Booth to have MRI
Canucks training camp isn’t even two days old and the team already has its first significant new injury. David Booth will have an MRI because of a strained groin he suffered in the past few days....
View ArticleHansen wins lottery, scores coveted first-unit powerplay spot
Jim Jamieson reports from Rogers Arena, where the Canucks are having a “game-day skate” ahead of their Wednesday-night intra-squad scrimmage … Jannik Hansen has won the early lottery to replace Ryan...
View Article“The Canucket List”– an NHL scavenger hunt for the hardcore hockey fan
(The following article was written by myself and Wyatt Arndt. It can also be found in-paper today on the Legion of Blog’s pages in the “White Towel” pullout section. Better grab your copy right now or...
View ArticleAnd Boom Goes the Dynamite: Oilers vs Canucks, January 20th 3-2 Oilers...
Who knew that game was over once it went to the shootout? *everyone raises their hands*Well, that was….yeah. Let’s just give it over to Dr. Recchi to get his diagnosis out of the way, as something...
View ArticleCanuck Scavenger List – Update
As many of you probably know (all ten of you) my writing partner Mr. Bowman and myself have created a scavenger list of sorts for the 2013 Canucks season. We did this because there is probably no...
View ArticleCanucks/Flames Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
View ArticleRaymond, Volpatti must maintain effort to help stop Sharks’ feeding frenzy
SAN JOSE — The six degrees of separation theory means by way of introduction, everyone is six or fewer steps away from crossing paths with anyone in the world. When Mason Raymond, Aaron Volpatti and...
View ArticleCanucks Hat Trick: Gallagher rips the power play and the PK, but salutes the...
The Province’s Tony Gallagher delivers the post-Canucks-Wild Hat Trick on a lovely Friday morning … When the Vancouver Canucks play their best game of the season to date, which is pretty much on course...
View ArticleCanucks Hat Trick: All hail Henrik, Schroeder can wing it, Garrison struggles
Three things to ponder following the Canucks’ 5-1 win over Calgary on Saturday: 1. ALL HAIL HENRIK: At one point Saturday, Henrik Sedin shook his head in disgust and uttered something a lip-reader...
View Article“Luongo steals the spotlight and my co-host” Legion of Blogcast Ep.13
In case you haven’t heard already, Roberto Luongo copped to being @strombone1 on CBC After Hours last week, and during the interview he also name-dropped “his buddy” @thestanchion, who just happens to...
View ArticleCheer up, Canucks Nation!
Yesterday was a bit of an odd one for Canucks Nation, as news kept pouring out of the Canucks locker room at an alarming rate, with none of it being particularly any good. Tony Gallagher did a great...
View ArticleCanucks vs Kings – Game day Predictions from the Canucks
With my recent access to the Canucks dressing room, I knew I had to come up with a fun way to try and utilize my new media powers. Last week I did an interview with Andrew Ebbett and Andrew Alberts...
View ArticleAnd Boom Goes the Dynamite – Canucks vs Kings (5-2 Canucks)
The Rock has the night off tonight folks (he said something about wanting to get paid real money for this. Apparently hot dogs aren’t worth what I thought they were.), leaving me with the duties of...
View ArticleCanucks Hat Trick: Raymond draws attention, it’s Tom Terrific, a beef with...
Three things to ponder following the Canucks’ 5-2 win over the Kings on Saturday at Rogers Arena: 1. CENTRE OF ATTENTION: Mason Raymond took a deft back pass off the sideboards from linemate Jannik...
View ArticleCanucks/Kings Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
View ArticleCanucks/Flames Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
View ArticleCanucks vs. Sharks: Mason Raymond earns “4th Star”
Last season, I did regular post game articles that were intended to shine a light on the underappreciated players/coaches/broadcasters/trainers who made a significant impact on the game and deserved...
View ArticleCanucks/Sharks Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
View ArticleJordan Schroeder lands in AV’s hot seat
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — The Canucks may have won three of their past 11, but head coach Alain Vigneault has been relatively patient with his lineup. Mason Raymond has started four straight at centre. A...
View ArticleTime for bold moves
Laurence Gilman, the Canucks’ assistant general manager, said something pretty interesting in a piece recently written by Elliotte Friedman at CBC. ca. “Believe me when I tell you,” Gilman said,...
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