When my brother asked me how I felt following the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5, I told him that no matter what happens from here on out, I have “a sense of closure”.
Much like the Detroit Red Wings’ 7-1, Game 4 victory over the San Jose Sharks in front of Joe Louis Arena faithfuls, the Canucks have earned some redemption.  Though the Red Wings lost a close one the following game in San Jose, it was nonetheless a classy display put on by Niklas Lidstrom and company.  There is far too much pride and [...]

In an interview earlier today with Rick Ball from Team 1040 Radio, Kevin Bieksa says the Vancouver Canucks have already forgotten about last game and are focused on Game 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
After a commanding 5-1 win over the Blackhawks in front of a stunned sell-out crowd at the United Center in Chicago, the Canucks truly seem focused on the task at hand.  During the interview with Kevin Bieksa, Rick Ball asked Bieksa if he even knew what day of the week it is.  ”Actually, I don’t really.  I know it’s a weekday, but with the schedule that we’ve [...]

After defeating the Los Angeles Kings in Game 6 (as predicted), the Vancouver Canucks get a shot at redemption with the Chicago Blackhawks, who ended their playoff run a year ago.
The Chicago Blackhawks held on Monday night for a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators, setting up a Canucks – Blackhawks meeting for a second consecutive year.  The Blackhawks, having earned the 2nd seed in the Western conference, will take their turn at home ice advantage in this series.  While the official schedule has not been released yet, Alain Vigneault and the Canucks were informed that their 2nd round series [...]

After losing Game 3, Canucks coach Alain Vigneault called out his top players, including twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and goaltender Roberto Luongo.  They were the best players on the ice in a Game 4 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
With a 6-4 victory over the Kings, the Canucks escaped what would surely have been akin to playoff death – being down 3 games to 1 in a best of 7 series.   With the series now tied at 2-2, the format is shortened to a best of 3, with 2 of those in Vancouver, if necessary.  The ‘Cardiac Canucks’ [...]

For the first time in years, all eyes were on the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night, as their leading scorer took control of his own destiny.
With the newfound parity in the league partially created by the “3 point system” (overtime loss points), season’s end creates more subplots.   The last time a Vancouver Canuck was being watched this closely league-wide was when Markus Naslund was chasing Peter Forsberg for the league scoring title.  Naslund would eventually lose that race, due in part to a poor Canuck finish to the season.    But that was a different Canuck franchise.
I claim just about [...]

The Vancouver Canucks are very well represented in the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 6 players suiting up for their respective countries.
In an Olympic tournament that has had surprisingly few degrees of seperation, “underdog” nations are making headlines.  Earlier today, the strong Slovakian team learned this the hard way, with one of the narrowest escapes for a favored country, slipping past Norway, 4-3.  The Czech Republic also survived a scare with Latvia to squeak out a 3-2 overtime win.
Demitra’s Slovaks had some adversity to overcome to advance to the quarter-finals.  The Norwegians tied the game 3-3 [...]