thesportscorner.ca - 2/3/2009
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There was evidence today at Canucks practice that the team has not yet lost that edge that they were notorious for in the first two months of the season. According to the TEAM 1040, defenseman Willie Mitchell and sophomore speedster Mason Raymond got into a scuffle at today’s skate and ...
From under the bus to genius
thesportscorner.ca 2/10/2009 — For Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault, the Canucks recent eight-game losing skid probably felt like an eternity. Heck, it was for the fans. After about the fourth loss in a row, the media and the fans in Vancouver concocted a massive frontal assault with the intention of ...
Canucks sad in 5-3 loss to Predators
theprovince.com 1/29/2009 — In lieu of flowers to dampen a dour demeanour, the NHL sent the Vancouver Canucks the perfect get-well card Wednesday. The cover featured the toothless Nashville Predators. Inside, comforting prose about a struggling team that had owned the leagueâs ...
Throwing Punches and Tap Dancing with the Press
kuklaskorner.com 1/30/2009 — Hosea Cheung of 24 Hours wrote this after today’s Canucks practice:
With Vancouver skating at UBC - due to ‘So you think you can dance Canada’ being held at GM Place -, an altercation between Willie Mitchell and Mason Raymond ...
Power points display needed
vancouversun.com 1/27/2009 — VANCOUVER â The Vancouver Canucks have done their best the last month or so to support coach Alain Vigneaultâs oft-repeated view that there are no easy games in the NHL. The Canucks, winless in their last six games, have been equal-opportunity ...
Canucks continue home-ice slump losing 5-3 to Nashville
vancouversun.com 1/29/2009 — The freefall continues for the Vancouver Canucks. Not even the lowly Nashville Predators could serve as a parachute Wednesday night. The Canucks blew another two-goal lead and lost their seventh straight game and eighth in a row at home as they ...
Was Burrows holding Kesler down?
thesportscorner.ca 2/10/2009 — A few weeks prior to the 2008-09 season, Ryan Kesler told The Province that he was ready for top six minutes. “I want to be that guy, the guy the coach looks to put on the ice at the end of a game to win it. That’s what I’m striving for. I’m striving to be a marquee player on this team, a guy ...
Can You Do What Canucks’ Fan Richard did?
dennis-kane.com 1/29/2009 —
Interesting story in the Vancouver Province on Tuesday about a die-hard Canucks fan who has simply abandoned ship. Could you do what he did?
Published also in theprovince.com/blogs, it’s entitled “Richard’s Reasons For Losing ...
Wings-Canucks post-game wrap-up: messy wins still count
blog.mlive.com 12/5/2008 — The Detroit Red Wings followed up their strongest effort of the season with one of their messiest, winning a 6-5 decision over the Vancouver Canucks. The Wings surrendered a 2-1 lead, and allowed a solid 6-3 win turn into a...
Sorry Canucks are stuck with Sundin
vancouversun.com 2/3/2009 — He was one of the most consistent scorers in hockey history, a dominant impact player, a winning ticket in the free-agent lottery. And all it took to get him was patience and money. The Vancouver Canucks fell for it. Suckers. So did the rest of us. ...
Tough Love: Vancouver Canucks
theloveofsports.com 1/29/2009 — The Canucks were rolling along atop the Northwest Division in November with the best goalie in the league, Roberto Luongo, playing at his best. Unfortunately for the hockey fans of Vancouver, there’s that thing called the Murphy’s Law of sports: any injuries that can happen, will happen and destroy
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