Monday, June 13, 2011

Canucks take fans on a roller coaster ride

It's tough being a Canucks fan. For 39 seasons since becoming an NHL franchise, they could not win the coveted trophy of professional hockey - the Stanley Cup. Canucks remain the only Canadian team not to have won the holy grail. As their rivals often tease; "Until you win the Stanley Cup, you haven't won anything". Vancouver's closest rivals Edmonton & Calgary had their...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Party continues in Boston

Coming off from a heavy defeat two nights earlier, Vancouver Canucks tried to get back into their natural game and be composed. They just couldn't. Although the Bruins didn't have the same energy level they had on Monday, they were still too good for the Canucks. The result was another heavy loss and a tied series at 2-2.  This series has many similarities to Canucks - Hawks...

Monday, June 6, 2011

Boston Party at the Garden

One of the original NHL teams (original six), Boston Bruin's legendary history as a great hockey team is displayed on the rafters of the TD Garden. They have won 5 Stanley Cups and retired 10 Jerseys. One of those retired numbers, Cam Neely now head the organization while the most famous Bruin great Bobby Orr still provides inspiration to the team. But it was the first time after...

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Canucks heading to Beantown for game 3

Both Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins were a single mistake away from crashing out of these playoffs against their first round opponents. Canucks' first round was more dramatic as they lost their composure after gaining a 3-0 lead in the series against Chicago Blackhawks. They were fortunate that Alex Borrows scored an unassisted goal in game 7 overtime. Bruins' fortunes tuned...

Saturday, June 4, 2011

One down, three to go

Rogers Arena Vancouver Canucks entered the Stanley Cup Final series against Boston Bruins on Wednesday June 1st as the prohibitive favourite to win the Cup. All indicators were directing towards an easy series win for the Canucks, which would be their first Stanley Cup in 40 year franchise history. Bruins, while are deserved to make their appearance at the finals as the champion...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

One Step Away

It's been long time coming. Since becoming a NHL franchise in 1970 and in their 40th season, Vancouver Canucks are everybody's favourite to raise the Stanley Cup. Even the Canuck's haters and disbelievers now have to agree that undisputed best of the league are the Canucks. Now it's only a matter of beating Boston Bruins in four games within next couple of weeks. When Henrik Sedin...

Welcome Back

It has been more than a year since I last wrote on this blog. That was moments before Vancouver Canucks stepped on ice for 2010 playoffs. That campaign ended up in bitter disappointment as they couldn't get past their old nemesis Chicago Blackhawks. Many things have happened since then. Canucks turned around their fortunes in strongest possible terms in their 2010/2011 season....

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Canucks quest for the Stanley Cup begins today

Vancouver Canucks is the only Canadian NHL team not to win the ultimate prize of hockey, the Stanley Cup. Fans of all other Canadian cities currently having NHL teams have had the great opportunity of celebrating their team bringing the Stanley Cup home once or several times. On the other hand no Canadian team has been successful in bringing the cup home since Montreal Canadians...

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Vancouver Paralympics: Did we embrace it enough?

2010 Winter Paralympic games are coming to an end. With fresh memories of Winter Olympic games still around the city, there were fans cheering Paralympians at the venues and around downtown Vancouver and Whistler during last few days. Still, I can't help my self wondering whether we missed a great opportunity to truly embrace the Paralympics and showcase another historical event....

Friday, March 19, 2010

Lauren Woolstencroft to make history at the Paralympics

Canadian Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft will be going for her fifth gold medal on Saturday at the Vancouver 2010 games to join an exclusive club with wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc and swimmer Stephanie Dixon. They are the Canadians who won most number of gold medals at a single Paralympics, Summer or Winter. On Friday, the alpine skier put Canada into a strong position...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Ernie Els: A Golf Champion & An Ambassador of Autism

Winning golf championships is nothing new for the former World No.1 Ernie Els. But this weekend's win at WGC-CA championship must me very special for him and his fans. It was his first PGA title in two years and only the second in 5 1/2 years. Looking at the near flawless four rounds he played at Doral, one can say it's only the first of many this seoson. This win is more impressive...

International flavour in Tiger-less Golf

I know that some golf fans are lacking interest in current PGA Tour events due to the absence of their favourite player. For the past decade and a half, Tiger Woods has been a sensation not only in golf but also in all of sports. It's no surprise that many have developed an interest in the sport just because of him. But golf is not a one man show; it's been there for centuries...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A Fitting Finale to the Marathon Road Trip

Lengthiest road trip of NHL history came an end at Phoenix after the lengthiest regular season game we've seen recently. Although it ended up with a shootout loss to Coyotes, Canucks will be happy with their overall performance in the 14 game road trip with the 8-5-1 result. Given the poor results Canucks had on road this season (10-11-1 prior to this road trip), fans can have...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Luongo and Kesler continue with Olympic form to help Canucks beat Wings

Critics didn't have good things to say about Canucks' lack of interest to strengthen their defense before Wednesday's trade deadline. But it didn't seem to bother players as they came hard on full strength Detroit Red Wings to win 6-3. It was an exciting game of hockey, worthy of watching start to finish. I try not to miss watching the hockey game every time Vancouver Canucks...

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Canada finds glory with Olympic Hockey victory

Canadian hockey superstar Sydney Crosby scored in overtime to hand Canada the victory of the Olympic hockey gold medal game against USA. The whole nation is elated and people poured in the streets to mark the greatest sporting moment of the history of Canada. The hockey gold medal put Canada clearly ahead of other countries with total 14 gold medals. No other nation has ever won...

Who won 2010 Winter Olympics ? - Canada or USA

Doesn't matter who will win the final gold medal of these winter games, both Canada and USA already had fairytale performances that will go into records books. USA has already matched the highest number of total medals ever won in a winter Olympics, while Canada has matched highest number of gold medals ever won by a country. Still many wonder who should get the credit as the...

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Stage is set for the greatest hockey game

When we approach the final day of the 2010 winter Olympics, history will be written for both the host country Canada and it's neighbour USA. Canada will secure (or match) the highest number of gold medals ever won by a country, while USA will win the highest number of total medals ever in a Winter Olympics. These are great achievements for both countries who were not considered...
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