‘So much love’: Montreal Victoire celebrate cup win with parade, beers and a tuba

MONTREAL — Paola Lara has followed the Montreal Victoire since their first game 2 1/2 years ago. On that nail-biting January day in 2024, they vanquished the Ottawa Charge in an away game — just as they did last week to win the Professional Women’s Hockey League championship.

‘So much love’: Montreal Victoire celebrate cup win with parade, beers and a tuba. MONTREAL — Paola Lara has followed the Montreal Victoire since their first game 2 1/2 years ago. On that nail-biting January day in 2024, they vanquished the Ottawa Charge in an away game — just as they did last week to win the Professional Women’s Hockey League championship. “We’re so happy that they won,” said Lara, who was attending the squad’s victory parade with her niece this weekend. “Everybody is accepted. Everybody can come and we’re like a big family,” said the season ticket holder. That family came together downtown in a mass reunion of sorts Saturday, as Montreal’s hockey community celebrated the first Canadian team to win the Walter Cup with a procession through the streets capped off by speeches and music in the city’s main entertainment distr...