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We don’t love sports so much because we actually care about who can put a ball in a net or through a hoop. The true appeal is in the way these silly, arbitrary games we invest so much in reflect and bring out core elements of the universal human experience — success, failure, determination, community, joy and sorrow, for example.

The YouTube clip above captures this perfectly. Shot at a Windy City bar called The Pony on Monday night as the Chicago Blackhawks came back to win the NHL‘s Stanley Cup title in thrilling fashion, the two-minute video is raw, unedited and so, so real.

The ‘Hawks scored two goals in 17 seconds just before the final horn to win their series against the Boston Bruins in six games. Watch fans in the packed bar go nuts over the first goal that tied the game, slowly process what just happened, then completely lose their minds after Chicago scores again.

Unfortunately, the scene in Boston bars was probably the exact opposite of what you see here. But at least Bruins fans had one small victory to cling to for a few short hours after their team’s tragic loss.

Then there was also this fantastic Vine video posted by Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, in which he removes his burly playoff beard with an eraser and a sneeze:

Time to get ready for next year. https://t.co/LIooTouZuT

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) June 25, 2013

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