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The night began with such promise but, like downtown Vancouver, it ended in a burning wreck. A chance to end a franchise drought of 40 long years without a Stanley Cup victory was gone as fast as rioters could say “f*** the police!” The opportunity took so long to come back to Vancouver but was [...]
The city of Vancouver is in a state of bliss. Nothing else matters to anyone right now. School, work, love, the NBA Finals? Nope, everyone is talking Canucks. It has been 17 years since the Canucks have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals and 40 long years without ever having won a Cup. This [...]
If the NHL wants to prove that it is serious in its war against head shots then the time is now. In game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks’ series against the Chicago Blackhawks, Raffi Torres nailed star Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook in the head. Torres was playing in his first game back, fresh off of [...]
If it looks like déjà vu, feels like déjà vu, and sounds like déjà vu then it must be déjà vu. Right? In a match made in heaven for the mindless, the Vancouver Canucks will face their new-found arch nemesis Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In case you [...]
The fact that the 2011 version of Canada’s second Christmas ended up being more like my great aunt’s birthday party, it may have signaled the beginning of a new culture in the NHL. The NHL and NBA essentially switched positions this year as it was the NBA drawing headlines from a flurry of deadline deals. [...]
For the first time in a long time the Vancouver Canucks have taken hold of first place not only in the Western Conference but in the entire National Hockey League. However Roberto Luongo is the Ex-Factor.
