Photos: Riot breaks out after Canucks' Stanley Cup loss

by Stephen Thomson on Jun 16, 2011 at 10:36 am

A night of violence, destruction, and mayhem gripped downtown Vancouver after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins June 15.

Cars were burned and store windows smashed as rioting erupted on the streets.

A police officer drags a blazing couch away from a crowd on West Georgia Street.Stephen Thomson
A woman talks with an officer during rioting in downtown Vancouver.Stephen Thomson
A police officer holds up his shield.Stephen Thomson
A line of police officers stretches across West Georgia Street near the library.Stephen Thomson
A police officer in riot gear eyes a crowd gathered on West Georgia Street.Stephen Thomson
Police square off with a crowd.Stephen Thomson
An overturned car is engulfed in flames inside a parkade on Richards Street.Stephen Thomson
A man hurls a newspaper box through a store window on Seymour Street.Stephen Thomson
A group tips a vehicle parked on Seymour Street.Stephen Thomson
A police officer uses a fire extinguisher on a burning garbage receptacle near the Vancouver Art Gallery.Stephen Thomson

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