1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot

1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
DateJune 14, 1994 (1994-06-14)
LocationDowntown Vancouver
Also known asVancouver riots
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries200 (1 critically)[1]
Property damage$1.1 million [1]
($2.02 million in 2023 dollars[2])

49°17′04″N 123°7′29″W / 49.28444°N 123.12472°W / 49.28444; -123.12472 The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot occurred in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the evening of June 14, 1994, and continued into the following morning. The riot followed Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals in which the Vancouver Canucks lost to the New York Rangers. It was Vancouver's first riot since 1972, when the Rolling Stones American Tour 1972 led to confrontations between the police and 2,000 outside the Pacific Coliseum.[3]

  1. ^ a b "A tale of two riots: Comparing the 1994 and 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver". Cbc.ca. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  2. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Arthur, Bruce (June 15, 2011). "Remembering the 1994 Stanley Cup riot". The National Post. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.