Archive of posts tagged "hockey"

Joey Kenward Heart of a Canuck

October 9th, 2011 @ 11:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I first met Joey Kenward at the Pacific Coliseum four years ago when he was the voice of the Vancouver Giants. John set up the radio broadcast and Joey did production, the play-by-play, ran down to the locker rooms to do interviews between periods, then ran back up to the press box to call the [...]

Five Hole For Food National Tour Concludes

July 7th, 2011 @ 9:42am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in bc, canada, charity, hockey, vancouver, victoria
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Over the last few weeks Five Hole For Food, a street hockey tournament that raises money for local food banks, has been touring across Canada. Spearheaded by Richard Loat, and in its second year, they’ve stuck to a rigorous game schedule and have already visited St John’s, Halifax, Charlottetown, Saint John, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, [...]

Worldwide, We Are All Canucks

June 15th, 2011 @ 9:05am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Canucks fans are everywhere; on the streets, in the airports, and on every continent. When we used to do The Crazy Canucks podcast, we had listeners in New Zealand, China, the United States and the UK. Whether it’s expatriates now living abroad or international fans of the game in general, hockey crosses oceans or borders. [...]

Lord Stanley and Vancouver

June 14th, 2011 @ 11:52am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in canucks, history, hockey, stanley park, vancouver
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This morning the Vancouver Park Board said on Twitter that June 15th (the date of the Canucks game 7 match-up with the Boston Bruins) is also the 170th 103rd birthday anniversary of the death of Lord Stanley1. While we know Stanley for the park that was named in his honor, and his coveted cup, I [...]

Canucks Fan Time Lapse Videos

June 13th, 2011 @ 1:46pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I love featuring creative videos of Vancouver, from time lapses to tributes that tug at our heart strings. There’s no shortage of content being uploading during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and fan enthusiasm is at an all-time high. Even the Johnny Canuck video has been published on the Huffington Post. In case you were unable [...]

Power Smart BC 17 Hours of Kesler, Win a Signed Jersey

June 6th, 2011 @ 7:40am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This morning the BC Hydro Power Smart team will begin their “17 Hours of Kesler” campaign. The Vancouver Canucks’ own Ryan Kesler has been a member of Team Power Smart for the last few years and for the next 17 hours, Kesler-filled facts will be sent out from the @PowerSmartBC Twitter account. Power Smart BC [...]

Watch Canucks Away Games in Rogers Arena

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