By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Do you know where you were during the golden goal? 16.7 million people do. February 28, 2010. It’s the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosted in Vancouver. Canada and the US are deadlocked at two in the gold medal game. Two hours earlier, this seemed impossible. Canada was sitting pretty with a two-goal lead halfway through the game. However, just minutes after Canada’s insurance marker, the US cuts the deficit in half. In true anti-hero fashion, Ryan Kesler, former Vancouver Canuck, gets the US back into the game in the same city he’ll try to win a…
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By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor I was called a cougar this past weekend by a group of men at a hockey rink. Yes, a group of fully-grown men who clearly lack any semblance of human decency or respect for women.…
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By: Greg Makarov, SFU Student On July 14, 2021, the ownership of the Vancouver Canucks finally decided to move their affiliate team to the city of Abbotsford. The Canucks were previously associated with their affiliate team, the Utica Comets (New…
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By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer After a lackadaisical season riddled with COVID-19, injuries, and underwhelming play, the Canucks needed change. During a busy and aggressive offseason from former general manager Jim Benning, star players Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes were…
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By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate After four straight years of missing the playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks will look to turn things around in the 2019–20 season. Let’s look at how the lineup has taken shape as the season begins: Forwards:…
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Canucks Corner with Jason Romisher is a brand new web-exclusive column, featuring Jason Romisher’s views on what’s happening with the Vancouver Canucks. Check back every Thursday for new content! ____________________________ [dropcap]D[/dropcap]id I just get the attention of some non-hockey fan foodies out…
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[caption id="attachment_1057" align="alignnone" width="1291"] Cory Conacher, pictured here at the 2012 AHL All-Star game, was one of the Canucks' two pickups at this year's trade deadline. Image courtesy of TheAHL (Flickr).[/caption] The Canucks had a quiet trade deadline, with the…
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[caption id="attachment_847" align="alignnone" width="2585"] Jacob Markstrom, picture here playing for Team Sweden, will finally get another chance to show off his ability at the NHL level. Image courtesy of Tricia Hall (flickr).[/caption] No matter your opinion on his play or…
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It’s that time of the year when hockey will soon be upon us, and it just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t start off with some good ol’ fashioned rumours. The latest rumour is that by 2017, the NHL will…
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It’s one of the most exciting times of the year. No, not because school starts (although there is certainly excitement to be had, I’d rather be on a beach), but because it’s hockey season. Perhaps I should clarify: it’s not…
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