Vancouver Canucks

This week one of the most hotly debated subjects surrounding the Canucks reached its course, as it was announced Monday that Luongo had relinquished the C. Was the decision to award the Vancouver net minder the job of Captain the correct thing to do in the first place? The last time a goalie was named Captain was in the nineteen forty’s. Since then the league has made rule changes that mean goalies can’t officially fulfill the role. Something that initially would have been an honor and given him a certain status ultimately came back to haunt Luongo. The world of professional sports is often a highly pressured environment where athletes are scrutinized and an individuals eve...

For the Canucks fans the wait is over as they welcome home B.C. boy Dan Hamhuis, to a reported 6-year deal for $4.5million per year. Last season he scored 5 goals and 19 assists for the Predators. Many teams coveted the 6ft 1”, 203lb, 27 year old. Earlier in the day they signed Manny Malhotra to a $7.5 million contract over 3 years. It is expected that he will be the centre on the 3rd line. Last season he chalked up 14 goals and 19 assists for the Sharks. The Canucks kick started the free agency by signing centre Joel Perrault. It is suspected he will spend time playing for the Moose. The Canucks also signed LW Jeff Tambellini to a 1 year deal. With the arrival of Hamhuis co...

After a 7-4 defeat at the hands of the Blackhawks, the Canucks headache is getting worse. Will the dark cloud looming over Canuck nation finally blow away? Vancouver have certainly put themselves in a very difficult position, but a comeback is still possible, with a win tomorrow night the tables can be turned, the battle is not over its only just begun. If your feeling like the season is reaching its course remember what enabled the boys in blue to reach the playoffs in the first place. Perhaps a little song will improve your mood? Have a listen to the below, we can make this song the Canucks playoff anthem tell your friends, neighbors, work colleagues, school friends and any Hawks f...

For the second consecutive season, the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks will meet in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year was a thrilling and hard fought series that saw the young Blackhawks team prevail in six games. The Canucks will no doubt be looking for vengeance particularly because of how they were eliminated. Vancouver held leads in each and every game of that series but imploded in game 6. These two teams have had quite a bitter rivalry dating back to the regular season last year when they had a line brawl. Things haven't gotten nicer since as Andrew Ladd and Ryan Kesler have a running feud going as well. The two teams split their season series w...