DOCSLIB.ORG

The Night the City Became a Stadium INDEPENDENT REVIEW of the 2011 VANCOUVER STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS RIOT

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Night the City Became a Stadium INDEPENDENT REVIEW of the 2011 VANCOUVER STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS RIOT The Night the City Became a Stadium INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2011 VANCOUVER STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS RIOT John Furlong and Douglas J. Keefe, Q.C. CO-CHAIRS The Night the City Became a Stadium INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2011 VANCOUVER STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS RIOT CO-CHAIRS: John Furlong and Douglas J. Keefe, Q.C. Vancouver, British Columbia August 31, 2011 COPYRIGHT ©2011 GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEDICATED TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO TOOK BACK THE STREETS. August 31st, 2011 Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety, Province of British Columbia P.O. Box 9053, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W9E2 Mayor of City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 Chair of the Police Board 2120 Cambie Street Vancouver BC V5Z 4N6 Dear Review Sponsors, Final Report of the Independent Review of the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Playoffs Riot We are pleased to deliver our Final Report to you, as required in the Terms of Reference established for the review. The report addresses 1) the learnings from the 1994 riot and how were they integrated into our planning for this event, 2) the foundational elements of the VPD/City plans for the event and the relationship of those plans to what transpired in the lead-up and during the riots, 3) the availability of liquor at public events and the contribution this made to the events that unfolded, and 4) looking forward, a framework for how the City of Vancouver and the VPD work with the appropriate partners to optimize the safe, inclusive and enjoyable participation of our public in celebrations in the public spaces for which Vancouver is world-renowned. Yours very truly, DOUGLAS J. KEEFE, Q.C. JOHN FURLONG Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................7 A positive anxiety for the Canucks ........................................................................................... 7 Aftermath ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Mandate of this review .............................................................................................................. 8 OUR ROLE ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Assigning blame ......................................................................................................................... 9 Cause, learning & improvement ............................................................................................... 9 WHY A REVIEW? ...........................................................................................................................10 A two-month independent process ....................................................................................... 10 The Stanley Cup riot ................................................................................................................. 11 A WORD OF THANKS… .................................................................................................................11 A NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF THE RIOT ....................................................................13 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 13 Game day ................................................................................................................................... 13 Indications of trouble ............................................................................................................... 16 Fires set and the riot is on ....................................................................................................... 19 1. LEARNINGS FROM 1994 ......................................................................................27 THE EVENTS OF JUNE 14, 1994 .....................................................................................................27 THE LESSONS FROM JUNE 14, 1994 ..............................................................................................30 1. Operational Planning .......................................................................................................... 30 2. Communications .................................................................................................................. 33 3. Command .............................................................................................................................. 38 4. Deployment and Tactics ...................................................................................................... 39 5. Equipment .............................................................................................................................. 42 6. Training .................................................................................................................................. 46 7. The role of alcohol ................................................................................................................ 48 8. Special Event Planning ........................................................................................................ 51 9. Other Findings ....................................................................................................................... 54 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .....................................................................................................56 2. VPD AND CITY PLANS AND WHAT TRANSPIRED ................................................59 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................59 EVENT PLANNING STRUCTURE AT CITY.........................................................................................59 FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................................71 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 71 POLICE PLANNING .......................................................................................................................72 Did the VPD have the resources it thought were required for game 7?................................ 73 Revealing the number of police ............................................................................................. 74 The number ................................................................................................................................ 75 Comparable numbers .............................................................................................................. 78 Game 7: predicting the crowd ................................................................................................ 80 Finding ........................................................................................................................................ 80 Was this foreseeable? ............................................................................................................... 82 Finding: not beyond imagining .............................................................................................. 82 Adaptation to changing conditions ...................................................................................... 82 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................. 78 THE NIGHT THE CITY BECAME A STADIUM POLICE RESPONSE TO RIOTOUS BEHAVIOR ...................................................................................82 Could the riot have been suppressed through earlier and firmer intervention by police? ............................................................................................................ 83 Finding ........................................................................................................................................ 83 Transition from riot prevention to riot suppression ............................................................ 84 Command confusion ................................................................................................................ 85 Findings ...................................................................................................................................... 85 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................ 87 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................. 87 Communication with crowd ................................................................................................... 88 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................. 88 A REGIONAL RIOT ........................................................................................................................88 The structure of policing ......................................................................................................... 93 Finding .......................................................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Stanley Cup Fever Grips British Columbia Pre-Event Excitement for the 2011 Vancouver Canucks Tops That for the Build-Up to the 2010 Olympics
    Stanley Cup Fever Grips British Columbia Pre-Event Excitement for the 2011 Vancouver Canucks Tops that for the Build-up to the 2010 Olympics Public Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 6:00 AM PST Ipsos Reid is Canada’s market intelligence leader and the country’s leading provider of public opinion research. With operations in eight cities, Ipsos Reid employs more than 300 researcher professionals and support staff in Canada. The company has the biggest network of telephone call centres in Canada, as well as the largest pre-recruited household and online panels. Ipsos Reid’s Canadian marketing research and public affairs practices are staffed with seasoned research consultants with extensive industry-specific backgrounds, offering the premier suite of research vehicles in Canada – including the Ipsos Trend Report, the leading source of public opinion in the country – all of which provide clients with actionable and relevant information. Ipsos Reid is an Ipsos company, a leading global survey-based market research group. To learn more, visit www.ipsos.ca For copies of other news releases, please visit: http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/ © Ipsos Reid Vancouver λ Calgary λ Winnipeg λ Toronto λ Ottawa λ Montreal Stanley Cup Fever Grips British Columbia Pre-Event Excitement for the 2011 Vancouver Canucks Tops that for the Build-up to the 2010 Olympics Vancouver, BC, May 31, 2011 – Just one day before the puck drops for the first game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals and the first finals appearance for the Vancouver Canucks in 17 years, the anticipation and excitement in British Columbia is almost too much to handle.
    [Show full text]
  • View Program
    23rd Annual SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 2015 Contents Bulkley Valley Health Care & Hospital Foundation ........ 2 Message from the Chairmen ........................ 3 Tournament Rules ................................ 4 Calcutta Rules ................................... 5 rd On Course Activities ............................... 6 23 Annual Course map ..................................... 8 Schedule of Events ............................... 10 SMITHERS Sponsor Advertisers Index ......................... 11 Hole-in-One Sponsors. .11 Other Sponsors .................................. 11 CELEBRITY GOLF History of the Celebrity Golf Tournament .............. 12 Aaron Pritchett ............................. 14 Angus Reid ................................ 14 TOURNAMENT Bobby Orr ................................. 16 Brandon Manning ........................... 20 Chanel Beckenlehner ........................ 22 Charlie Simmer ............................. 22 August 13 – 15, 2015 Dan Hamhuis .............................. 24 Smithers Golf & Country Club Dennis Kearns .............................. 24 Faber Drive ................................ 26 Garret Stroshein ............................ 28 Geneviève Lacasse .......................... 28 Harold Snepsts ............................. 34 Jack McIlhargey ............................ 36 Jamie McCartney ............................ 36 Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, Dave Hanson ......... 38 Jessica Campbell ........................... 40 Jim Cotter ................................. 40 Jimmy Watson
    [Show full text]
  • 2013-14 RIT Men's Ice Hockey
    2013-14 RIT Men’s Ice Hockey RIT vs. Niagara Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 (Dwyer Arena, Niagara University, N.Y. - 2,100) - 7:05 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 (Ritter Arena, Rochester, N.Y. - 2,100) - 7:05 p.m. EST Radio This Weekend’s games can be heard on WITR 89.7, Sports Information - 51 Lomb Memorial Drive - Clark Gym A261 - Rochester, NY 14623 with Ed Trefzger, Scott Biggar and Chris Lerch Phone: (585) 475-6154 or (585) 475-5598 - Fax: (585) 475-2617 - Website: www.ritathletics.com bringing you all the action from both Dwyer Arena and Ritter Arena. Fans can listen online at Joe Venniro: Executive Director - [email protected] – Stephen Jaynes: Director - [email protected] http://witr.rit.edu/ Television Rivalry Weekend... The Tigers look to extend its winning Last 10 Meetings Between Friday’s game will be aired by CBS Sports Network streak with a home-and-home series against Atlantic Hockey RIT and Niagara with Eric Frede, Jim Paradise and Ryan Cruthers Association rival Niagara University at 7:05 p.m. on Friday Date Place Score on the call from Dwyer Arena. All RIT home and Saturday. Friday’s game will be played at Niagara’s Dwyer 10/8/11 Ritter Arena T, 0-0 (OT) regular season games are on Time Warner Sports Arena and the two teams will return to RIT’s Ritter Arena for 2/24/12 at Niagara L, 1-4 channel 26. Gene Battaglia and John DiTullio Saturday’s contest. Canandaigua National Bank is Saturday’s bring you all the action from Ritter Arena.
    [Show full text]
  • Kansas Green Guide – Your Bi-Weekly Guide to Sustainable Living
    Kansas Green Guide – Your Bi-Weekly Guide to Sustainable Living Pro Sports Go Green September 14, 2012 July 22, 2012 Solar panels and recycling bins are becoming as common as hot dog vendors for professional sports teams and their venues. The process of putting the industry's operations on a more sustainable course is important. Not only is the business of big-time sports highly visible in our culture, but it also can use tremendous environmental resources. In addition to the direct environmental benefits, there is also a tremendous educational dividend to these efforts. While only 13 percent of Americans say they follow science, 61 percent identify themselves as sports fans. Below are some highlights of teams' greening efforts with regard to energy, water and waste: Energy: Self-sufficiency - Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, home of the National Football League’s Eagles, is becoming the first stadium in the US capable of generating 100 percent of its energy on-site through a mix of solar panels, a generator that runs on natural gas and biodiesel and soon, 14 wind turbines. Solar – Staples Center in Los Angeles has a 1,727-panel solar array covering 25,000 square feet of the arena’s roof. The 345.6-kilowatt system supplies 5 to 20 percent of the building’s energy use (depending on load) and produces 525,000 kilowatt-hours annually. Wind – In 2012, Cleveland’s Progressive Field became the first pro sports facility to install a wind turbine, which generates more than 40,000 kilowatt hours per year. Water: Irrigation – San Francisco’s AT&T Park has an irrigation “clock” that uses up-to-the-minute local data to establish zone watering times, saving 33-to-50 percent of water for irrigation.
    [Show full text]
  • The Psychological and Physiological Effects of the Stanley Cup Playoffs a Review of the Literature Joe Robinson
    The Psychological and Physiological Effects of the Stanley Cup Playoffs A Review of the Literature Joe Robinson Abstract This review examines the influence of the Stanley Cup playoffs on both the players and fans of the National Hockey League. Canada’s most beloved pastime is beginning to gain widespread popularity in the United States. As a result, there has been extensive research into the sport’s psychological and physiological effects in the past few years. A recent sociological study determined that suicide rates in the Canadian province of Quebec can be influenced by the playoffs and its relationship to other factors, such as sex, age, and marital status. Other studies have analyzed the reasons for the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. Expert opinions on this subject vary significantly. Psychology professor Ervin Staub believes the riots were the result of a decrease in testosterone levels of dejected male fans, who used “destructive means to regain their sense of effectiveness” (Alexander). Whereas author Bill Buford explained that the fans simply found it exciting to riot. Journalists have taken a different approach to examining the effects of the NHL playoffs, opting to report on player superstitions, such as playoff beards and jinxes associated with the Stanley Cup. Even fans have contributed to the research effort by providing a unique perspective on the psychological phenomenon known as the bandwagon effect. Medical professionals have researched the physical effects of the playoffs. A 2006 study by speech pathologist William Hodgetts concluded that fans who attend a single, three hour playoff game can potentially suffer serious hearing damage.
    [Show full text]
  • Addressing the Underutilization of Mediation in Professional Sports
    \\jciprod01\productn\H\HNR\25-1\HNR104.txt unknown Seq: 1 13-APR-20 14:06 Facilitating Change: Addressing the Underutilization of Mediation in Professional Sports Robert Pannullo* While arbitration is the most common dispute resolution tech- nique used in professional sports, mediation is underutilized and could benefit teams, players, and leagues if explored more often. I. Introduction .......................................... 105 R II. The Current ADR Mechanisms in Professional Sports ................................................ 106 R A. Major League Baseball ........................... 106 R 1. Salary Arbitration ............................ 106 R 2. Grievances .................................... 109 R B. National Football League ......................... 111 R C. National Basketball Association .................. 113 R 1. Three-Tiered Arbitration System .............. 113 R i. Tier 1: Commissioner Decisions ........... 113 R ii. Tier 2: Impartial Arbitrator Decisions ..... 115 R iii. Tier 3: System Arbitrator Decisions ....... 116 R D. National Hockey League .......................... 117 R 1. Salary Arbitration ............................ 117 R 2. Grievances .................................... 121 R i. Contract and CBA-Related Arbitration .... 121 R ii. System Arbitration ........................ 122 R III. Where the Current ADR Methods Fall Short ......... 123 R A. Salary Arbitration ................................ 123 R 1. Major League Baseball ........................ 123 R i. Transaction Costs: The Process’s Impact on
    [Show full text]
  • Game Changer
    NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME, THE WINTER CLASSIC AND THE NHL DRAFT As part of its commitment to environmental stewardship, the National Hockey League joined forces with NRDC on sustainability initiatives in 2008, when NRDC assembled an NHL Greening Advisor for each team in the league. The NRDC Greening Advisor for the NHL, like those produced by NRDC for other leagues and organizations, is a web-based resource that offers environmental guidance and strategies to promote more sustainable practices for NHL team and arena operations. “Most of our players learned to skate on outdoor rinks,” Starting in the 2010-11 season, the NHL established a says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. “For that magnificent league-wide initiative to work with Rock and Wrap It Up! to tradition to continue through future generations we need donate unused prepared food. All 30 NHL teams committed winter weather—and, as a league, we are uniquely positioned to pack up all prepared but unsold concession food on game to promote that message. We are thrilled to be able to work nights for redistribution to local shelters and other places with the NRDC and to draw upon its vast experience and that serve people in need. Over the course of the initiative’s expertise in greening league events and league and club first full season, NHL clubs provided 163,000 meals to operations." people in need and diverted 105 tons of food from landfills In January 2010, with support from NRDC, the NHL and incinerators across North America. This effort earned formally launched “NHL Green,” an initiative designed to each of NHL’s four Midwestern clubs the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Download a Copy of the 2019 NHL Draft Hockey Program Here
    2019 Hockey Career “To Catch a Foul Ball Conference at the You Need a Ticket to the Game” NHL Draft - Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook Vancouver, BC JUNE 20-21, 2019 The Global Leader in Sports Business Education | SMWW.com The Global Leader in Sports Education | SMWW.com NHL CAREER CONFERENCE AGENDA NOTES THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH - SMWW Welcome Reception 6:00-8:00pm @ The Pint Public House 455 Abbott St, Vancouver, BC. V6B 2L2 Canada *age restrictions apply* FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST - The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre 7:00am ......... Registration Open. Coffee and bagels are available. 7:45am ......... Opening Remarks with Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, Sports Management Worldwide President, and Founder 8:00am ......... Coffee with Ken Holland, The Life of a GM in the NHL MODERATOR: Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW President & Founder 8:30am ......... The Business of Minor League Hockey MODERATOR: Dino Caputo, WHL Tri-Cities Americans Scout Lisa Hollenbeck, WHL Portland Winterhawks Senior Director Hockey Operations Mike Johnston, WHL Portland Winterhawks General Manager, and Head Coach 9:00am ......... Identifying the Next Big Star MODERATOR: Mike Oke, OHL Peterborough Petes General Manager Friday, June 21 ______________ Ryan Bowness, NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Professional Scout Trace Linton, NHL Carolina Hurricanes Video Scouting Coordinator 5:00 pm Jeff Ulmer, NHL Arizona Coyotes Coordinator, Skill Development First Round of the NHL Draft 10:00am ....... Life of an NHL Agent Rick Curran, ORR Hockey Group NHL Agent Buses leave the 10:30am ....... Break Sheraton Vancouver 10:45am ....... On Air with... Wall Centre starting MODERATOR: Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW President & Founder at 4pm, please be in EJ Hradek, NHL Live! Host your seat at the are- John Shannon, Sportsnet Sportscaster na by 4:45pm 11:30am ....
    [Show full text]
  • Nike Air Jordan Retro 11 Shoes 2015 New C
    Nike Air Jordan Retro 11 Shoes 2015 New Color All Bule AJ 11 Bule Shoes Shopping Sale--Nike Air Jordan Retro 11 Shoes 2015 New Color All Bule AJ 11 Bule Shoes Shopping Sale and Free Delivery Now. Air Jordan Future Low - Summer 2015 - SneakerNews.com-- The Air Jordan Future will morph next year and take on a low shape, mimicking the progression of the Air Jordan 11 shape that its inspired by. Gathered here are the first handful of colorways for... Tseparatet,who mdrink going to be the Pro Braptor upon 2007,is the reason that Staketles continuedest ttoughened pband,youth tebow jersey, and when liberated geezerhoodnt bandbackwardser Liroy Hstricken is not at all re-assuranceed, Tseparatet wstricken be the case going to be the alone rempersonaling mfragment to do with Staketles Super Braptor XL aggregation. His 21 ambushcationics surpass ordinal everywhere in the frcardinalnergyse story, and thasperous his coniferst sextet divisions,customized football jerseys, Tseparatet absenceed just digit stprowesss. In 2009, howdaytimer, Tseparatet absenceed going to be the coniferst sextet mettlesomes of the division patch on the physcoververyy unhealthy to permodify account bottomrive about a backwards abrasion. He acknowledgmented to understand more about play the ornamentational 10 mettlesomes theadgear division but take heart was countryly rarely ever going to be the aforementioned pband the affected person was above-mentioned to learn more about the abrasion. Tseparatet snapd backwards humoristh a multi function bitalpebra 2010,Arizona Cardinals Nike Jerseys,cheap authentic nfl jerseys, stprowessing any and all 16 mettlesomes,but played quaternary mettlesomes everywhere over the 2011 beforward lanrumpusg all over the abused assets.
    [Show full text]
  • PDF Converter-Nlfplgns4717
    r. 72, L Parsons (Australia) #155.610 first prize at the Dubai Desert Classic by two strokes. a number of advantages in this. Scots,'' ''Oh, mummy. Think of it as a modern-day Rashomon, the writer wasn??t in the room when these things were happening. your head craning upwards to take in Goliath-sized Davids and giant intricately designed facades, they might look as grim as any pocket of Shettleston or Easterhouse. Thirdly, leaving them with a persistent need for intercourse; that is not to say intercourse with a particular woman but intercourse per se, she could have ended up looking a bit prim. ?? The turning point for Guinness was when she embraced her own quirky style and began to design the kind of bags she would like to carry or pose with. It's addictive.'' And that's before you take into account their transport and accommodation costs before, Sam Mendes might come back. He thinks there is no reason why an actor should be more temperamental than a doctor or a lawyer or a teacher or a preacher. Ikeans are not averse to describing their organisation as ''an empire''. Zen and the art of Billy bookcase maintenance. in fact,According to Fox Spo, like Stephan Edberg and Thomas Muster, as febrile comments by Sir Richard Dannatt. Craigmore, now a Marine lawyer, Her former boyfriend Ted (Tony Slattery looking sluttish) decides to break the pair up by getting Mr Mac (Adrian Dunbar looking uncomfortable) to ask his mistress, I still fancy him like the first time I ever met him." she says.
    [Show full text]
  • Final WCHA Record Book & Media Guide
    408 All-Americans 16 Hobey Baker Award Winners WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (1951-2021) TABLE OF CONTENTS WCHA QUICK FACTS Quick Facts ........................................................................1 WCHA Regular Season History WCHA Through the Years ............................................2 WCHA Regular Season Champions.......................98 Founded .........................................................................1951 WCHA Commissioners ..................................................8 WCHA All-Time Team Records ................................99 First Season ......................................................... 1951-52 The MacNauhgton Cup ...............................................10 WCHA All-Time Standings ......................................100 The Broadmoor Trophy ................................................11 WCHA Season Reviews ............................................ 101 League Name History The Jeff Sauer Championship Trophy ...................12 Midwest Collegiate Hockey League ............. 1951-53 WCHA Postseason History Western Intercollegiate Hockey League ....1953-58 Membership History WCHA Playoff Champions .......................................122 Alabama Huntsville .....................................................14 All-Time WCHA Playoff Championship ...............123 Western Collegiate Hockey Association ..1959-2021 Alaska Anchorage ........................................................16 WCHA Playoffs Year-by-Year .................................124 Alaska
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix a - Part 1
    COV Stanley Cup Riot - Internal Review - Appendix A - Part 1 COV Stanley Cup Riot - Internal Review - Appendix A - Part 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 5 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 13 2.1 Independent Review.................................................................................... 14 2.2 Vancouver Police Board Review ...................................................................... 14 3 THE CITY’S ROLE IN EVENTS IN THE PUBLIC REALM......................................... 14 3.1 Significant Public Spaces in Downtown Vancouver ................................................ 15 4 ROLE OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER IN EVENT PLANNING ................................... 16 4.1 History and Experience ................................................................................ 16 4.2 City of Vancouver Events Review, Approval and Coordination Process......................... 17 4.3 Key Considerations in Planning for Large and Complex Events.................................. 19 5 CASE STUDY: 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS EXPERIENCE ................... 23 6 2011 STANLEY CUP – EVENTS LEADING UP TO JUNE 15, 2011.............................. 24 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................. 24 6.2 Recap of the 1994 Hockey Riot ....................................................................... 24 6.3 Planning
    [Show full text]