Who is Nathan Kotylak? Student Accused of Role in Vancouver Riot

Is University of Calgary Water Polo Player Nathan Kotylak One of the People Involved in the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot. Plenty of People On Facebook Think So

The weird form of justice that is being doled out on Facebook after the 2011 Vancouver riot has come down on Nathan Kotylak.

After the 2011 hockey riot, many angry Vancouverites posted riot photos and videos in the hopes of identifying some of the rioters.

Many people on Facebook are claiming that one of the rioters was Nathan Kotylak, a water polo player with plans to attend the University of Calgary.

• Identifying the Vancouver 2011 Stanley Cup Rioters
  

The photo in question shows someone who looks like Kotylak setting fire to a police car. The pic was plastered all over the web, including websites that claim Kotylak is the person in the photo.

Here is a Nathan Kotylak Facebook page

Who is Nathan Kotylak?

Here is an interview with Nathan Kotylak from the Maple Ridge News. In the story, which came out a couple of months ago, Kotylak says his goal is to make the Canadian national water polo team.

Kotylak isn't the first person to have been accused via Facebook. Brock Anton became public enemy #1 after he allegedly wrote about his role in the 2011 Stanley Cup riot on Facebook.

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