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Edmonton Oilers fans set fire to telephone booths and street signs on Edmonton's Whyte Avenue in the early hours of Sunday May 28, 2006 after the Oilers defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Oilers fans get rowdy
Seeded on Sun May 28, 2006 6:28 PM EDT
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I dont know what the big deal is... thats a regular night on Whyte Ave.
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#1 - Mon May 29, 2006 2:41 AM EDTOkay, the bonfire might not have been the best idea, but with 30,000 people on Whyte and only 15 arrests? C'mon. That's not a riot. This whole thing is being blown out of proportion.
(The Ottawa Sun article yesterday said 50,000 people. Edmonton police estimates have it between 20,000 and 30,000 depending on which article you read)
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#2 - Tue May 30, 2006 11:47 AM EDTthats still like 4-5% of the population of edmonton... still doesn't sound like much of a riot, especially for people from Alberta. Riots in Alberta would definitely involve blowing something up.
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