Lach in the Crease
Saturday could not have gone much worse for the Vancouver Canucks and their dwindling playoff hopes. After starting the weekend just one point behind the St. Louis Blues, they’re suddenly hanging on for dear life thanks to being on the wrong side of so many games and some rotten health luck. The Canucks arrived in New York […]
30 tries. It took 30 tries for the Vancouver Canucks to comeback and win a game they were losing after two periods, and it couldn’t have come at a more crucial time than Wednesday in Calgary against the Flames. Is it a coincidence that it came on a night that I got the backup call […]
Talk about being between a rock and a hard place. Rumours of President Jim Rutherford and GM Patrik Allvin’s plans have been entirely quiet on the trade front leading up to Friday’s deadline. But with the defending Pacific champion Canucks clinging onto their playoff hopes in a prime seller’s market, the franchise is at a […]
The Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings on a Wednesday night. What could possibly be better? A lot, apparently. Continue reading at CanucksArmy.com!
Wow. Collect your breath, everyone. When the dust had settled, it was Team USA leaving the Montreal portion of the series with a 3-1 win over Canada and an automatic berth in Thursday’s final in Boston. Canada will spend the next 48 hours wondering where they lost their energy after an incredibly strong first 10 […]
In 2002, Steve Courneyea was sitting outside a hospital with ripped stitches in his right arm, taking stock of his life. The day before, Steve had been stabbed several times over a small bag of crack cocaine on the streets of Vancouver, and after leaving the hospital to get high, he’d accidentally reopened the wound. […]
Vancouver Warriors’ goalie Aden Walsh had to fight his way to the National Lacrosse League (NLL), both metaphorically and literally. Facing the defending champion Buffalo Bandits in front of the home Rogers Arena fans, Walsh found himself in an early battle when Bandits forward Tehoka Nanticoke crashed into his legs. As Nanticoke attempted to get […]
As two large red Chinese dragons loom from the ceiling of the Lansdowne Mall, a smaller golden dragon made of bricks rises underneath them. In celebration of Lunar New Year, the Richmond mall invited Robin Sather, Canada’s only certified Lego master builder, to construct a dragon sculpture out of Lego bricks in front of the […]
It’s only taken three games, but Conor Garland is already a popular man among the masses in Canucks Nation. Through the first week of Vancouver’s season, Garland has been an integral part of Travis Green’s offence, playing the fourth-most minutes among Canuck forwards and picking up three points in the process. But fans have been […]
Editors’ note: the following is an excerpt from my article written for the Vancouver Canucks as part of The Botchford Project mentorship program. Thank you so much to everyone who made this opportunity possible! Jumping into the National Hockey League can sometimes present a wide array of challenges for new players. What Nils Höglander has […]
Lach in the Crease