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BC Lions 2009 Season Preview
Jun23The BC Lions lost a lot of key players during the offseason, which has raised questions on whether the team will be in rebuilding mode this season.Last season, the team did well, but never looked great despite some solid individual performances from key players, such as defensive end Cameron Wake and his 23 sacks.The Lions never seemed to be able to get on a roll last year. They looked good, an...
Lakers Celebrate 15th Championship
Jun23More than 100,000 Los Angeles Laker Fans dressed in Laker purple and gold filled the streets of down town Los Angeles and jammed the LA Memorial Coliseum last Wednesday for a parade to mark the franchise's 15th NBA Championship.The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic on the Magic home court the previous Sunday, June 14, behind Kobe Bryant's 30 points and Lamar Odom's 17 point 10 rebound effort. W...
Pens Are Champs!
Jun17This past weekend saw the end of the 2008-2009 Hockey Season, with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit with the home town Red Wings facing the Pittsburgh Penguins.The odds were stacked up against the visiting Penguins, but they had battled hard to come this far. Many picked the Wings to run over the Pens, especially after Detroit jumped out to an early 2-0 series lead.Pittsburgh would h...
Game 3 goes to the Canucks
May06Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks took home ice advantage back in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks, with a 3-1 victory at the United Center in Chicago.The matchup was the first time that the Hawks had hosted a game in the month of May in 13 years. The 22.659 fans in Chicago will have to wait at least another two more days for a May victory at home this year.Just like the first 2 g...
Chicago evens up series Vs Canucks Saturday night at GM Place.
May04It was a pretty entertaining game Saturday night at the Garage, even though the Vancouver Canucks found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-3 score against the Chicago Blackhawks.The Hawks left Vancouver on a charter flight immediately after their Game 2 victory. They were rewarded with an off day Sunday. The series will resume Tuesday at the United center in Chicago.Vancouver jumped out to a 2-...
After mini-vacation Canucks resume action tonight at Garage
Apr30After disposing of the St. Louis Blues in four straight games, the Vancouver Canucks were forced to sit and watch while the rest of the Western Conference battled it out for the right to move on to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the Anaheim Ducks disposing of the regular season’s best team, San Jose Sharks, earlier this week, the 2nd round matchups were set in sto...
Canucks put Stranglehold on First Round Opponents
Apr21Barring a major meltdown, it looks as though the Vancouver Canucks will be advancing past the first round and their opponents the St. Louis Blues. Last night the Canucks defeated the Blues 3-2 in St. Louis vaulting them into a 3-0 series lead. The game was tied 2-2 after 2 periods of play, but Steve Bernier put the Canucks ahead to stay with an early third period power play marker.&...
Vancouver Giants hope to reach Seventh Heaven!
Apr14With all of the hoopla surrounding the Vancouver Canucks and their Northwest Division title, Vancouver’s other hockey team has been forgotten in the shuffle.It's been a very entertaining series so far, with the Vancouver Giants taking the first two games at home against the Spokane Chiefs. Vancouver seemed poised to cruising to a series win against their rivals down south, but the Chiefs ...
Captain steals Win and maybe division crown?
Apr08In last night’s pivotal tilt between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames, Vancouver captain Roberto Luongo stole the show. Luongo ended up making 46 saves as his Canucks beat the Flames 4-1 at the garage Tuesday evening. Calgary dominated every aspect of the game, but they just could not beat the Canuck goaltender. The win boosted the Canucks back into a tie with the Fla...
Weekend Losses Hinder Canucks' Chance At Division Crown.
Apr06Whoever said hockey is a game of peaks and valleys was probably referring to the Vancouver Canucks. Going into the weekend, where they had an opportunity to solidify their position atop the Northwest division, Vancouver ended up losing both games and entering the final week of the regular season with a 3 game skid. The skid began with a shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, th...
Ducks shoot down Canucks in barn burner
Apr03Last night, at the garage, in what turned out to be a pretty entertaining contest, the visiting Anaheim Ducks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 6-5 shootout victory over the Vancouver Canucks. The 2 points leapfrogged the Ducks into 7th spot for the moment, while the single point for the Canucks put them into a tie with the Calgary Flames for the division lead, and more importantly g...
Canucks soar into 1st place and sink Wild’s hopes of big dance
Apr01The Sedin brothers hooked up in overtime last night to boost their Vancouver Canucks to the top of the Northwest division, with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. The brothers reversed roles as it was Daniel skating through the middle of the slot sending a slick backpass through his legs to his brother on the left side of the net for the winner. Pavol Demitra scored the other Canuck g...
Vancouver Visits Minnesota…Rypien sighting?
Mar31Tuesday evening, the Vancouver Canucks will lace them up in Minnesota to face the surging Wild.Head coach Alain Vigneault would not confirm, but he did hint that sand paper forward Rick Rypien could return to the lineup this week, and maybe even as soon as tonight in the tilt with Minnesota. It is a “day to day” situation. Rypien has been on an unexplained personal leave from the te...
Flames fall, Canucks keep pace with loss of their own
Mar27First place in the Northwest division is up for grabs and neither the Calgary Flames nor the Vancouver Canucks seem like they want it. Last night both the Flames and Canucks were losers. Vancouver was bested by the St. Louis Blues 4-2 and the Flames were stomped 5-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets.Calgary has been left off the score sheet in consecutive games, and seem to have hit a wall. Vancouve...
Power play boosts Canucks over Dallas
Mar26All is right in Vancouver again….for now. The sun is out (finally) and the Vancouver Canucks have snapped their one game road losing skid with an impressive 5-2 victory over the reeling Dallas Stars.The Stars were off to another great start Tuesday evening, but too many penalties and their inability to kill them off got them into trouble against the Canucks. Dallas was up 1-0 but Vancouv...
Vancouver continues road show in Dallas
Mar24After being force fed a slice of humble pie at the hands of the Phoenix Coyotes in the form of a 5-1 defeat last Saturday night, the Vancouver Canucks will resume their NHL season tonight in Dallas against the hungry Stars. Vancouver was coming off of their 11th consecutive home ice win last week prior to entering the desert to face the Coyotes. It’s funny how things work in Vancouver, as...
Canucks move into 4th place, Bleaken Blues Hopes
Mar20On Thursday night captain Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks made what was already going to be a very steep climb for the St. Louis Blues an even steeper one. Luongo finished the game with 30 saves and earned his 46th career shutout as the Canucks toppled the Blues by a 3-0 score. The Blues, who have been on a pretty good streak lately, saw their hopes fade somewhat as Edmonton, Nashvil...
Canucks Closing in on 4th Place and Division Lead
Mar18Wow, the times have changed in Vancouver (and I am not talking about the freakishly cold weather lately). Not too long ago it would take an extremely optimistic person to find anything positive about the Canucks. Now it seems that nothing can go wrong.The Canucks extended their home winning streak last night to 10 games by beating the Dallas Stars 4-2. The win, which included a highlight reel g...
Canucks beat Avs for 9th Straight home win
Mar16Sunday evening at the garage, the Vancouver Canucks played a solid all around game against the last place Colorado Avalanche. The Avs had played in Edmonton the previous night, and looked sluggish early. Vancouver pounced on them, grabbing an early 2-0 lead and they never really looked back.Newly re-signed forward Alexander Burrows led the way, continuing his goal scoring tear, with his 7th goa...
Yesterday, March 12, marked one-year countdown to 2010 Paralympic Games
Mar13Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosted by Vancouver, kicked off the one year countdown to the Paralympic Games.The Vancouver Games Organizing Committee (VANOC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee feel that staging a Paralympic torch relay will help keep the momentum going between Games next year.It is hard to believe that the Olympics are just around the corner. The city doesn&r...
Anaheim trumps Vancouver in overtime
Mar13British Columbia boy, and one of the best defensemen of his era, Scott Niedermeyer, was the overtime hero last night, as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3.It was a rare 3-on-3 situation in overtime, and the swift skating Duck captain made the most of the extra ice. Vancouver seemed to have dodged a bullet, as Pavol Demitra was sent off for hooking in OT, but shortly thereafter Du...
Canucks Crowned by Kings in LA
Mar10The Vancouver Canucks came into Los Angeles to try and extend their 4 game win streak, but the Kings had something else in mind. LA jumped out to a 2-0 lead and the Canucks were never able to recover.Jarett Stoll scored two power play goals to lead the Kings to their third straight win, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive. With the win, LA finds themselves just 3 points out of a playoff spot...
Canucks pass huge test on Saturday night
Mar09In a battle against the top seed in the Western Conference on Saturday night, at home on Hockey Night in Canada, the Vancouver Canucks delivered an all around impressive performance. The San Jose Sharks did not know what hit them, as Vancouver jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and did not look back.It was a pretty big test, and the Canucks wanted to see how they measured up against the elite of t...
Canucks Make no Changes at Deadline
Mar05The much anticipated trade deadline has come and gone. Canuck fans who were repeatedly refreshing a web page hoping to see Vancouver swing a deal were disappointed. The Canucks look exactly the same as they did a day ago, as they chose not to make any deals. While Vancouver have been on a tear lately, critics will argue that there are weaknesses on the team that should have been addressed...
Canucks Keep Rolling
Mar02Wow, have things ever changed in the past few weeks. Not too long ago we saw Chicken Little running around Vancouver declaring that the sky was falling. While things looked a little bleak at that time and there was some cause for concern, there was definitely a bit of overreaction amongst the media and the fans. The acquisition of Mats Sundin was being criticized since the Swede was ...
Halak shuts out Canucks...Habs win! Habs win!
Feb25Last night in Montreal, the Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 for their first victory against Vancouver in 9 years!Montreal’s 23 year old Slovakian keeper Jan Halak made 34 saves for his first shutout of the season and his third win in his last four starts. No question, a sparkling performance for Halak, but it took a heads up play by defenseman Patrice Brisebois to save his shutou...
Sundin's shootout winner lifts Canucks over Leafs
Feb24It was a storybook finish on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre, where the Vancouver Canucks, led by former Toronto Maple-Leaf Captain Mats Sundin's shootout winner, came from behind to defeat the Leafs 3-2 in the shootout.Toronto outplayed the Canucks, and led most of the way by scores of 1-0 and 2-1. The Canucks stayed close and battled hard. Alex Burrows showed some great hand to eye co...
Canucks to spend Hockey Day in Canada in the Centre of the Universe
Feb20Any way you slice it the Vancouver Canucks are on a roll. With 7 wins in their last 8 games, the Canucks have put themselves in a pretty good position, if they can continue to play well for the remainder of the year. It’s pretty clear what the difference has been during this hot streak as compared to the previous 8 game winless streak before that. The biggest difference has be...
Late Rally lifts Canucks over Flames in Shootout
Feb18On Michael Jordan’s 46th birthday, the Vancouver Canucks visited the Saddledome in Calgary to take on the Northwest division leading Flames. They trailed for much of the game, but in the final minute, defenseman Kevin Bieksa tied the score at 3 which forced overtime and the eventual shootout. Pavol Demitra was the only player to score in the shootout, as Vancouver came from behind again, ...
Canucks Win Again... 4 In A Row
Feb13On Thursday evening, Vancouver Canuck fans were treated to another solid performance, as their team went into the desert and with the strength of 3 third period goals, came out with a 4-3 win against the Phoenix Coyotes.It marks the 4th straight win for the Canucks after losing eight in row and going (0-5-3). It also marked the 2nd straight game where the Canucks rallied from a pair of 2 ...
Canucks come from behind to beat the Blues in St. Louis
Feb11Things are starting to look a lot brighter in Vancouver, as the Canucks seem to have turned the corner and are back to their winning ways of earlier in the year.There’s even more to be optimistic about, as Vancouver is not leaning on their captain Roberto Luongo as much as they have in the past. The offense has really stepped up lately with the new line of Mats Sundin, Ryan Kesler a...
Canucks Stomp Blackhawks Saturday night on HNIC
Feb10Henrik Sedin started the frenzy with a goal 53 seconds in, and the Vancouver Canucks never looked back Saturday night as they cruised to a 7-3 win over the up-start Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks had actually come into this game with an 11-0 record against Canadian teams. The two whipping boys of the fans and the media of recent times, Mats Sundin and defenseman Alex Edler, had very ...
Canucks Stuck In The Middle Of Tight Race
Feb06The bad news is that the Canucks have been struggling lately, particularly at home. The good news, however, is that they finally broke their losing streak and they’re still right in the middle of a playoff race that is as tight as they come. The Canucks currently sit on the outside looking in with 54 points in 51 games. That’s good enough for 9th spot in the Western conference...
Pacific Coliseum To Take Centre Stage In 2010 Olympics
Feb05It’s been known for a while now that the short track speed skating and figure skating events will share the Pacific Coliseum as their 2010 Olympic Game venue.My initial thought on this was “how the heck are they going to make this work?” With the requirement of different ice conditions for both sports and the x factor of the unpredictability of the Vancouver weather in Feb...
Burrows the Hero in 4-3 Win Over Carolina
Feb05Alexander Burrows capitalized on a short-handed breakaway with just over a minute left in regulation at GM Place on Tuesday night, lifting the Vancouver Canucks over the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 and allowing the Canuck faithful to finally breathe a sigh of relief. Vancouver jumped out to a 2-0 lead but it was quickly erased by the Hurricanes who capitalized on two out of their first three ...
Lions off season News
Jan30Wally Buono and the B.C Lions are tweaking their strategy going into the 2009 season, at least when it comes to the starting quarterback position.This training camp, instead of holding auditions and selecting the best performer for the part, the Lions have opted to declare Buck Pierce as the starter. So, as long as he doesn’t land a job with an NFL team, the position is his.According to B...
Back To The Grind
Jan28The All-Star break is over. Roberto Luongo is back and ready for the stretch drive.It ended up being a pretty exciting game in front of Luongo's home-town crowd in Montreal. Although it probably didn’t end the way he would have liked, with local hero Alex Kovalev and Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin beating him in the shootout to lead the Eastern Conference to a 12-11 win over ...
2009 NHL All Star Game
Jan23NHL all-star fever is spreading in Montreal as fans brave the cold to kick off weekend festivities leading up to the big game Sunday.Hundreds of fans lined up outside tents near the Bell Centre Thursday to take in concerts and visit the hockey exhibition set up to mark the 2009 all-star game. Thousands more are expected on Friday, organizers said. 2009 NHL All Star Game Montreal last hosted t...
January Vancouver Giant Report
Jan22With 45 games elapsed in the 2008-2009 WHL regular season, the Vancouver Giants lead the BC Division with an impressive 38-4-0-3 record. Surprisingly, this is only good enough for second overall in the WHL with 79 pts. The Calgary Hitmen have 83 pts but they have played 5 more games than Vancouver. Saturday night, the Giants were in Red Deer to face the Rebels, and they came out with a 9...
Canucks Enter Shark Tank to Face CLAUDE LEMIEUX & San Jose?
Jan19On Sunday evening the Canucks lost again on home ice, but this time they managed to salvage a point, as they were beaten in a shootout by the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-5.Vancouver hopes that getting away from GM Place for a game just before the all-star break will help them shake the losing bug that they have seemed to catch at the most inopportune time. They probably wouldn’t mind a diffe...
Coyotes Spoil Luongo’s Return
Jan19Although the franchise is in turmoil, again...and the players aren’t sure if they are even going to be getting paid, the Phoenix Coyotes came into the garage last night and handed Vancouver a franchise record sixth straight home loss.Not even Roberto Luongo’s presence could save the Canucks on this night, as the Coyotes trumped the home squad 4-1.After missing 24 games with a groin ...
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Jan15On Tuesday night the Vancouver Canucks were defeated 5-3 at GM Place by the New Jersey Devils. It was the third straight loss for the Canucks and their 5th loss in the last 6 games. It also marked their 5th straight loss on home ice. With all that has been going wrong lately, the Canucks could really use a boost going into Thursday’s game where they will host Wayne Gretz...
Sundin so far...
Jan14So the wait is finally over. The prized signing of Super Swede Mats Sundin by the home town Vancouver Canucks in December stirred up a lot of interest, chatter and anticipation in the city. Sundin has finally played a few games. He showed up in Vancouver and reported to the Club after spending the Christmas holidays with his family in Sweden. He practiced with the team for about a week an...
FINALLY, Mats Sundin is coming back to the NHL….as a CANUCK
Dec19Well….it took a loooonnnngg time (almost as long as it’s been since his former team sipped from Lord Stanley’s Mug)…but late Thursday afternoon, Mats Sundin finally made up his mind as to which city he would resume his NHL career with. Mats Sundin Welcome to Vancouver Mats! He had narrowed his choices to the Canucks and the New York Rangers. But the Rangers did not h...
December 17 in Review...
Dec18Wednesday was a truly special day for the Vancouver Canucks franchise and their heart and soul for 16 years, Trevor Linden.As pretty much the entire city knows by now, prior to the game vs the Edmonton Oilers, the Canucks honoured their former captain in a ceremony to retire his #16.Linden wiped away a tear as he watched his #16 raised to the rafters in front of a capacity crowd cheering loudly...
Trevor Linden Night Wednesday December 17th
Dec17Trevor Linden What can you say about Trevor Linden? He quietly ended his playing career with the end of last season, and we have barely heard from him since, but he continues to discretely go about doing what he does. Helping out with various charities, foundations etc. The Canucks 2nd all time leading scorer has always been known as much or more for his class off the ice, as he was ...
Bad News for Canucks (Fans)…Luongo Suffers Setback
Dec15In an interview yesterday, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Robert Luongo admitted that he pushed his recovery from a groin injury too aggressively and has suffered a setback.This was the first time that the Vancouver captain has spoken with the media since leaving practice early on Wednesday, and he said that there was no timetable for his return to even begin practicing again, let alone playing a...
Sundin coming to Vancouver?
Dec10Well, we haven’t heard about this in a few months, but the rumours have started to fly once again, especially after Canuck GM Mike Gillis was on the team 1040 last Friday.Mats Sundin’s agent JP Barry confirmed today that the Super Swede will be resuming his NHL career, and will announce with what team by December 15. Barry also confirmed that the Canucks, the Ottawa Senators, the Ch...
Luongo’s Status still week to week
Dec10The good news for Canuck fans is that Roberto Luongo has begun skating, two weeks after going down with a groin injury. He underwent an MRI about a week ago that revealed a strained left groin muscle. It was originally expected that the star goaltender was going to be shelved for a while.He must be itching to get back and his teammates are probably just as restless. Vancouver has lost four of t...
Weekend Canuck Review
Dec10On Thursday night the Canucks entered Motown to face the Detroit Redwings. Despite the auto industry struggles, Motown was rocking this night in the barn burner at Joe Louis Arena. As Detroit coach Mike Babcock put it, “last shot wins”.Curtis Sanford started the game, but he finished it watching from the bench, as Cory Schneider was brought in to replace him after Detroit’s th...
Sean Avery Runs Off His Mouth Again…Suspended Indefinitely By NHL
Dec03Self-proclaimed NHL bad-boy Sean Avery has done it again.He has said and done a lot of idiotic things over the years, and his comments made in Calgary prior to the Dallas Stars’ game versus the Flames were no exception. The league stepped in and issued an immediate indefinite suspension order for the super pest, after he referred to his ex-girlfriends as sloppy seconds.All I have to say i...
Opportunity Knocks For Young Canuck Goaltender
Dec03Well, they could have probably been a little bit more cautious when giving goaltender Cory Schneider his first career start. They could have waited until Monday night in Columbus, rather than throwing him into the Hockey Night In Canada spotlight on Saturday night, against the divisional rival Flames in Calgary.Canucks coach Alain Vigneault went with his gut, stating that it just felt like the ...
Burke Set To Join The Center Of The Universe
Nov28Former Vancouver Canuck General Manager Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to terms on a six year deal that will see Burke take over as team President and General Manager.The deal is reported to be worth around $18 million dollars and includes the rest of this season and the next five. The deal has not yet been made official, but it is expected to be announced Saturday. Brian ...
Flames Extend Winning Streak With Win Over Canucks
Nov28Calgary’s off season pickups paid dividends last night in their 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Forward Mike Cammalleri, who was picked up in a trade with the LA Kings, scored three goals and Curtis Glencross, who was plucked away as a free agent from northern rivals Edmonton, netted the winner Thursday evening at GM Place. Henrik Sedin Battles Robin Regehr With 13:29 to go in ...
Canucks Quarter Season Report Card
Nov27With the 2008-2009 NHL Season a quarter of the way through, so far the Canucks season has been a great success. With a record of 14-6-2, Vancouver is 1st place in the Northwest Division. They have not lost a regulation game in their last 10, and have been playing elite hockey.Their last win was against the defending Stanley Cup Champion the Detroit Redwings on Monday. Backup goaltender Curtis S...
Buono’s Boys Clean Out Lockers
Nov21This Sunday, November 23, 2008, the Calgary Stampeders will be playing the Montreal Allouettes for the Grey Cup. The Stampeders made it to the big game by ousting the BC Lions last week in the Western Final 22-18. While the Lions dominated the first half, the Stampeders endured and will, therefore, get to represent the Western Conference this weekend in Montreal.What I find baffling however, i...
Canucks Visit Broadway & Face Former Captain Naslund
Nov19I was on my way to an appointment yesterday and was tuned into the Team 1040 on the radio, where I heard a poll being conducted on whether or not the Canucks did the right thing in not re-signing their former captain Markus Naslund. Tonight, the Canucks enter Madison Square Garden and will face off against the New York Rangers and their former Captain. Naslund, the all time franchise leader ...
Calgary Stamps BC’s Grey Cup Hopes
Nov17The Calgary Stampeders advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2001 with a 22-18 home win over the B.C. Lions in the Western Final played on Saturday.Calgary will play the host to the Montreal Alouettes on November 23. Montreal made it to the final by beating the Eskimos 36-26 in the East Semi.The Stampeder defense was able to hold the Lions to 6 field goals and no touchdowns. They he...
Lions invade McMahon Stadium in Western Final
Nov14On Saturday the BC Lions take their show from Saskatchewan, where they defeated the Roughriders handily 33-12 last week in the Semi-Final of the CFL’s Western Division, to Calgary, where they will face off against the Stampeders.The Stamps finished the regular season with the best record in the CFL, and beat the Lions in the last game of the regular season pretty convincingly. The one ...
Luongo breaks his own shutout record...
Nov14On Wednesday evening, in front a national audience on TSN (a network that loves to show off the former Hockey Night in Canada theme song that they acquired in the offseason), the Vancouver Canucks took on the Colorado Avalanche at home. Roberto Luongo entered the game with a very impressive three consecutive shutouts. In Wednesdays contest, he eclipsed his own franchise-record scoreless streak ...
Canucks Back To Their Old Tricks Again
Nov07The Vancouver Canucks have reverted back to what has made them successful in the post-lockout era, and that has been winning games by holding the opposition to minimal opportunities.Last night, they beat the Phoenix Coyotes 1-0. They limited the chances but Roberto Luongo had to be sharp early when he stopped Garth Murray on a shorthanded breakaway. He was also called upon late, and he didn&rsq...
Lions will travel to Regina to face Riders in the West Semifinal
Nov06BC Lions The playoff picture in the CFL was settled over the weekend. While the BC Lions playoff opponent was already determined prior to the final week of the regular season, a loss to the Calgary Stampeders in week 18 determined that the Lions would be on the road for their playoff matchup.The Leos are going to be facing the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Semifinal on Saturday after...
Sedin Twins and Bernier still feeling each other out...
Nov05The two most notable forwards to join the Vancouver Canucks in the off-season were Pavol Demitra, from division rivals Minnesota Wild and Steve Bernier from the Buffalo Sabres. The task of the newcomers was not a simple one. They were expected to fill the shoes of Brendan Morrison (off to Anaheim) and Markus Naslund (starring on Broadway), who had been the 2 offensive mainstays with the Canuc...
Vancouver Giants Week in Review
Nov04To say it’s been a great week for the Vancouver Giants franchise is a massive understatement. The Giants wrapped up two wins, the head coach reached a major milestone, the franchise player earned some revenge and the captain took home some league honors. All this while a former Giant stormed into town and grabbed headlines. Vancouver Giants The Milan Lucic ShowThe Boston Bruins arrived ...
Rick Rypien out with injury….AGAIN
Oct31Poor Rick Rypien. The hard luck Vancouver Canucks' forward will require surgery for a sports hernia that will sideline him indefinitely. Once again, after working hard to make the big club, and doing reasonably well in the role and the minutes he was asked to play, the 24 year old spark plug is out again due to injury. Rick Rypien Rypien was skating on his own, trying to get back in shape aft...
Luongo’s early season struggles
Oct30Vancouver Canucks' captain and backbone, goaltender Roberto Luongo, has admittedly started the season off slowly. On the radio yesterday, Canucks colour-man Tom Larscheid was critical of the goaltender’s early season play. According to good ol’ Tom, the Canucks would be 6-2 if their goaltending was a little bit better. Roberto Luongo On Tuesday night the Boston Bruins came to town...
BC Lions...Finishing Ahead a Disadvantage?
Oct29With only one week left in the CFL regular season, the playoff match-ups are already set. The BC Lions will be facing the Saskatchewan Roughriders. What’s left to be determined is whether the Lions will get to host the Roughriders at BC Place or if they’ll be heading to Saskatchewan. BC Lions Huddle While BC and Saskatchewan are currently tied in points, the Lions hold the tiebr...
BC Lions: Buck Pierce or Jarious Jackson?
Oct24The B.C Lions are looking to keep pace in the Western Division with a win this week, after a roaring comeback road victory in Edmonton last week. Quarterback Buck Pierce put his team on his back and led the way to a 21-point 4th quarter which lifted the Lions to a 43-28 win. Pierce, who was pulled the week before, in what he later deemed as the worst performance of his football career, made up ...
Canuckswatch: Kyle Wellwood's Ups & Downs
Oct23This week, desperate for some offensive creativity, the Vancouver Canucks recalled forward Kyle Wellwood from the Manitoba Moose, their AHL affiliate in Winnipeg, and inserted him into the lineup in on Tuesday.Wellwood made the best of this opportunity, figuring in on both goals with a goal and an assist in Vancouver's 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.The shifty 25-year-old native of Oldca...
Lions Seek Redemption in Edmonton
Oct17Friday evening, the BC Lions will have their rematch against the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. The Eskimos beat the Lions at BC Place last Friday 27-20, and the Lions are eager to redeem themselves.Edmonton halfback Jason Goss still has a sore neck and back after Lions left tackle grabbed his helmet “…to get his hands around my throat”, alleges Goss. M...
Caps Provide Canucks with Reality Check
Oct15Canucks vs. Capitals @ Washinton Capitals win 5-1. It had been nearly eight years since the Vancouver Canucks last lost to the Washington Capitals. On Thanksgiving Monday, the Canucks strolled into town looking to extend their winning streak over the Caps to six games. The last time they lost to Washington was on Valentine's Day, 2001, by a score of 4-3 in overtime. After the first two games ...
Hats off to the Whitecaps!
Oct14Puerto Rico Islanders v Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver wins 2-1 By Aleem Peermohamed VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps won the USL-1 championship this past Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the regular season champions, the Puerto Rico Islanders, at Swangard Stadium in front of a sell out crowd of 5,822 cheering Whitecap faithful. After a scoreless first half, Charle Gbeke’s h...
BC Lions In the Midst of Tight Western Division Points Race
Oct09By Aleem Peermohamed The BC Lions currently sit tied with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for second place in the West. The Leos have won four straight contests including a 40-10 drubbing of the struggling last place Hamilton Ti-Cats in their most recent tilt at BC Place. The four straight wins have been very timely for the Lions, since the tight Western division features a spread of only four...
Vancouver Canucks to Honour Luc Bourdon
Oct09By Aleem Peermohamed Thursday evening, before the puck drops, the Canucks will pay tribute to Luc Bourdon. Luc Bourdon The young Canuck defenseman was killed in a motorcycle accident on May 29 in his hometown at the age of 21. Gone but certainly not forgotten, the life of the highly touted blue-line prospect will be celebrated. Bourdon was drafted in the first round, 10th overall by the Canu...
Sizing Up The Vancouver Canucks Season Opener
Oct09By Aleem Peermohamed Vancouver Canucks Tonight, the Canucks host the Flames at the garage, to open the 2008-09 season. Yesterday we looked at the other 3 teams in the Northwest, and today we will touch on the match-up and take a closer look at the final 2 Northwest combatants.Beginning with the Canucks first opponents of the year, the Flames from Cowtown produced 94 points good for third in t...
Canucks' Regular Season: Sizing Up The Competition
Oct08By Aleem Peermohamed With the NHL already in full swing on another continent, the Canucks are set to open up at the garage Thursday evening, so let’s have a look at their competition in the Northwest Division. With a great deal of parity in the division, the Northwest standings are likely going to be tighter than spandex pants on Homer Simpson. Edmonton Oilers Last year the boys in...
Vancouver names new Captain: Luongo?
Oct06Roberto Luongo By Aleem Peermohamed Last week, in a bold move that breaks tradition and NHL rules, the Canucks named goaltender Roberto Luongo team Captain. Luongo and head coach Alain Vigneault were at the press-conference held last Tuesday to announce the news.According to league guidelines, goaltenders are prohibited from wearing the C on their jersey, but the new Canuck Captain will be sp...
Bernier Makes Impact as Canucks Continue Winning Ways
Oct06Vancouver Canucks vs San José Sharks @ GM Place, Oct 2 2008Pre-seasonCanucks:3, Sharks: 2 By Aleem Peermohamed The gritty Steve Bernier helped the Canucks top the San José Sharks Thursday evening to remain undefeated in the pre-season, much to the delight of the home crowd at GM Place. Bernier’s play cleared the way for his line mates, Henrik and Daniel Sedin, al...
Vancouver Canucks 2008-2009 Season Preview
Sep30Canucks are perfect so far in the pre-season with a 6-1 triumph over the Flames.Earlier on this week, one of the newest Canucks, and probably their highest profile free-agent, Pavol Demitra, compared Taylor Pyatt to St. Louis Blues power forward Keith Tkachuk and Mason Raymond to Wild Sniper Marian Gaborik. Many people were amused and passed it off as a joke. Sedins & Bernier But nobody...
