Feather boas, umbrella drinks are "not what we'd like to see," IOC executive director Gilbert Felli says
VANCOUVER - The International Olympic Committee has launched an investigation of the Canadian men's hockey team for their on-ice celebration late Sunday night. The news comes one week after the Canadian women's hockey team was criticized by the IOC for celebrating with beer and cigars after their win over the United States.
About 30 minutes after the men defeated the Americans 3-2, the Canadian team returned to the ice and partied. Many players, sporting feather boas, drank Shirley Temples, brandy alexanders, and cosmopolitans. Some of the younger players also sported mani-pedis with tiny Canadian maple leaves on each nail. Bottles of perfume were dumped on players' heads as well.
"I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values," IOC director Gilbert Felli said, when told of the celebration. "Even though I didn't see it and the arena was empty at that time, we still want to dictate young people's behavior."
Most Canadians were unfazed by the celebration. "We're pretty liberal," one fan said. "And Sidney [Crosby] can do anything he wants, up to and including falling in love with a moose."
