Stanley Cup Finals 2011
The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals ended with a Boston Bruins victory and a devastating riot in Vancouver.
The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, played between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins. The series was played over seven matches, with the winner being the team that won four games. After the conclusion of the sixth game on June 13, 2011, the series was tied 3–3. The seventh game was played at the Canucks' home arena, Rogers Arena, as they had the better regular season record.
Quick Facts
- Series result
- Boston Bruins won 4–3
- Canucks opponent
- Boston Bruins
- Canucks captain
- Henrik Sedin
- Conn smythe trophy winner
- Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)
- Deciding game score
- Boston 4, Vancouver 0
Lore & Background
On the evening of June 15, 2011 in the downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a riot broke out almost immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins' victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Final. Nearly 150 people were injured during the incident, including four by stabbing. On the night of the riot, nearly 100 arrests were made by the Vancouver police, including 85 for breach of peace, eight for public intoxication and eight for criminal code offenses such as assault and theft. In 2015, four years after the riot, police completed their investigation and recommended final charges against two suspects, bringing the total to 887 charges against 301 people. The riot caused an estimated $4 million in damage with an extra $5 million being spent on additional staffing costs for prosecuting the rioters.
Reader's Guide
The game was played on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, and the puck dropped just after 5 pm PDT. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas made 37 saves as Boston shut out Vancouver, 4–0, to win the Stanley Cup. Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each scored two goals for Boston. Bergeron scored first at 14:37 in the first period, then had a shorthanded goal at 17:35 in the second. Marchand's first goal came at 12:13 of the second period; he then scored on an empty net late in the third. The Bruins outscored the Canucks 23–8 over the series. The win marked Boston's first championship since 1972. The series also marked both the Canucks' third appearance and loss in the Stanley Cup Final.
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