When I arrived home on Friday, I was pleasantly surprised to find a Purolator envelope with my name on it. I was further pleased to find the following inside. My Tickets to Vancouver 2010 Yes, my tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics had arrived. When the first ticket lottery was held, I threw my name… Continue reading »
Sep
10
The Mat’s out for Mats
Well, more like the red carpet is. Only minutes ago, a story broke on SportsNet stating Mike Gillis had significant interest in getting Mats Sundin back into the Green and Blue with White Trim: “We’re interested in having him back,” Canucks GM Mike Gillis said. “We were very happy with Mats last season. It took… Continue reading »
Sep
07
Jonesing for some Hockey
The last time I was seriously jonesing for some hockey was 11May. It was do or die time for the Canucks and even though I was up in Sechelt for a book signing, I did my part by ensuring the LBP was present for the Canucks FanZone Live Blog to fire up fans of the… Continue reading »
May
04
Nazzy's Nineteen Flying High?
With a year left on his contract with the New York Rangers, Markus Naslund announced his retirement today. And with the announcement, the discussion began as to whether or not Nazzy should have his jersey retired in Vancouver. Markus Naslund – courtesy of Stephen Dyrgas Much like his (in my strong opinion, wrongly maligned) career… Continue reading »