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Halak shuts out Canucks...Habs win! Habs win!
Feb25Last night in Montreal, the Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 for their first victory against Vancouver in 9 years!Montreal’s 23 year old Slovakian keeper Jan Halak made 34 saves for his first shutout of the season and his third win in his last four starts. No question, a sparkling performance for Halak, but it took a heads up play by defenseman Patrice Brisebois to save his shutou...
Sundin's shootout winner lifts Canucks over Leafs
Feb24It was a storybook finish on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre, where the Vancouver Canucks, led by former Toronto Maple-Leaf Captain Mats Sundin's shootout winner, came from behind to defeat the Leafs 3-2 in the shootout.Toronto outplayed the Canucks, and led most of the way by scores of 1-0 and 2-1. The Canucks stayed close and battled hard. Alex Burrows showed some great hand to eye co...
The Top 5 Things To Do This Week
Feb20This year February has just 28 days (our next leap year will be in 2012). It's almost warm enough to pack away our winter gear as we head into March, but hang onto the gumboots for at least another few weeks. Here are some things to do in and around Vancouver during the last few days of February: Monday, February 23, 2009 – Fantasies and Odysseys: the Exciting Music of Liszt and Strauss ...
Canucks to spend Hockey Day in Canada in the Centre of the Universe
Feb20Any way you slice it the Vancouver Canucks are on a roll. With 7 wins in their last 8 games, the Canucks have put themselves in a pretty good position, if they can continue to play well for the remainder of the year. It’s pretty clear what the difference has been during this hot streak as compared to the previous 8 game winless streak before that. The biggest difference has be...
Late Rally lifts Canucks over Flames in Shootout
Feb18On Michael Jordan’s 46th birthday, the Vancouver Canucks visited the Saddledome in Calgary to take on the Northwest division leading Flames. They trailed for much of the game, but in the final minute, defenseman Kevin Bieksa tied the score at 3 which forced overtime and the eventual shootout. Pavol Demitra was the only player to score in the shootout, as Vancouver came from behind again, ...
The Top 5 Things To Do This Week
Feb13We're just past the middle of February, almost into early spring. After another batch of snow last week that surprised Vancouverites but didn't quite stick, it's starting to look brighter out there. Here are some things to do in and around Vancouver this week: Monday, February 16, 2009 – Enacting Abstraction The Enacting Abstraction exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby Str...
Canucks Win Again... 4 In A Row
Feb13On Thursday evening, Vancouver Canuck fans were treated to another solid performance, as their team went into the desert and with the strength of 3 third period goals, came out with a 4-3 win against the Phoenix Coyotes.It marks the 4th straight win for the Canucks after losing eight in row and going (0-5-3). It also marked the 2nd straight game where the Canucks rallied from a pair of 2 ...
Canucks come from behind to beat the Blues in St. Louis
Feb11Things are starting to look a lot brighter in Vancouver, as the Canucks seem to have turned the corner and are back to their winning ways of earlier in the year.There’s even more to be optimistic about, as Vancouver is not leaning on their captain Roberto Luongo as much as they have in the past. The offense has really stepped up lately with the new line of Mats Sundin, Ryan Kesler a...
Canucks Stomp Blackhawks Saturday night on HNIC
Feb10Henrik Sedin started the frenzy with a goal 53 seconds in, and the Vancouver Canucks never looked back Saturday night as they cruised to a 7-3 win over the up-start Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks had actually come into this game with an 11-0 record against Canadian teams. The two whipping boys of the fans and the media of recent times, Mats Sundin and defenseman Alex Edler, had very ...
The Top 5 Things To Do This Week
Feb06Got plans for Valentine's Day? Whether you want an evening of romance (Valentine's Gala Dinner & Dance Cruise: vancouvercharters.com), something more casual (Beer my Valentine 2009: justhereforthebeer.com), or are against Valentine's consumerism, happily single or just terribly bitter (Vancouver's Largest Singles Anti-Valentines Day After Work Party at the Cellar Nightclub: cellarvan....
Canucks Stuck In The Middle Of Tight Race
Feb06The bad news is that the Canucks have been struggling lately, particularly at home. The good news, however, is that they finally broke their losing streak and they’re still right in the middle of a playoff race that is as tight as they come. The Canucks currently sit on the outside looking in with 54 points in 51 games. That’s good enough for 9th spot in the Western conference...
Pacific Coliseum To Take Centre Stage In 2010 Olympics
Feb05It’s been known for a while now that the short track speed skating and figure skating events will share the Pacific Coliseum as their 2010 Olympic Game venue.My initial thought on this was “how the heck are they going to make this work?” With the requirement of different ice conditions for both sports and the x factor of the unpredictability of the Vancouver weather in Feb...
Burrows the Hero in 4-3 Win Over Carolina
Feb05Alexander Burrows capitalized on a short-handed breakaway with just over a minute left in regulation at GM Place on Tuesday night, lifting the Vancouver Canucks over the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 and allowing the Canuck faithful to finally breathe a sigh of relief. Vancouver jumped out to a 2-0 lead but it was quickly erased by the Hurricanes who capitalized on two out of their first three ...
Escape to the French Countryside - Les Faux Bourgeois
Feb04Les Faux Bourgeois 663 15th Avenue East Vancouver 604.873.9733 By Leslie Horne Les Faux Bourgeois is one my new favourite restaurants. The French translation is, ‘the fake upper-class’, and this fabulous new French bistro is making some noise in Vancouver. Located on 15th and Fraser Street in East Vancouver, it’s off the beaten path and in a nondescript location.The food ...
