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Fun and snarky thoughts… One week into the playoffs
New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators Carl Hagelin was suspended in Game 2 for an elbow to the face of Daniel Alfredsson. It was joked around the stat community that Hagelin wouldn’t have been suspended...
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The Legion of Blog previews Round Two
The first half of playoff teams, including our beloved Vancouver Canucks, are gone. Like the 14 teams who never made the playoffs in the first place, they too will never know what it is like to win the...
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The Legion of Blog looks at Round Three
I don’t usually enjoy being wrong, but something about the success of the Los Angeles Kings excites me. It’s not so much that I’d love to see, for the third consecutive year, the Vancouver Canucks...
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Canucks release preseason schedule
VANCOUVER – As has become custom, the Canucks open their preseason with split-squad, home-and-away games against the Calgary Flames, on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Rogers Arena and in Calgary at a time to...
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Report: Canucks brass and Shane Doan go on first date together
Despite all of Canada trying to recover from Milos Raonic’s terrifying marathon of Olympic tennis that ended in defeat (NBC should be showing that by the end of the week at some point), the world...
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Pass the penne and hold the salary as Canucks court Doan at Italian Kitchen
Shane Doan remains the preferred main course. In their latest attempt to woo Doan to the west coast, Canucks management and ownership broke bread with the highly-coveted unrestricted free agent Tuesday...
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CBA impasse means Doan free-agent domino could fall before possible lockout
VANCOUVER — A big NHL free-agent domino is expected to finally fall. While several suitors, including the Vancouver Canucks, have patiently awaited while Shane Doan hopes the Phoenix Coyotes ownership...
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Even the Vancouver Giants seem surprised at how much goaltending talent they...
Former Lethbridge goalie Liam Liston is in hunt for Giants job. (www.canescast.ca) The Vancouver Giants have never had this much goaltending. It begins with Liam Liston, 19, the trade pick-up from the...
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Giants star Jordan Martinook signs with Phoenix, says he’s told he’s not...
Jordan Martinook had something to yell about Friday: a contract from the Coyotes. (www.vancouvergiants.com) Jordan Martinook signed a contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday, further curtailing the...
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Canucks pegged Shane Doan’s value below $2.5M (Update: Or More)
Check out David Pratt’s interview with Mike Gillis last night. For September 6, go to the 7:00 p.m. hour and scroll ahead to the 21:00 mark to listen to Gillis’ comments about Shane Doan. Pratt asks...
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15 Days of NHL Lockout Preparation: Day 9 –“Denial”
Phew! After yesterday’s “angry dancing” excursion (which lasted for hours and hours until it was reduced to a slightly frustrated fox-trot), it’s great to be back in the swing of things. As nice as it...
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Shane Doan signs with…. nobody yet.
Shane Doan has stuck to his Mats Sundin guns all summer long and as his 13th….or was it 14th….deadline approaches, once again the fans of the NHL crowd around their TV’s (just go with it) to see “The...
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Canucks owners post personal message to fans regarding lockout. What about...
Earlier this morning, I posted this article detailing the opening salvo for both the owners and the players during this 3rd consecutive lockout. A major part of that post was the NHL’s memo to its fans...
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Schneider: It’s all about gaining any traction on long road to end NHL lockout
VANCOUVER — They still can’t agree on a revenue split, the remainder of the NHL preseason schedule has been cancelled and there may be a further exodus of players to Europe next week. However, there is...
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New Westminster native Turris finds an NHL lockout fit in Finland
VANCOUVER — The call came Thursday, a deal was reached Friday, flights were booked Saturday and the long weekend was consumed by a long list of last-minute details. If only NHL owners and players...
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Vancouver Giants land rights to rugged winger Kale Kessy; now wait for...
The Giants added forward Kale Kessy from the Tigers Friday. (www.tigershockey.com) The Vancouver Giants landed the rights to rugged forward Kale Kessy on Friday. The question now is whether they can...
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Kale Kessy on his way to the Vancouver Giants, talking up talents of Milan Lucic
Phoenix pick Kale Kessy is coming to Vancouver. (www.nhl.com) So much for the worry for Vancouver Giants that the Phoenix Coyotes were going keep Kale Kessy in pro hockey. Kessy, picked up by the...
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Giants ship Kale Kessy to Blazers in ninth WHL swap between Bonner brother...
Kale Kessy is part of the latest Bonner brothers trade. (Province Files.) The swap that sent Kale Kessy from the Vancouver Giants to the Kamloops Blazers Wednesday night was the ninth between the...
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Payton Lee’s play with Giants conjures up images of Kurtis Mucha in his...
Kurtis Mucha, back in his days with Winterhawks. (Province Files) Payton Lee, taking a break from action. (Province files.) Payton Lee might have a little Kurtis Mucha Version 2.0 in him. Lee, the...
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Keith Ballard’s resurgence gives the Canucks some defensive depth
Just a few months after the Los Angeles Kings famously made it through the National Hockey League playoffs by playing only six defencemen, the Vancouver Canucks are on a similar path. The Canucks are...
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