Vancouver riots after Stanley Cup loss

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Almost 150 people required hospital treatment and close to 100 were arrested after rioters swept through downtown Vancouver following the Canucks' loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Vancouver Coastal Health spokeswoman Anna Marie D'Angelo said Thursday that three stabbing victims had been admitted and a man was in critical condition with head injuries after a fall from a viaduct. Rioting and looting left cars burned, stores in shambles and windows shattered over a roughly 10-block radius of the city's main shopping district.

It was similar to the scene that erupted in 1994 following the Canucks' Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers, but the latest violence shocked Canadians unaccustomed to such riots.

Police Chief Jim Chu said nine officers were injured, including one who required 14 stitches after being hit with a brick and some who had bite marks. He said 15 cars were burned, including two police cars. A local business leader estimated more than 50 businesses were damaged.

Television footage showed a man being beaten after he tried to stop looters, who were seen grabbing T-shirts and anything else they could get their hands on. Young women were seen with MAC cosmetics, with one carrying out part of a mannequin. The landmark building was filling with smoke as people, their faces covered in bandannas, continued the violence.

Authorities asked that those with photos and videos upload them to a police website, and a Facebook group has collected images of rioters that could lead to arrests.