Huge Vancouver riot after hockey match

Angry, drunken revelers ran wild on Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles and dancing atop overturned vehicles.

  • Angry, drunken revelers ran wild on Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. (AP Photo)
    Angry, drunken revelers ran wild on Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. (AP Photo)
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  • The mob set cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashed windows, showered giant TV screens with beer bottles and danced atop overturned vehicles. (AP Photo)
    The mob set cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashed windows, showered giant TV screens with beer bottles and danced atop overturned vehicles. (AP Photo)
  • Smoke plumes rise from police cars set on fire following the Vancouver Canucks being defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo)
    Smoke plumes rise from police cars set on fire following the Vancouver Canucks being defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo)
  • Revelers retreat as a police flash bang goes off in Vancouver. (AP Photo)
    Revelers retreat as a police flash bang goes off in Vancouver. (AP Photo)
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  • Police on horseback had to come into action after a riot following the Vancouver Canucks being defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL Stanley Cup. (AP Photo)
    Police on horseback had to come into action after a riot following the Vancouver Canucks being defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL Stanley Cup. (AP Photo)
  • A burnt out car lies upside down in the street following the riots. (AP Photo)
    A burnt out car lies upside down in the street following the riots. (AP Photo)
  • A riot officer watches as two police cars burn during a riot in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo)
    A riot officer watches as two police cars burn during a riot in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo)
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  • Rioters burn police cars after the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL's Stanley Cup Final. (AP Photo)
    Rioters burn police cars after the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the NHL's Stanley Cup Final. (AP Photo)
  • Police officers stand amongst debris after rioters moved through the area. (AP Photo)
    Police officers stand amongst debris after rioters moved through the area. (AP Photo)
  • A protestor demonstrates in front of a burning police car during a riot in downtown Vancouver. (AP Photo)
    A protestor demonstrates in front of a burning police car during a riot in downtown Vancouver. (AP Photo)
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  • Riot police look on as two police cars burn during a riot in downtown Vancouver. (AP Photo)
    Riot police look on as two police cars burn during a riot in downtown Vancouver. (AP Photo)
  • Rioters break the front doors of a Sears department store on Granville Street. (AP Photo)
    Rioters break the front doors of a Sears department store on Granville Street. (AP Photo)
  • A woman lights her cigarette from a trash can fire during the riot. (AP Photo)
    A woman lights her cigarette from a trash can fire during the riot. (AP Photo)
  • A rioter throws a mannequin at a Granville Street shop. (AP Photo)
    A rioter throws a mannequin at a Granville Street shop. (AP Photo)
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