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Flying Vees and Best-of-V’s: A look back at the Canucks’ history in five game series

Post author By Lachlan Irvine
Post date July 25, 2020
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VANCOUVER, BC - CIRCA 1982: Goalie Richard Brodeur #35 of the Vancouver Canucks takes a drink of water while there's a break in the action against the New York Islanders during the 1982 NHL Stanley Cup Finals circa 1982 at the Pacifica Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia. Brodeur's playing career went from 1972-88. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

When the Canucks drop the puck against the Minnesota Wild for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers in Edmonton, it’ll be the first postseason meeting between the two clubs since 2003. (Let’s not talk about that today, shall we?) But it also marks the first time in 33 years that Vancouver will take part in a best-of-five […]