Trade With My Hockey Card Obsession: Chris Pronger's Time As Ducks' Captain Led To This Card.
I completed my first trade with Brett from My Hockey Card Obsession. Brett was pulling cards of former Duck Chris Pronger with a seeming regularity that he'd only truly appreciate if it were associated with Trevor Linden. One card stood out, and eventually we worked out a one-for-one swap.A Zdeno Chara All-Star Towel relic netted me the above sweet Captain C two-color "patch...
2014 Olympics: Van City snubbed for Sochi
A roster of Canadians but no Canucks
Lists are great. Nothing sparks more debate than someone publishing a list. But when you create of list of hockey talent, well that’s just an invite for the most heated argument on Canadian soil.
One year away from the 2014 Sochi Olympics and TSN pundit Ray Ferraro has unveiled his list, his dream team, of hopeful Canadians that should wear...
Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames moments in time…
Time to Renew the Rivalry
Good afternoon, folks. The Canucks and Flames meet tomorrow and whenever these two teams get together, you can’t help but think of their rivalry, or the rivalry that once that once was.
Over the years Vancouver’s dominance in the North West division and the rest of the teams out right crapping of the winning games bed, it would appear that rivalries...
The BC Lions Geroy Simon is “King of the Dome”
Superman done?
The 2012 CFL season certainly wasn’t one filled of positive memories for BC Lions receiver Geroy Simon.
Yes he started the season off with a bang, taking over for Milt Stegall as the league’s all time career reception yards leader.
However when the Lions walked off the field following their Western Division Championship loss to the Calgary Stampeders, Simon had...
Linden just an observer this time
Former NHL players' association president Trevor Linden is only an interested observer as another lockout rolls on.
''It's disappointing to see the game not being where it should be - and that's on the ice,'' Linden said Thursday. ''I follow, but it's not my issue anymore. So I'm happy to be on the sidelines.''
Linden made his...
Five guys who must make big strides with Canucks in 2012/13
Back To The Future
Good Afternoon, I hope you all had a great weekend, and depending on where you are, you got out and enjoyed some sun and didn’t spend your Saturday in a strip club that was show casing it’s Single A ball club equivalent of “dancers”.
All right, let’s move on.
Today I’m going to showcase five Canucks that I would like to see make some big strides in...
Does Bure in the Hall of Fame finally repair his relationship with the Canucks community?
Can Vancouver forgive?
Over 40 plus years of their history, the Vancouver Canucks have had several good players but the pickings had been slim to none with regards to true Hall of Fame members.
Then, the big breaking news this week was the selection of two former Canucks as new entrants to the hall in super Swede Mats Sundin and the enigmatic Russian Pavel Bure.
Although both players...
Trevor Linden predicts a less-than-rosy CBA future
TSN reports that former NHLPA president Trevor Linden, who may or may not have pulled an inside job in kicking Bob Goodenow to the curb and helping Ted Saskin and Bill Daly negotiate an NHL-friendly CBA on the sly, told Vancouver’s Team 1040 that he’s not optimistic about the probability of the NHL and NHLPA avoiding a lockout:
“I would not be surprised to see a couple months...
“He’ll play! You know he’ll play!” Mic Check with Canucks voice Jim Robson
From Port Alberni To The Canucks
Professional sports in the Northwest has a long illustrious history, and part of that history includes the story telling that the announcing crew brings to life.
For fans that are unable to attend the game in person, these gentlemen (and ladies) make you feel as if you were sitting front row.
“He’ll play, you know he’ll play, he’ll play on...
The Vancouver Canucks could never be Canada’s team
Eh!?
These are dark days. The Vancouver Canucks are on the brink of getting swept in the first round less than two weeks after winning the Presidents’ Trophy and they’re doing it under the spotlight of the nation.
As hinted by the ‘controversial’ tweet sent out after Game 1, there isn’t a lot of love for the Vancouver Canucks outside of British Columbia.
It exists because...
Vancouver Canucks on brink of elimination vs. Kings
In a game that many felt would be the best game of the series the Canucks killer Dustin Brown did it again and scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 game 3 victory for the Kings over the Canucks tonight. Jonathan Quick got the shutout for LA. Before this year, the Canucks have been behind 2-0 four times in history. They've been swept all four times. The only thing I can...
I’m a die-hard fan of the Vancouver Canucks because…
This Is Our Home
When our esteemed editor “Q” came to me with the simple pitch “I’m a die-hard fan of the Canucks because…” it seemed like an easy article. You might as well ask me to write about why I’m a fan of food or breathing.
But wait, why do I love food or breathing? It’s something that I can’t quite articulate, something I’ve been doing since before I...
The 10 commandments to being a Vancouver Canucks fan!
Thou shalt…
I don’t want to offend any religious people with this, in particular Christians and/or whoever else has devoted their life to abiding by what is in the bible.
For the sake of humour and not creating a war of beliefs, I pray you bear with me.
So according to some story called Exodus, GOD inscribed these ten commandments on two stone tablets and gave them to Moses on...
The 10 commandments to being a Vancouver Canucks fan!
Thou shalt…
I don’t want to offend any religious people with this, in particular Christians and/or whoever else has devoted their life to abiding by what is in the bible.
For the sake of humour and not creating a war of beliefs, I pray you bear with me.
So according to some story called Exodus, GOD inscribed these ten commandments on two stone tablets and gave them to Moses on...
Sunday Links: Canucks Morning Java
Dark Roast
The results are in and your Vancouver Canucks are officially ________!
Fill it with what you will.
With what happened this past week and Saturday night, the reactions are endless.
Below is the customary list of best AND worst Canucks related writing from all over the interwebz the last few days.
What are the HERMETIC NWSB staff saying?
For the flat our best Canucks coverage...
Vancouver does not want riots again...Our city video
The 2012 NHL playoffs are right around the corner. We all remember what happened in Vancouver BC last year after the Canucks lost game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins. June 15 2011 will NOT be a day people of Vancouver want to remember. Yes indeed. Vancouver rioted. The city made the worlds headlines for all the wrong reasons. The exact opposite type of exposure...
The All-2000′s Vancouver Canucks Dream Team
Rocking Your Socks Since 2000
Our editor “Q” proposed an interesting idea for an article, in between devotedly watching episodes of the iCarly marathon on his favourite channel, YTV. Who would be on your All-2000s Vancouver Canucks squad?
Though this year’s team is still on pace for their second highest ever point total, a great deal of the fan base remains quite skeptical...
Phoenix Coyotes vs. Canucks blog: love ’em & hate ‘em
Ok Next Game is the Breakout Game
I wrote in the preview for this game that this would be a defensive struggle and closer to 2-1 than 5-4 so uh there goes my expertise. The Canucks opponent doesn’t seem to matter these days, the games will feature tons of goals and even sloppy play no matter who is in the road whites.
It’s so bad that some are beginning to wonder if the Canucks...
Habs watch: the drive for…70 points?
What a terrible season it has been. Honestly. The Canadiens skate into Calgary tomorrow with a scant 60 points. How is former Flame Rene Bourque doing as a Hab? 6 points. 6. In 22 games. 4 goals. Oh, and 22 hits. That’s one hit a game. Sure, Mike Cammalleri hasn’t lit it up for the Flames, but he’s got 11 points in 21 games, and has scored some key goals. Bottom line: Bourque...
Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers blog: Love’ em & Hate’ em
Home away from home
A whole lot can change in a weekend, and the Vancouver Canucks have had a very successful weekend. Tired of one goal extra time wins and boring hockey? How about an 11-4 combined drubbing. These are the Canucks you may recognize from last year, and these are the ones that may quietly retain the President’s Trophy.
Life is good right now, and the playoffs are...
The Vancouver Canucks & their star wars counterparts
The Phantom Call…I mean Menace
With the re-release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in glorious 3D, we got to thinking.
Why not pay tribute to the brilliant mind of George Lucas by taking a look at some past and present incarnations of the Canucks (and others surrounding the team) while anointing them as Star Wars characters?
Of course there’s only one way to do this...
Canucks Cody Hodgson: January 2012 NHL Rookie Of The Month
COHO – Making Hard Look Easy
With the 10th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks select…
As they say, the rest is history and Cody Hodgson, 3rd line center for the Vancouver Canucks is making exactly that this season.
Only a few times in history has a Canuck player come close to winning the Calder Trophy, so when CoHo was announced this morning as the...
Chad Brownlee, Living The Dream; His Dream
By Bill Kellett
“Shut your eyes when the book is closed, and the pages will be written. How do you want your story told, after the long road is driven?”
When asked to describe a verse that best describes him, Chad Brownlee offered up the above, from his song “Another Page is Written” and to know Brownlee, it seems consistent with the way his amazing journey has gone.
For...
Northwest Coach Profiles: Pat Quinn
NHL Hockey: Pat Quinn
Date of birth: January 29, 1943
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
Position: Player/Head Coach/GM
Leafs, Canucks, Flames, Oilers, Kings, Flyers, Team Canada
Playing career: 1963–1977
Personal Background
‘The Big Irishman’, as he is so well-known, was a long-time fixture in the NHL. He was raised in Hamilton and played hockey at various levels, before...
All Admiration, All of the Time For Smyth
If you were to ask most Oiler fans who their favourite Oiler is, you will likely hear the name Ryan Smyth. If you also ask who they think the team MVP is the answer would likely be the same; Ryan Smyth. In Edmonton people love Ryan Smyth the way Canucks fans love Trevor Linden and Leafs’ fans love Wendel Clark.
Although Ryan Smyth has only been invited to one NHL All Stars game...
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