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Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins: Predictions?
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/11 at 10:14 PM ET
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Vancouver has been getting a lot of “favorites” talk in these Stanley Cup Finals, but as a Canucks fan, I struggle to accept that. Not because the Canucks aren’t a great team—sure they are (not that I’m biased *cough*)—but because it’s the damn Canucks. They don’t win Stanley Cups. They exist to terrorize us. And we exist to be terrorized. They don’t win. They “almost win.”
And yet, here they are.
On Wednesday, June 1st—the Canucks first NHL game in June in around 400 years—Vancouver will be ready to compete. But are they ready for Boston? For Tim Thomas? Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron? Or how about for Milan Lucic…? Now, there’s a guy who’s barely one-step removed from being a Canuck himself, given the number of accolades offered to him at GM Place/Rogers Arena over the years, not to mention his many fans in the province.
So, who’s your favourite to take it all? Bruins or Canucks:
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Canucks Sweaters: Past and Present
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/11 at 09:32 PM ET
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Dave McGinn at the Globe & Mail posts a look back at the evolution of the Canucks hockey jersey, from 1970 to the present. Click here or on the image below to see the images and textual history:
McGinn’s pictorial is also accompanied by an article titled Designing a Jersey you can be proud of. He’s talking about the design process NHL teams need to abide by. But while we’re on the topic, I figure there’s nothing wrong with fan permutations, either:
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Cliff Ronning Flashes Back
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/11 at 03:35 PM ET
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From Tom Berridge of Postmedia, in Burnaby Now:
It’s been 17 years since the last time a Vancouver Canucks team went on a memorable playoff run to the Stanley Cup. But Burnaby’s own Cliff Ronning finds the memories flooding back to him as if it all happened yesterday.
“Yeah absolutely. What I remembered was the excitement in the city,” Ronning said in a phone interview. “The fans and the city have waited a long time for this.”
Ronning, who retired from the National Hockey League in 2006, played 18 years in the bigs on seven separate teams, including six seasons with the hometown Canucks.
Ronning remembers his time with the Canucks in 1994, as David going up against “Goliath.” But today, his assessment of this current Vancouver team is optimistic, arguing the Cup is “theirs to lose.” Complete article is here.
It occurs to me it would be great to see a lot of those 1994 guys at game 1 next Wednesday. Hopefully the Canucks have extended such an invitation.
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SCF Ticket Prices Would Break My Bank
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/11 at 01:25 PM ET
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Out of curiosity yesterday, I was perusing Craigslist for Vancouver Canucks tickets, and mused on Twitter, wondering who—in these days of home foreclosures, job losses, and various other difficult economic realities—can afford to spend $500+ for a single seat at a hockey game?
Certainly not me. But clearly, plenty of other people. And apparently $500 is a bargain for some. Today, StubHub.com sent me their own breakdown of the cost and demand for tickets for these Stanley Cup Finals by customers using their service, and the numbers are ridiculous.
Fans are paying on average $924 per ticket for the potential four games in Vancouver
- Low end purchased has been $400 for Game 1– 2 each at this price for the Upper Bowl Goal 319
- High end purchased has been $4500 for a potential Game 5 – 2 each at this price for Club 105
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Malhotra Cleared For Full Practice
by Alanah McGinley on 05/27/11 at 12:49 PM ET
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From Bob McKenzie at TSN:
It is bordering on a medical miracle.
Vancouver Canuck centre Manny Malhotra, who suffered what was thought to be a season-ending eye injury on March 16 that at one point was perhaps considered to be career-threatening, has been cleared by doctors to fully participate in practice, including taking contact.
While no decisions have been made on playing a game as Malhotra still needs to prove to himself and the coaching staff he’s capable of playing without being a liability to himself or the team, there is now a legitimate chance he could see action in the Stanley Cup final if all continues to go well.
Miraculous news indeed. And I’m not talking about Malhotra’s potential chance of playing in the Finals—though that’s an exciting prospect, if he and coaching staff determine it could work—so much as his amazing recovery from such a scary injury. [photo]
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Hockey as Art
by Alanah McGinley on 05/26/11 at 02:01 PM ET
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Great cartoon from Bob Krieger at The Province today. You can click the image to see it full size at The Province website, and see some more great stuff by Krieger.
And Peter Diamond, an illustrator in Vienna, Austria, forwarded this remarkable work to me the other day, depicting Daniel and Henrik Sedin:
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Stanley Cup Final: Schedule
by Alanah McGinley on 05/26/11 at 12:36 PM ET
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From NBC, via the White Towel, but not confirmed by the NHL yet. All times Pacific:
Game 1: Bruins/Lightning at Canucks, Wednesday, June 1, 5 p.m.
Game 2: Bruins/Lightning at Canucks, Saturday, June 4, 5 p.m.
Game 3: Canucks at Bruins/Lightning, Monday, June 6, 5 p.m. (Versus, not NBC)
Game 4: Canucks at Bruins/Lightning, Wednesday, June 8, 5 p.m. (Versus, not NBC)
Game 5 (if nec.): Bruins/Lightning at Canucks, Friday, June 10, 5 p.m.
Game 6 (if nec.): Canucks at Bruins/Lightning, Monday, June 13, 5 p.m.
Game 7 (if nec.): Bruins/Lightning at Canucks, Wednesday, June 15, 5 p.m.
I hate 5pm games, I admit. It’s almost impossible for me to watch the game live. But I guess we’ll figure it out. Matthew Sekeres at the Globe notes that it’s a fair “bet that commerce will shutdown across British Columbia at about 4:30—if not sooner—on every game night.” And he’s not wrong about that.
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Bieksa: Lands in Vancouver with a Punch
by Alanah McGinley on 05/25/11 at 05:02 PM ET
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Pierre LeBrun reminded me today of the story of how Kevin Bieksa found himself signed by Brian Burke of the Vancouver Canucks back in 2004.
Here’s Burke’s story (which I originally posted on this page back in 2007):
“He’s in there, having a good time, and he bumps the table of another of our kids, Fedor Fedorov. [...] Well, one thing leads to another, and Fedorov, a pretty good-sized kid [6 foot 3 inches, 230 pounds], asks Bieksa if he wants to take it outside. So, Bieksa’s a willing kid, and says, ‘Sure, let’s go!’”
Out to the parking lot the two went, and according to Burke, Bieksa KO’d the bigger Fedorov with one punch.
“Down and out!” recalled Burke. “The next day, I’m talking to [assistant GM Steve Tambellini], and I guess Bieksa was all worried about it, saying to Tamby, “Oh, geez, I’m all done, Burkie’s going to be really [steamed], I show up and knock out one of his own guys.’ I listen to Tamby and I say, ‘Are you kidding me? I love that. Sign him—today!’
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Rogers Arena to Host Fans for Away Games
by Alanah McGinley on 05/25/11 at 01:08 PM ET
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Canucks Sport and Entertainment head Victor de Bonis says Rogers Arena will be opened during away games, allowing fans to watch the action on the huge screen above centre ice.
De Bonis says the plan will work as long as there are no conflicts with events already scheduled for the downtown Vancouver arena.
Given the Canucks’ fans penchant for filling their opponents’ arenas during road games, I can imagine Boston/Tampa would fully endorse the idea of Canucks fans staying home and hanging out in their own building for games 3,4 and (perhaps) 6.
Are any Canucks fans you know planning on traveling to Boston or Tampa for the away games? Seems like a long, expensive trip for a fan, but who knows… people do seem to find a way.
How far have you traveled to watch an away game?
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Post-Game with Roberto Luongo, Henrik Sedin, Coach Vigneault
by Alanah McGinley on 05/25/11 at 01:09 AM ET
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Transcripts:
Q. Everything that you’ve gone through in your careers here, can you put into words playing for the Stanley Cup championship?
ROBERTO LUONGO: Just real excited right now. I mean, worked my whole life to be in this situation right now. It’s a great feeling, especially winning in overtime. I’m just looking forward to starting the next series.
Q. Henrik, can you explain what you saw on the winning goal, what you were doing? Looked like you were tapping your head or something.
HENRIK SEDIN: It’s my helmet. It’s a little loose (laughter).
No, it bounced off the partition or something between the glasses. We were lucky. Usually the referee blows it down when they don’t see the puck. But it was a good goal.
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Alanah McGinley has been blogging hockey since 2003 (with a notable gap in time through 2010, kicking it with new baby Lucy while living knee-deep in chaos while reading “parenting for complete idiots” during every spare minute) sharing opinions, rants and not-so-deep thoughts with anyone who will listen.
In addition to writing Canucks & Beyond and helping manage Kukla’s Korner, Alanah was one of the founders and co-hosts of The Crazy Canucks Podcast. She has contributed pieces to FoxSports.com and the New York Times Slapshot blog, as well as other stray destinations in cyberspace.
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