"At the event, the Colorado Avalanche player feasted alongside family members and friends. He even poured a beer over his head.
Some have called this behavior unacceptable, due to the fact that the robervalois hockey player must lead by example.
The Executive Director of Éduc'alcool, Geneviève Desautels, has seen videos of Samuel Girard appearing drunk. He even cut short the autograph signing because of his condition, thus depriving many of his fans of seeing or touching the mythical trophy.
The Stanley Cup in Roberval is a very special event that gives hope that playing hockey is a dream come true for young people [...]. If the hockey player in question escapes it in terms of excessive consumption and that can give an image of trivialization of excessive consumption, it is a totally inconsistent message, said Geneviève Desautels, in an interview on the program C'est jamais pareil."
- From a Radio-Canada text