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Giants 11 – Royals 3

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 19, 2011 • Hockey
Giants and Royals faceoff

Victoria's Kevin Sundher and Vancouver's James Henry battle for the puck.

It was an exciting night for fans at the Pacific Coliseum, but a royal pain for the visitors. The Vancouver Giants blew past the Victoria Royals in an energetic 11-3 win: it was all Vancouver in the first two periods until Victoria woke up in the third.

Two Vancouver players, Dalton Sward and Neil Manning picked up their first ever hat tricks, while Taylor Makin got his first goal as a Giant. Marek Tvrdon scored twice with Brendan Gallagher and Cain Franson each finding the net once.

Victoria’s Steven Hodges got his team on the board in the third period. Jamie Crooks and Logan Nelson were able to get two goals on Vancouver’s Jackson Whistle, who replaced Adam Morrison after Hodges’ goal. Royals goalie Keith Hamilton was replaced with Jared Rathjen after the fourth Giants goal.

With five straight wins in hand, Vancouver heads across the border to face the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, November 19th.

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Samuelsson and Sturm head to Florida

  Frederick Linsmeyer • October 22, 2011 • Hockey

Just after Sami Salo slapped the game winning goal in a 3-2 overtime win for the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced a trade with the Florida Panthers. David Booth and Steve Reinprecht and a 2013 third round draft pick were exchanged for right winger Mikael Samuelsson and left winger Marco Sturm. Marco Sturm was acquired by the Canucks on July 1st, 2011 as a free agent.

Left winger David Booth had 23 goals with 17 assists in 82 games with the Panthers during the 2010-2011 season. The Detroit, Michigan native has played 309 games with the Florida Panthers.

Center Steve Reinprecht had 4 goals with 6 assists in 29 games with the Panthers, and 4 goals with 9 assists while playing 18 games for Adler Mannheim during the 2010-2011 season. Reinprecht, who is from Edmonton, Alberta, has played with the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames and the Florida Panthers.

Source: Vancouver Canucks

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Kesler to play against Rangers

  Frederick Linsmeyer • October 17, 2011 • Hockey
Ryan Kesler

Ryan Kesler

After Monday’s practice, Vancouver Canucks‘ forward Ryan Kesler has confirmed he will return to the ice to face the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday.

The Livonia, Michigan native missed the first five games of the 2011-2012 NHL season after recovering from surgery over the summer to repair his hip. Coach Alain Vigneault had Kesler skate with Chris Higgins and Cody Hodgson during practice before giving him the green light. Of course, Vigneault will monitor Kesler’s performance and determine how much ice time he’ll get.

Kesler won the Selke Trophy during the 2010-2011 season and scored 41 goals with 32 assists and had 73 points.

Source: Vancouver Canucks

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Rick Rypien passes away

  Frederick Linsmeyer • August 15, 2011 • Hockey

Vancouver Canucks fans are mourning the death of Rick Rypien. The feisty forward was discovered by family in his house in Coleman, Alberta, which the RCMP have declared as non-suspicious.

Rypien spent the last six seasons between the Vancouver Canucks and their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, playing 119 NHL games with 9 goals, 7 assists and 226 penalty minutes. The forward had just signed a one year contract with the recently returned Winnipeg Jets this past July.

An event to honour the late Canucks player’s life is planned for Wednesday, August 17th, at 2:00 pm outside Rogers Arena.

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Vancouver Canucks 2011-2012 schedule

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 24, 2011 • Hockey
Alex Burrows

Alex Burrows

The Vancouver Canucks have released their schedule for the upcoming 2011-2012 regular season. The first home game is on October 6th, 2011 when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins come to visit. The Canucks take on the Stanley Cup champs, the Boston Bruins, on January 7th, 2012 in Beantown. All posted times are Pacific. Read the rest of this article…

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Canucks 3 – Bruins 2 OT

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 4, 2011 • Hockey

It was all Alex Burrows in the second match up of the Stanley Cup Finals between with the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. The left winger scored the first and last goal and assisted Daniel Sedin in a 3-2 overtime win to lead the series 2-0. BC boys Milan Lucic and Mark Recchi both scored for the Bruins.

Since it was a fantastic day out (one in a long time), I decided to head downtown and catch the game at one of the free party zones. Being a weekend, I left early and made my way to a jam packed Granville Street where one of the giant screens was setup. Because the crowd had gotten so large, the Vancouver Police Department were turning people away and directing them to Canada Place if they wanted to catch the game. I wasn’t aware that the convention centre would be hosting a similar event, but made a dash to only realize the plaza outside the Pan Pacific Hotel was relatively empty. Once more people arrived, it filled up, with street and spaces outside of Waterfront Centre turning into a sea of green and blue.

Now that the Canucks are in Bean Town, any open spot to catch the home team is expected to go quickly, so leave early!

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The Stanley Cup Finals

  Frederick Linsmeyer • May 26, 2011 • Hockey

Both the Vancouver Canucks and their fans have waited 17 long years for a third trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. While the Boston and Tampa Bay series goes to game 7, Vancouver has time to prepare for the what are arguably the most important games in hockey. The Vancouver Sun has made available a copy of what the final schedule looks like.

  • Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver
  • Saturday, June 4th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver
  • Monday, June 6th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay
  • Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay
  • Friday, June 10th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver (if necessary)
  • Monday, June 13th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay (if necessary)
  • Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver (if necessary)
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Canucks vs Sharks in Western Conference finals

  Frederick Linsmeyer • May 13, 2011 • Hockey

It’s been 17 years since the Vancouver Canucks have been to the Western Conference finals. After battling the legendary Detroit Red Wings, the San Jose Sharks will be hungrily chasing the Canucks to advance to the Stanley Cup round. However, orcas are known to attack sharks, so it should be an interesting and close series.

  • Sunday, May 15th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT San Jose at Vancouver
  • Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 6:00 pm PDT San Jose at Vancouver
  • Friday, May 20th, 2011 6:00 pm PDT Vancouver at San Jose
  • Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 12:00 pm PDT Vancouver at San Jose
  • Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 6:00 pm PDT San Jose at Vancouver (if necessary)
  • Thursday, May 26th, 2011 6:00 pm PDT Vancouver at San Jose (if necessary)
  • Saturday, May 28th, 2011 5:00 pm PDT San Jose at Vancouver (if necessary)
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Canucks 2 – Predators 1

  Frederick Linsmeyer • May 9, 2011 • Hockey

In a nail-biting six game series, the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators was a battle of the goaltenders: Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo and Nashville’s Pekka Rinne. Game six was no different as only a single goal was the deciding factor in the Canucks’ 2-1 win over the Predators in the Music City.

Mason Raymond opened the scoring for the Canucks early in the first period, followed by Daniel Sedin a few minutes later. However, the Predator’s David Legwand would get his team up within one shortly after the start of the second period.

Rinne and Luongo would both shut the doors for the rest of the game making some great saves. Were it not for Rinne, the series would’ve been over long before.

The Canucks now wait for the outcome of the Detroit-San Jose series which goes to game six on Tuesday.

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Canucks 2 – Blackhawks 1 OT

  Frederick Linsmeyer • April 26, 2011 • Hockey
Alex Burrows

Alex Burrows

It was all Alex Burrows as the Vancouver Canucks have overcome their nightmare and beat Chicago 2 – 1. In a game that was reminiscent of the gold medal round of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canucks managed hold the province on the edge of their seats while fighting to keep the lead.

Burrows got Vancouver on the board in the opening minutes of the first period setting the crowd up for a raucous night.

The Canucks had a lot of chances but Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford kept the home team from adding insurance, blocking Burrows again on a penalty shot.

The ante changed within the dying minutes of the third period when Jonathan Toews, shorthanded, put the puck behind Roberto Luongo.

However, Burrows came back and 5:22 in overtime slapped the puck past Crawford ending the post-season losing streak against the Blackhawks.

The Nashville Predators are in town on Thursday, April 28th to start round two of the playoffs.

 

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