Game at the Bell Centre: A fan was beaten up as he was leaving the arena

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Game at the Bell Centre: A fan was beaten up as he was leaving the arena
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Since the start of the playoffs, it's been clear just how passionate the Habs' fans are. Games at the Bell Centre are a good example: the atmosphere is usually electric both inside and outside the arena.

It gives us some great thrills, even though the team loses more often than not when playing at home.

However, all that passion can unfortunately get out of hand. And today, La Presse revealed that such an incident occurred during the current playoffs.

At the end of Game 6 against the Lightning (during the first-round series), fans were leaving the arena. But in the crowd, a man was beaten up by another fan at the scene.

Footage shows that a few people got involved in the altercation… and that the fan who was beaten up ended up unconscious on the ground.

— La Presse (@lapresse.ca) 2026-05-26T16:07:39Z

The good news is that the victim in this incident avoided the worst. The man suffered a concussion, but medical exams revealed that he did not suffer a hemorrhage.

That said, an investigation has nevertheless been launched. The assailants were not arrested because they fled the scene, but the SPVM is currently conducting an investigation to try to shed light on what happened.

And the other good news is that the police department says such incidents are rare. There are a few isolated incidents here and there as people leave the arena, but generally speaking, things usually go smoothly.

The games are emotional, and it's great to see the fans so invested… but a Habs loss is obviously no excuse for such behavior. Let's hope we don't see another incident like this.


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