Colorado Avalanche Fans’ Stanley Cup Victory Celebration Videos

After the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on June 26, winning the third Stanley Cup in franchise history, Denver erupted. And while some of the celebrations got a wee bit out of hand, the focus was on joy rather than destruction.

In advance of game five in Denver on Friday night, the Denver Police Department had encouraged fans not to destroy the city in their exuberance should the Avs clinch the Cup at home. But the warning proved to be premature, as the Lightning managed to extend the series with a hard-fought 3-2 victory. And because fans did indeed get rowdy at the free watch party that night, breaching a fence at the Tivoli, Auraria campus authorities canceled the Auraria watch event for Sunday night.

But people still found places to catch the match,…