‘So much love’: Montreal Victoire celebrate Walter Cup win with downtown parade

MONTREAL — After a challenging season, Montreal’s newest hockey champions are enjoying a walk in the park.

The Montreal Victoire are celebrating their first Professional Women’s Hockey League championship win with a parade downtown Saturday, capped off by speeches and music in the city’s main entertainment district.

At a park packed with thousands of cheering fans sporting the team’s maroon jerseys, the team strode on stage to thank their coaches and supporters, grooving to Celine Dion and Queen while sipping from beer cans and the Walter Cup itself.

Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin says she’s been feeling “so much love” from fans amid more than a week of festivities.