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Watch Canucks Away Games in Rogers Arena

June 3rd, 2011 @ 10:33am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Along with the many outdoor venues for watching the Canucks games on big screens, Rogers Arena will be opening its doors for away games starting Monday, June 6th. Photo credit: Ariane Colenbrander on Flickr Tickets go on-sale at 12:00pm today for $10 and proceeds will support the Canucks For Kids Fund. The Canucks Twitter account [...]

Canucks Face Off Fandemonium with Blanche Macdonald

June 2nd, 2011 @ 1:32pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Blanche Macdonald Centre in Vancouver, Canada’s top makeup and esthetics school, has begun a special fundraising campaign during Canucks Stanley Cup final home games. Photo courtesy Blanche Macdonald Centre. View more photos on Facebook. Stop by from 11:30am to 4:30pm this Saturday (and possibly Friday June 10th and Wednesday June 15th) to get your [...]

Canucks Pride Around BC

June 1st, 2011 @ 10:47am by Rebecca Bollwitt

This morning on Twitter I said, “Do I wear my #Canucks jersey all day today?” and promptly received dozens of replies about how that’s pretty much a no-brainer. Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and even since the season began) you could feel the Canucks pride in this city. Flags replicated like bunnies on the tops [...]

Watch the Stanley Cup Finals Outside

May 31st, 2011 @ 10:50am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Vancouver Canucks fans have gathered in living rooms, pubs, restaurants, and public spaces to view the action on the ice. While there was a bit of a push for City of Vancouver to open up Rogers Arena during away games (tickets for that will be available this week), I really [...]

West Coast Hockey History

May 28th, 2011 @ 1:13pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

This morning I had the opportunity to chat with Jon Mikl Thor, a hockey historian and archivist who sold the rights to the Vancouver Millionaires to the Vancouver Canucks back in October. Aside from knowing all there is to know about hockey history on the West Coast (and owning the Millionaires brand since 1977), Jon [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool

May 25th, 2011 @ 10:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt

I was trying to figure out a theme for this week’s photo collection but after last night’s glorious Canucks win my task became much more simple. Photo credit: eych-you-bee-ee-ahr-tee on Flickr Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Photo credit: Susan Gittins on Flickr Photo credit: Kardboard604 on Flickr Photo credit: kennymatic on Flickr Photo credit: [...]

Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference Champions, Advance to Stanley Cup Finals

May 24th, 2011 @ 10:40pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tonight, for only the third time in team history, the Vancouver Canucks became Western Conference Champions and are heading to the Stanley Cup finals. Sounds outside our door in Vancouver’s West End after Canucks game 5 win by John Bollwitt We reached the final round in 1982 against the New York Islanders, and faced the [...]

Stephen Brunt Canucks Video Essay

May 15th, 2011 @ 10:57am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Some people have rules about the playoffs around here. If the Canucks are out, they cheer for the next Canadian team left in the running (although usually there’s an exception for the Maple Leafs). With the Canucks representing Canada’s teams in the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff run, will the rest of the country sport [...]