VANCOUVER, Canada — An angry man identified as a drunken hockey fan punches a firefighter in video posted online Thursday.
The man is seen yelling at firefighters and harassing them after they attempted to ask him to leave the area.
The angry fan goads the firefighter with expletives and tells him, “hit me,” then takes a swing at the firefighter about 29 seconds into the footage.
A crack is heard as the firefighter’s head snaps back.
The video was filmed following the Wednesday Stanley Cup final in which the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins, which sparked riots in the Canadian city.
In another incident during the riots, fans are seen throwing debris at firefighters working to extinguish what appears to be a vehicle fire.