76: The Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots – 1994 and 2011 (BC)

Episode 076 – The beautiful city of Vancouver has a surprisingly dark history of rioting over the years. Some have been politically and racially motivated, others have been music or sport related. The two we tackle in this episode are a couple of the most recent and most memorable. The NHL’s Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup finals twice in a span of 17 years. After both series, coming on the heels of game 7 losses, bad apples tore up our fair city.

Sources:
Wikipedia 1994 Riot
STANLEY CUP RIOT, the real story 94 VideoPedia
Global: Time Line of 1994 Riot
Berntt v. The City of Vancouver et al
Wikipedia 2011 Riot
Global: Full Executive Summary on 2011 Riot
Archives: Global’s breaking news coverage of the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot
100 Things Canucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

NOTE: Photo used for cover art is © Mike Browne from 2011’s game 4 in a fan zone in downtown Vancouver. It shows disappointed Canucks fans and does not show people involved in the riots after game 7.

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