PITTSBURGH (AP) - Thousands of people poured into the streets in spontaneous celebrations Friday night to celebrate the Penguins' first Stanley Cup victory in 17 years.

The Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the Cup for the third time, following titles in 1991 and 1992.

The dominant chant was a vulgar insult to Marian Hossa, the former Penguins player who signed a one-year deal with Detroit last summer, turning down a better-paying offer with a longer term from Pittsburgh.

"I love to beat Hossa, the traitor," said Randy Banks, 34, whose dog, Bear, donned a Sidney Crosby jersey.

Empty cans and bottles of beer littered the street and homemade replicas of the Stanley Cup covered in aluminum foil were passed around. The Penguins' victory comes just four months after the Pittsburgh Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl title.

"It just feels great. We're the city of champions again," said James Weaver, 41, an attorney from Washington, Pa. "We have the Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup."

Fans agreed that it was especially sweet to have won the victory over Detroit because the Red Wings beat the Penguins in Pittsburgh last year.

"This is amazing. It hasn't happened since I was 7, so it's nice to see it again," said Kevin Buch, 24, who has lived in Pittsburgh all of his life.

Fans decked out in black-and-gold Penguins jerseys chanted "Let's Go Pens" and waved white towels in the air. Cars passing by honked their horns and police barricaded the streets to allow the joyous crowd to pour into a bar-and-tavern lined street of Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood.

The crowd appeared to be under control, though it took a large police presence, including officers on horseback and on motorcycles. After midnight, riot police and an armored SWAT team truck began to disperse the crowd, threatening to arrest anyone who didn't move along.

Police made more than 80 arrests during spontaneous street celebrations following the Steelers' Super Bowl victory in February.
     
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