After a Game 7 Stanley Cup Final loss to the Boston Bruins, angry fans of the Vancouver Canucks took to the streets of their city, burning cars, rioting, and causing millions of dollars of damage.
Soon after the riots started, CBC News reported that the downtown core of Vancouver had become unsafe for police and fireman to stay. People quickly took to Twitter to discuss the mobs of unruly and violent fans and live video streams went up online where you could watch the fire and smoke billow up into the air.
While initially the only images available were through Twitpic and other nonprofessional means of distribution, there have since been released loads of high quality professional pictures. We have them here:
People flip a vehicle on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Getty Images)more pics »
People take pictures of a burning vehicle on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Getty Images)more pics »
People walk in the street as smoke billows out of a building on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Getty Images)more pics»
People take pictures of burning vehicles on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Getty Images)more pics »
Riot police walk in the street as a couple kiss on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Getty Images)
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