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1 results foundAuthor: Vancouver Police Department Title: Vancouver Police Department 2011 Stanley Cup Riot Review Summary: On June 15, 2011, British Columbia’s National Hockey League team, the Vancouver Canucks, played their seventh and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. The level of local and regional interest in the current Canucks team was unprecedented and likely exceeded the public interest in any event in BC’s history, including the Canucks’ Cup Final years of 1982 and 1994, as well as the 2010 Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Game. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the City of Vancouver had created “fan zones” through their Live Site where crowds gathered to watch the game on large screens. Until Game 7, despite challenges, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) policed the series effectively for 24 playoff games and facilitated a safe environment. However, on June 15, there were approximately 55,000 people watching the game in the Live Site and another crowd that peaked at 100,000 people wandered Granville Street as well as the streets and laneways near the Live Site. The crowds were massively larger than what was expected and the level of intoxication and general belligerence was higher than that seen in previous games. This was the first game where individuals came downtown with the intent to start a riot. In the final minutes of the game, fights broke out, bottles were being thrown at the screen and cars were overturned and set on fire. It is generally accepted that the riot broke out at the Live Site location on Georgia Street. Most public attention and media coverage seems to have been focused in this area; however, what is not as commonly known is that a concurrent riot broke out at the intersection of Nelson and Granville Streets. Members of the public and police officers were assaulted by rioters and significant property damage and loss occurred. It is unusual for a sports‐related riot to have two simultaneous flashpoints and this fact could not have been anticipated. The fact that it did occur caused the VPD and its policing partners to respond to the riot on two fronts, thus stretching resources. The VPD, with assistance from other agencies in Metro Vancouver, controlled the situation in approximately three hours without serious injuries or loss of life to the police and the public. This report will examine the events leading up to and during the events of June 15 at the VPD and the City of Vancouver. To develop a complete record of events, the VPD’s Riot Review Team interviewed a total of 115 internal and external officers who were involved in Game 7 and the riot. Furthermore, a de‐brief questionnaire was developed to obtain the feedback of all officers, internal and external, who were directly involved with the events of June 15 and a total of 393 responses were received. Details: Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Police Department, 2011. 101p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 23, 2013 at: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2011-stanley-cup-riot-VPD.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Canada URL: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2011-stanley-cup-riot-VPD.pdf Shelf Number: 129495 Keywords: Crowd ControlHockeyPublic Order MaintenanceRiots and DisturbancesSports Violence (Canada)Stanley Cup |