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GM Place Keeps its Name; Disaster Averted

by Alanah McGinley on 06/01/09 at 09:20 PM ET
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General Motors’ historic bankruptcy filing should not affect the company’s significant investment and presence on the Vancouver sports scene, according to Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver 2010 Olympic officials.

GM Canada signed a 20-year, $18.5-million deal with Canucks owners in 1995 to call the team’s stadium General Motors Place through 2015.

-- Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver Sun

Vancouver can breathe a sigh of relief then. We still get to keep the relatively cool nickname ‘The Garage,’ and it seems there’s no danger of something terrifying happening along the lines of ‘Gaylord Entertainment Center’, etc, in the near future.

Still, it was a close call. Two big local businesses were bidding fiercely for the right to put their name on the side of the Canucks’ posh arena, and both might have presented some controversy.*

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Bidding for the Habs

by Alanah McGinley on 04/09/09 at 03:35 PM ET
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You know, I was thinking about buying the Montreal Canadiens this week. (They’re amenable to offers, after all; how tough could it be?) But things got sketchy pretty quickly.

A perusal of my finances revealed some unpleasant realities, laid bare most quickly by the fact that liquidating all my stocks might not allow me to afford a sandwich, much less a storied hockey franchise. And while my savings account might get me a little closer to the purchase price, I consider the entirety of that $78.41 to be earmarked for alcohol consumption over the coming weeks as Vancouver terrorizes me with their idea of “playoff readiness.”

So, having rejected the idea as a silly plan yesterday, I felt confident I’d made the right decision. That is until today, when I read that two business guys I know made their own offer… 80.1% ownership of the Canadiens, in exchange for, well, 9 cases of organic soap...

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Ryan Kesler as TRON

by Alanah McGinley on 03/26/09 at 02:46 PM ET
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This video through the NHL Network documents Ryan Kesler’s experience suiting up for EA Sports in their computer fun house. Some entertaining stuff in here, including giving his brother a beating to simulate a fight. He also does a goal celebration for them to record, and Canucks fans will spot the joke in that move pretty quick…

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Odds & Ends From Canucks Land

by Alanah McGinley on 03/25/09 at 02:10 PM ET
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Apologies for not being around lately. I’ve been busy bailing my basement out from under three feet of water. More on that below, but the short version is this: Life Sucks.

Anyway, some odds & ends notes.

Last night’s game against the Dallas Stars. Stars fans and Canucks fans should both just agree that we can each hate Darcy Hordichuk and Steve Ott (depending on our preference) with equal fervor. And speaking for myself, after years of watching Marty Turco make opposing teams miserable as he wanders far from his net to play the puck, Hordichuk’s run at him last night ("I was just going for the puck!” ...uh huh...) was a moment of high comedy. Now, now… don’t get all offended about it. Barely hit him and certainly didn’t hurt him, but probably scared the beegeezus out of the guy. Watching Marty scurrying back to his net, I kept imagining I could hear him yelping like a smacked puppy, all the way back to his “safe place”.

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Name That Player

by Alanah McGinley on 03/11/09 at 11:11 AM ET
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After a hard week of 9-to-5, there’s nothing better than a quick TV dinner and an episode of Sanford & Son to relax a foxy dude. After that, the sky’s the limit.

In the latest & greatest fashions, our hero is ready to channel some dance fever and get his groove on!

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Time to Expand the NHL

by Alanah McGinley on 03/05/09 at 02:44 PM ET
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Yes, you read that right. Franchises losing money? Bah. Franchises losing fans? Double-bah!

Quotes from the Weekly World News indicate Gary thinks the NHL is BACK. And with a vengence, baby.

“I know there are reports that 11 of our 30 franchises, lost money last year”, said Bettman. “But honestly, we thought that number would be closer to 20, so we take that as a positive”.

Long ridiculed by hockey fanatics, for his lack of marketing and PR prowess, or understanding of the game itself, Gary is now being hailed by some as one of the few sports commissioners who situated his league well for an economic recession.

Clearly, the next logical step is expansion. Here’s the plan:

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Trade Rumor Generator

by Alanah McGinley on 03/03/09 at 01:58 PM ET
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Courtesy of two friends, Chuq and Laurie, I came across this handy tool for hockey rumor propagation: The Eklund Rumor Generator. Some samples I’ve gotten so far:

According to sources within the Buffalo Sabres organisation, the Boston Bruins are willing to part with LW Marco Sturm, a bucket of fried chicken and an 8th round pick to obtain the services of D Jaroslav Spacek. Remember, you heard it here first!

According to sources within the New York Rangers organisation, the Tampa Bay Lightning are willing to part with G Olaf Kolzig, C Vincent Lecavalier to obtain the services of RW Nikolai Zherdev. Remember, you heard it here first!

Much easier than making stuff up on your own, right? Enjoy.

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Youtube Therapy

by Alanah McGinley on 02/24/09 at 04:45 PM ET
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So I was contemplating the game tonight between the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadians, reading the mind-numbingly-similar 700+ stories about Roberto Luongo. (ie. Luongo is French Canadian! Luongo got his throat bonked last time he was in Montreal! Thus: Every-freakin’ story we wrote for you today is about Roberto Luongo vs Montreal, because we know you just can’t get enough!) and decided I didn’t care. At all. I mean, I care about the game, but enough already on the build-up.

Instead, here’s a selection of oddities in Youtube video weirdness, in tribute to hockey, Canada, America, to an American-pretending-to-be-Canadian, and… well, kittens. Passing the time till the puck drops.

First Up: Underwater Hockey

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Facebook Ain’t Vegas…

by Alanah McGinley on 02/10/09 at 10:06 PM ET
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...ergo, what happens on Facebook doesn’t stay on Facebook.

Photos of good times past, courtesy of one of Ray Emery’s Facebook friends:

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Give Me Trevor Linden for Valentine’s Day

by Alanah McGinley on 02/05/09 at 06:04 PM ET
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Or at least give him to someone deserving. It’s the gift your girl will never forget: Trevor Linden. From Metro Vancouver:

He’s a married man, but for one afternoon two of Trevor Linden’s many admirers will get the chance to call the former Canuck their own.

Linden will be auctioning himself off for a Valentine’s date at Six Degrees Of Separation, an annual charity gala that raises money for Special Olympics Canada. The event will be held at the Commodore Ballroom on Saturday night.

If someone wants to bid on him for me, I’d be ever-grateful. I’ll use the time to gently ‘encourage’ him (leaving no marks...) towards to his inevitable coaching career.

Linden needs to quit fighting it: You’ve got to figure he’ll be coming back to the Canucks sooner or later, in one form or another, so why delay destiny?

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Alanah McGinley has been blogging hockey since 2003, 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 is one of the founders and co-hosts of The Crazy Canucks Podcast, as featured at Canucks.com.

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