Man sentenced for Stanley Cup riot role almost a year after downtown mayhem

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People watch a car burn during a riot following game 7 of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup final in downtown Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Howe

VANCOUVER – A Surrey, B.C., man has been sentenced to a month in jail for his role in the Stanley Cup riot a year ago.

Twenty-year-old Emmanuel Alviar pleaded guilty in March to participating in a riot.

Seven other people have pleaded guilty to various offences including mischief, break and enter and assaulting a police officer in the downtown Vancouver riot last June 15.

Rioters busted windows, looted stores and set cars on fire after the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.

About 200 people now face charges after the mayhem that made international headlines.

Police say they expect more charges to be laid. (CKNW)

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