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Andrew Ference denies giving Canadiens fans ‘the finger’ 04.21.11 at 11:02 pm ET
By DJ Bean

MONTREAL — Following their Game 4 win over the Canadiens, Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference denied any intention of making an obscene gesture at Habs fans following his second-period goal. Following his tally, which at the time made it a 3-2 game, the veteran was caught on camera giving the middle finger to the crowd.

“Coach just showed me it, and it looks awful,” Ference said following the win. “I just saw it and I can assure you that’s not part of my repertoire. I don’t know if my glove got caught up. I can assure you, that’s not part of who I am or what I ever have been. So it looks awful, I admit it, I completely apologize to how it looks. You guys have covered me long enough to know that that’s not part of my repertoire.

“I was putting my fist in the air,” he added. “I’m sorry it does look awful. I just saw it.”

Ference can be fined up to $2,500 for the gesture.

“Honestly, I have no idea,” he said of whether he’ll pay for it. “It looks really bad, but all I can do is tell you the truth and that’s the truth.”

Coach Claude Julien said in his postgame press conference that he had not seen the play.

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  • Tophyk

    I heard their will be a formal inquiry by the Minister of Justice for the Provenience of Quebec, first thing in the morning. They’re thinking of reinstating the death penalty in Quebec, for all perceived injustices, perpetrated on the Bell Center Ice, by visiting NHL hockey teams.

  • gobruins

    Gee, maybe they should interview the fans who were booing the US National Anthem. Whether he intended to do it or not, they can look at it as a big thank you from all of us in the US of A!

  • HAhaha

    congratulations to andrew on pulling off the most epic hockey chirp in the history of the playoffs, i find it preposterous that he didnt take full responsibility for effectively winning the game with a knuckle puck clapper and rubbing it into the home fans faces correctly.

  • Zbip

    Oh, come on, it’s hockey and passions run high during the playoffs! Besides, the Bruins have 18 Canadian players against Montreal’s 13… Maybe the Montreal fans were booing their own team just like the Bruins were booed on home ice by their own fans during game #2 in Boston? ; )

  • HAhaha

    go bruins give ure head a shake there is only one american on the team k thx bye..

  • gobruins

    Who made a comment about how many Americans were on the team? They booed the US National Anthem, does it matter whether or not there are Americans at all on the team?

    k thx bye.. (right back at you)

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34e3efHJTi8 Jay Pile

    Here’s what a Montreal fan had to say about Ference’s explanations :
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34e3efHJTi8

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