The atmosphere at Rogers Arena was incredible, both for home games and away watch parties. But we didn’t do a good job with outdoor watch parties. After initially refusing to hold outdoor watch parties at all, the City of Vancouver caved midway through the Canucks’ second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. Mayor Ken Sim noted the Stanley Cup riots when expressing his hesitation to hold watch parties in 2024. “There are no specific plans under discussion for future Canucks playoff watch parties at this time.