An internal city report into the Stanley Cup riot is calling for the Canucks to be part of a new agency that would plan fan celebrations during another playoff run.

The agency would plan celebrations well in advance – one of the acknowledged failings of the city's live site plan – and would take advantage of the hockey team's event planning skills, said Mayor Gregor Robertson at a press conference Thursday.

"I'd like to see much more involvement from the NHL and the Canucks," Robertson said.

A Canucks spokesperson refused to comment on the recommendation, instead sending a press release that promised the team would focus on supporting responsible fan behavior, and said police officers would get free seats at some pre-season games.

"We are inspired by the spirit of so many who ensured the cleanup of our streets," the release said.

The team says that it will do what it can to support the city and the province to make sure future events are incident-free.

In the city report – distinct from the one issued by the provincial government Thursday – city staff said other cities' teams step up and either organize or pay for fan celebrations.

In Dallas, the Mavericks paid for the team's celebration parade in the 2011 NBA championship, and a non-profit organizes the NHL and NBA parades. In Miami, the Florida Panthers host events with the Miami Downtown Development Authority.

The city report said the team could be part of an independent agency whose responsibility would include preparing for celebrations long in advance.

"I'm hoping we have a proactive role coming from the league and the Canucks," said Robertson.

Broadcaster Tom Mayenknecht said contributing to a fan zone was well within the team's means.

"The Canucks can do more that the soft warm and fuzzies," he said, referring to the offer to give seats to police officers.

"Even if they're doing two per cent a game for the Stanley cup run to set aside to sponsor a fan zone, the city can hire more police officers," he said.

The city tallied the cost of the playoffs at $2 million, including $1.5 million to set up and police the live sites for the four rounds of the playoffs.

The city also had to pay for $466,800 worth of damage to city property and police overtime dealing with the riot, including $92,000 for repairing streets, $29,000 for repairing buildings such as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre that were damaged, and $308,250 for police overtime and burned police cars.

$1 million will be absorbed through city budgets and the other half will be paid for via a contingency fund.

The city report notes that the Canucks may reach the playoffs again.

"In the event the Canucks are successful and reach the playoffs, it is likely that the public will expect to participate and celebrate in the public realm; the community needs to be prepared well in advance and in a way that minimizes the events of June 15 recurring," the report says.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Jon Woodward