One More Week…
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | 11 Comments »It will be only another three days before the Olympic torch enters BC Place and it will be exactly a week today when Canada will step onto the ice to show the world what they can really do after a ...
Olympics Update
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Canucks | 20 Comments »Hmm, it looks like my Canucks blog has become more of an Olympics blog... fine by me!!! For those wishing to check out more recent Canucks posts, check out forums.canucks.com. It's hard keeping up two blogs at once so for ...
Hockey Politics
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »Today, the OHL announced that they have suspended Windsor Spitfires forward Zack Kassian 20 games for his hit on Barrie Colts forward Matt Kennedy. A little shameless plugging but I touched on the issue in my previous blog post. I think ...
How Much?
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »I'm convinced that the Calgary Flames took a page from Chad Ochocinco's book, so I really wonder how much the Calgary Flames gave veteran referees Bill McCreary and Stephen Walkom before the game. The problem tonight with the NHL's inconsistent reffing ...
Sweet Swede Swagger
Friday, January 1st, 2010 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »I have to admit that I was never quite convinced that the Sedins could carry this team. First, there were naysayers that their offensive success had come because opposing teams' top defensive pairings regularly drew the famed West Coast Express. ...
The Final Selection
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 6 Comments »As the date for Steve Yzerman to reveal his team fast approaches, and after a whole two months of countdowns, it is now time to reveal my picks. So without further ado, here it is: GOALIES Martin Brodeur Roberto Luongo Marc-Andre Fleury DEFENSEMEN Scott Niedermayer 'C' ...
Team Canada Watch
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 42 Comments »Another week and the list continues to get shorter. This final week of scouting and evaluation will be absolutely vital for Olympic hopefuls, especially for bubble players like Drew Doughty, struggling veterans like Brenden Morrow and Shane Doan, and players ...
Team Canada Watch
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 27 Comments »In light of Steve Yzerman's comments that the selection progress is an ongoing one, I think it's about time I trim this list down. There will still be key battles down the stretch, including questions regarding Mike Green, Drew ...
Team Canada Watch
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 13 Comments »Another week, another countdown. Expect the races to get heated especially after Steve Yzerman announced that the team will be announced on December 30th, moving it up one day. Brian Burke has announced that he will be picking his Team ...
Taking Your Lumps
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Note: For those of you who don't know yet, Derek Jory has been kind enough to invite me to blog at www.forums.canucks.com and I have accepted. The two blogs will be essentially the same and both will still be updated ...
