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....