Riot police fired tear gas to control a mob that burned cars and looted shops in downtown Vancouver after the Canucks lost ice hockey's Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins.
Thousands of people had jammed into the heart of downtown Vancouver in the hopes of celebrating the Canucks first Stanley Cup but the party scene descended into violence after the Bruins emerged with a 4-0 victory.
The ugly scenes brought back memories of a riot that erupted when Vancouver also lost the Stanley Cup in 1994.
A police department spokesman said small groups of people caused "mischief and mayhem", not a riot, but a Reuters reporter saw at least two cars burning in a parking lot.
