Never seen an asian guy looking so angry before
An enraged hockey stick wielding Canucks fan stands outside a smashed up bank
An enraged hockey stick wielding Canucks fan stands outside a smashed up bank
Vancouver riots after Canucks lose at home in Stanley Cup
# Thousands of Canucks fans vent their frustration in closing minutes of match
# Several people treated in hospital for stab wounds
# Two police cars among burnt out vehicles as dozens are arrested
# Shop and bank windows are smashed as rioters go on rampage through the city
# Bridges and roads closed off as riot police try to take control
# Vancouverites vow to stage a mass clean-up to reclaim the streets
Riot police fired tear gas to control a mob that burned cars and looted shops in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday after the Canucks unexpectedly lost the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins.
Thousands of people were on the streets of the city to watch their team but in the closing minutes of the game, realising they could not recover from being 4-0 down.
Bridges into the city were closed by police as the city went into lockdown and people were being diverted away from the rioters while hospitals treated several people for stab wounds.
Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said: 'It's terrible. This city and province has a lot to be proud of, the team we have and the guys we have in here. It's too bad.'
Riots: A fire rages in an overturned pick up truck after it was set alight in downtown Vancouver
Thick smoke rises from the burning vehicles as fans react to their team's unexpected loss
Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara lifts the Stanley Cup after beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 as violence erupts on the streets outside
Vancouver Canucks fans taunted Boston Bruins' Milan Lucic as he sits in the sin bin in the third period of Game 7
Amanda Harwood, a British woman living in the city, said: 'It's awful. There are vehicles on fire, overturned buses, smashed shop windows, fires in the shops, looting, stabbings, injuries from glass on the street, police are using tear gas.
'Bridges are closed and they have stopped anyone going to the downtown area.'
Vancouver police constable Jana McGuinness said: 'It's just a huge disappointment for everyone to see this.'
This morning a Facebook group was set up called 'Post Riot Clean up - Let's help Vancouver that said: '
Once the embarrassing rioting has ended in... Vancouver let's all show the world what Vancouver is really about by helping rebuild and clean up so it is better than it was before.
'If any city can bounce back from an embarrassment like this it is Vancouver!'
A pair of police cars are engulfed in flames after several hours of rioting before officers regained control
A man gets another fan into a headlock in violent scenes after the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
'We have a small number of hooligans on the streets of Vancouver causing problems,' Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said. 'It's absolutely disgraceful and shameful and by no means represents the city of Vancouver.
'We have had an extraordinary run in the playoff, great celebration. What's happened tonight is despicable.'
At a Bay store, looters were seen grabbing T-shirts and anything else they could get their hands on. Young women were seen escaping with MAC cosmetics, with one carrying out part of a mannequin.
The landmark building was filling with smoke as people, their faces covered in bandannas, continued the violence.
'It's terrible,' Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said, shaking his head. 'This city and province has a lot to be proud of, the team we have and the guys we have in here. It's too bad.'
NBA star Steve Nash, from nearby Victoria and the brother-in-law of Canucks forward Manny Malhotra, sent a Twitter message imploring the fans to stop the violence. 'We're a great city and have a lot of class. Our team is great and our championship will come. Soon,' Nash wrote.
Control: Police held crowds back as flames continued to burn and upturned portaloos littered the streets
Thousands of people had gathered to enjoy the game in central Vancouver but things turned nasty in the closing stages
As a car is engulfed in flames after being attacked by rioters, two police in riot gear watch the movement of ice hockey fans as darkness falls
A number of people were arrested amid the troubles, but as yet there are no details of how many.
A small group of rioters appeared to be at the centre of the action which reminded some of a similar scene that erupted in the city in 1994 following a Canucks loss to the New York Rangers.
Police and firefighters stood at the edge of the troubles until back up arrived and urged people not to head towards the trouble.
As the night progressed fans with bandanas or T-shirts covering their faces wandered the streets to avoid detection and the smoke.
Patrick Fleming, 15, said a small group took out its anger on cars in the game's dying moments flipping over two vehicles and setting one on fire.
Thousands of people had crammed into the heart of downtown Vancouver in hope of celebrating a victory over Bruins close to the Rogers Arena.
Local radio stations reported that some shops had been ransacked and at least one person was reported to have been injured.
People gathered around two burning police cars and took pictures as the fire took hold of the smashed up vehicles
A fire starts to burn inside a car with smashed windows as Canuck fans try to tip it over
Riot police guard an overturned car in Vancouver to prevent it from being set on fire like so many others
There was a smell of acrid smoke and stale beer as riot police with truncheons eventually moved in to quell the violence and push crowds away from the burning cars.
Flames reached about 10 metres into the air from cars while some people threw firecrackers. Canucks memorabilia and placards were set on fire as others danced on an overturned vehicle.
At least two young men covered in soot claimed they had been 'roughed up' by police but had not been arrested.
Som Gosh, 16, said police blocked off the area and detained a number of people. 'I think it was a few people. ... Everybody else is watching,' he said.
Police pin a man to the ground to arrest him as the rest of the crowd stands back and looks on
Fans dice with death as they leap over one of the fires that was burning in the middle of a street
Many shop windows were smashed in the rioting and looting was reported across the area
Boston Bruins fans players and staff celebrated winning the Stanley Cup after their 4-0 victory that led to the trouble
Clean up: Police on horses patrol the streets as other officers look on amid the litter strewn streets with fires still burning
As the remains of a burnt out pick up truck continues to burn Vancouverites have vowed to take back their streets and clean the streets
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