Though Canada’s 3-2 victory over the USA in Olympic Hockey Sunday night created spontaneous outpouring of joy across this land of ours, there was perhaps no better place to be than at Cole Harbour’s premier sportsbar Big Leagues (4 Forest Hills Parkway, 462-2721), where CTV had cameras in position to record the unbridled enthusiasm following the overtime goal by local boy-done-good Sidney Crosby. “It was beautiful, buddy,” said bartender Michael Melanson on Monday morning, reporting that with a seating capacity of 350, it was standing room only. “We had the most awesome time. I’m sure there are a few hurting heads this morning.” Over on the Halifax side of the harbour, Spring Garden road was temporarily shut down following the win as celebrations spilled out from establishments such as Gullabull’s, The Oasis and Bubba Ray’s into the street. “There’s not too much damage this morning,” said a cheery Bernard Smith, manager of the Spring Garden Area Business Association. While business continues as usual in Atlantic Canada’s busiest shopping district, Smith says the stormy weather over the preceding few days caused more problems than did a few blissed-out hockey fans. “The wind did a heck of a job on us,” he said. “People have been busily putting back pieces of roof over the weekend.”