Hard-nosed hockey fans may need to look away.

The Chicago Blackhawks tweeted a photo of world-famous pop crooner Justin Bieber, reviled by a large segment of hockey fans, posing with the world's most famous trophy, the Stanley Cup, with a Bieber Blackhawks jersey hanging in the background.

Fan reaction was vitriolic on Twitter. Examples of some upset tweets are:

"If I see one more picture of bieber touching the cup I might just cut my own jugular #embarrassing"

And this is why I will kick the crap out of Justin Bieber! You do not touch the cup! You don't deserve to touch it!"

"Bieber takin a pic w the cup and gettin a personalized blackhawks jersey is complete garbage. Where did your bruins flat brim go?"

Whether or not Bieber is allowed to pose with the Stanley Cup, Blackhawks fans should lay off the team. They were the top team in the NHL from essentially start to finish, winning the Cup with one of the most exciting finished in NHL history.

Chicago was down 2-1 with a mere 76 seconds left on the clock, before shocking the Boston Bruins and their stud goaltender Tuukka Rask with back-to-back goals, sealing their fate.