read.

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"If that's the case, that is not good," he said. "It is not what we want to see. "I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values. If they celebrate in the changing room, that's one thing, but not in public."

I don't understand. If the public have left the building, then it is no longer celebrating in public. It's not like they went into the streets and started doing beer funnels.

Would anyone even know about it if it weren't reported in the media?

02-26-2010, 06:04 AM	#3
stuck_in_chuk Scoring Winger Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the statement read. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "If that's the case, that is not good," he said. "It is not what we want to see. "I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values. If they celebrate in the changing room, that's one thing, but not in public." I don't understand. If the public have left the building, then it is no longer celebrating in public. It's not like they went into the streets and started doing beer funnels. Would anyone even know about it if it weren't reported in the media? __________________ You don't stay up at night wondering if you'll get an Oleg Saprykin.