2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a public disturbance in the downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the evening of June 15, 2011. The riot broke out almost immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
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| Date | June 15, 2011 |
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| Time | 7:45 p.m – 12:00 a.m. (PDT) |
| Location | Downtown Vancouver |
| Also known as | Vancouver riots |
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| Cause | Vancouver Canucks series loss to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 140 (1 critically injured, 3 seriously) |
| Property damage | $4 million CAD (estimated) ($4.73 million in 2021 dollars) |
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Nearly 150 people were injured during the incident, including four stabbings. On the night of the riot, nearly 100 arrests were made by the Vancouver police, including 85 for breach of peace, eight for public intoxication, and only eight for criminal code offenses such as assault and theft. In 2015, four years after the riot, police finished their investigation and recommended the final charges against two suspects, bringing the total to 887 charges against 301 people. The riot did an estimated $4 million in damage, with an additional $5 million being spent on additional staffing costs for prosecuting the rioters.