28 Jan
The Vancouver Canucks said ‘adieu’ to GM Place on a high note Wednesday, grabbing their sixth straight win, amidst a controversial slashing call.
With an unparalleled 14 game road trip on the horizon, the Canucks did themselves a solid, leaving GM Place (the Garage) behind for 45 days on winning terms. The win vaulted the hot [...]
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22 Jan
Christian Ehrhoff and the Vancouver Canucks prevailed over a Dallas Stars club that initially burned bright, but faded as the game wound down.
The match had some of the look and feel of the previous night, where Vancouver was outplayed early by the Edmonton Oilers. Dallas was successful using a quick counterattack against Vancouver. Though Vancouver [...]
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20 Jan
It’s been said that time is the great equalizer, and if you wound the Vancouver Canucks’ and Edmonton Oilers’ clocks back 25 years, the adage appears true.
The year was 1985, and it was a cold, snowy January day in Quesnel, British Columbia. My mother, Marilyn, was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen as I watched [...]
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14 Jan
On the same day that Colin Campbell and Gary Bettman decided to withhold discipline from Stephane Auger and fine Alex Burrows $2500, the Canucks misfortune spilled onto the ice.
Derek Boogaard of the Minnesota Wild threw more controversy at the Canucks camp. Boogaard, who hasn’t scored in 200 games (Jan.7, 2006) told the Minnesota Star-Tribune that [...]
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10 Jan
In the third period of Saturday’s match between the Canucks and the Calgary Flames, CBC Commentator Mark Lee described the game as having a “Nasty tone”.
Particularly in the third period did both teams dish out physical punishment. Both coaches, Alain Vigneault and Brent Sutter, regularly dispatched their third and fourth lines, trying to match brawn. [...]
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08 Jan
Alex Burrows penned his name alongside a 23 year old Vancouver Canucks scoring record of back to back hat tricks, originally set by Petri Skriko in 1986/87.
The Phoenix Coyotes got the short end of the straw Thursday night during their visit to the Garage, outplaying the Canucks for large stretches. But the rules of physics [...]
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01 Jan
The Vancouver Canucks have hit the midway point in their quest for hockey’s holy grail, Lord Stanley’s Cup, – here are 5 more players with the top grades so far this season.
Christian Ehrhoff, A
Even after registering 15 points in his first 13 games with the Canucks, “B-Mac” from Team 1040 (radio) still wasn’t sold on [...]
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