Tickets for the upcoming 2010-2011 Vancouver Canucks seasons go on sale today. This is the Canucks 40th anniversary season and with changes in the lineup and a new name for their home rink, things have definitely been shaken up a bit. Whether that’s for the better or not is yet to be seen but according [...]

To promote the launch of EA’s NHL 11 the Sedin brothers will be at Metropolis at Metrotown this coming Monday. Where: EB Games, Metropolis at Metrotown When: Metrotown on Monday, September 6th from 9pm-12am What: Play NHL 11 on Playstation 3 (live games and demos) and meet the Sedins Leading up to the Canucks pre-season [...]

It was announced late yesterday that local hockey broadcaster and Canucks commentator Tom Larscheid is set to retire at the start of this coming NHL season. “He was the colour-man on Vancouver hockey broadcasts for all but four NHL seasons since 1977, and for more than a generation of hockey fans Larscheid’s insight and instincts [...]

One of Vancouver’s most beloved Canucks, Trevor Linden, will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame this weekend. Born and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Linden spent 10 years with the Vancouver Canucks before moving on to the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadians, and the Washington Capitals. Photos by: splityarn & Stephen Dyrgas [...]

GM Place is slated to be renamed today in an announcement coming at 2:00pm PT per an update from the Canucks media guy, TC Carling on Twitter today. Photo credit: kk on Flickr CKNW confirmed shortly thereafter: “Canucks Sports and Entertainment and General Motors of Canada limited will announce a new sponsor partnership this afternoon.” [...]

The Vancouver Whitecaps are moving into Major League Soccer for the 2011 season along with another expansion teams in Portland and Montreal (2012). This morning the Whitecaps unveiled their new logo that will be used when they join the MLS. Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS, 2011) Some of the early reactions are a bit bleak, so I [...]

Tonight the Canucks will be playing their hearts out with clean-shaven faces and down a few men. They hung on in Game 5 to force the Chicago Blackhawks into Game 6 which is just as much a “do or die” match as Sunday’s. To keep Canucks fans in the mood (and on the bandwagon), I [...]

The lions that guard the entrance to the Lions Gate Bridge (on the Stanley Park side) have been known recently to show their support and team pride. They sported red mittens during the Olympics and now they’ve traded the red for blue. Photo © yeoaaron on Flickr A few days ago images surfaced of the [...]