Sandro FraccaSandro Fracca

Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sandro is the site operator and chief editor/lead writer of Raincity Hockey, a blog for NHL news and thoughts, and is pleased to be contributing to The Canuck Way. He still resides in Vancouver, BC in the heart of the city.

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Canucks Post Mortem — Half Full or Half Empty? Defensemen Edition

 CURRENTLY SIGNED   Kevin Bieksa current status: Signed through to 2016 with full NTC #3 D | 6’1″, 198 lbs. | Age: 34 Bieksa is the Canucks go-to player for that Canadian style, in-your-face…Read More

Canucks Post Mortem 2013 Goaltending Edition — Glass Half Full or Empty?

THE GOALIES   Roberto Luongo Height: 6-3 Weight: 217 Age: 34 W-L-OTL: 9-6-3 SV%: .907 GAA: 2.56 SO: 2 Luongo is a veteran butterfly style goalie with the ability to make show-stopping saves.…Read More

The Vancouver Canucks Drafting History — The Modern Era (2000-2013)

  So, after the Canucks emerge from the brutal drafting strategies of Pat Quinn, Brian Burke takes over and makes an immediate splash by drafting not one, but two furture superstars for the team in…Read More

Vancouver Canucks Draft History — Rating the Middle Years 1985-1999

Previous to this, I had a look at the draft years at the early stages and the dynasty that could have been.  The Canucks, unlike the more established franchises, seemed determined to pass up on hall-of-fame…Read More

Canucks Draft Picks… the Early Years — As Bad as You Thought?

By 1980 The Canucks could have won a Stanley Cup.  Imagine a team with a  back end with the likes of Mark Howe, Randy Carlyle, Larry Robinson, Rod Langway and Ray Bourque pushing pucks up to Darryl…Read More

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Why Pavel Bure’s Number Deserves To Be Retired By The Vancouver Canucks: We Wanted Forever (Part 4/4)

The rest of this story, like the Russian Rocket himself, is a mercurial blur.  After the hangover of…Read More

Why Pavel Bure’s Number Deserves To Be Retired By The Vancouver Canucks: We Wanted Forever (Part 3/4)

In 1992, the Canucks begin their season with Pat Quinn as their full-time head coach, President and…Read More

Why Pavel Bure’s Number Deserves To Be Retired By The Vancouver Canucks: We Wanted Forever (Part 2/4)

To read part I click here It is 1990, and the Canucks are about to begin their twentieth NHL season. …Read More

Why Pavel Bure’s Number Deserves to be Retired by the Vancouver Canucks: We Wanted Forever (Part 1/4)

Pavel Bure deserves this. For too long have Vancouver Canucks fans been convinced of a legacy which…Read More