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Green Men Inducted into ESPN’s Hall of Fans

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: September 6, 2012

Two of the Vancouver Canucks’ biggest supporters have all other sports fans green with envy, writes Ricky Rothstein. Sully and Force, the two fans who dress in green spandex suits next to the visiting team’s penalty box at Canucks home games, have been inducted into ESPN’s Hall of Fans. The Green Men are one of...

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Luon-gone? Canucks Goalie Says ‘It’s Time To Move On’

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: July 6, 2012

Roberto Luongo, one of the best goaltenders to ever play for the Canucks — and one of its most polarizing figures since the glory days of “Russian Rocket” Pavel Bure — gave a radio interview on Friday where he left little doubt as to his future in Vancouver. Essentially, he feels he doesn’t have one...

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Reports Say Luongo Favors Only Florida In Trade Talks

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: June 25, 2012

Writer Thomas Wolfe titled one of his novels “You Can’t Go Home Again.” If the rumors are to be believed, Roberto Luongo is trying to disprove that notion. A few days after the Vancouver Canucks were knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings, the netminder said he would waive...

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NHL: Gillis, Roberts Ensure Hodgson Stays A Hot Topic

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: May 2, 2012

The trading of Cody Hodgson to the Buffalo Sabres created a lot of friction. The Earth moved under the Canucks fans’ feet on Monday, February 27, 2012 when the deal became known, and the reverberations are still being felt today. On the day it happened, the Vancouver faithful made their views known. They weren’t happy...

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NHL: Once Thought Untradeable, Canucks’ Luongo Now in Demand

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: April 30, 2012

When he was signed to a 12-year, $64-million “deal” by the Vancouver Canucks, many thought the door was closed on goaltender Roberto Luongo. “No club will ever want to take on a contract with that kind of length or price,” they said. They are now discovering how the market works. It’s simple: supply and demand....

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Canucks Gone, Luongo, Schneider Saga Rolls On

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 24, 2012

The Canucks are over, but the goalie saga rolls on and on. Frank Doyle reports. It looked like a changing of the guard in Vancouver when Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault chose to leave Roberto Luongo on the bench for the Cancucks’ Game 4 against the Kings. But now the Canucks are out of the...

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Canucks Stop Sweep as Schneider Replaces Luongo

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 19, 2012

It looks like the Luongo era is ending and the Schneider era beginning in Vancouver. Frank Doyle reports. Has the two year debate over Cory or Roberto finally reached its end game? With their backs to the wall and staring at the prospect of being the first President’s Trophy winners to get swept out of...

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NHL Playoffs: Net Assets Will Fuel Canucks-Kings Matchup

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: April 11, 2012

These guys have done this before: the last time they met in the playoffs, it was two seasons ago. The Vancouver Canucks tallied 103 points and won the Northwest Division title, while the Los Angeles Kings wrapped up their own tidy 101-point effort. It was a close series then, with the Canucks taking it in...

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NHL: Oilers, Canucks Conclude Regular Season

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: April 7, 2012

The final day of the 2011-12 NHL regular season has arrived, and the 16 teams which will be in the playoffs are now known. What had yet to be decided at the time this article was posted is the seeding of the teams. This story is about two clubs going in different directions: one will...

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NHL: Familiar Foes Face Off As Canucks Host Stars

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: March 30, 2012

Sometimes it’s tough to know what the NHL schedule-makers are thinking. After the two teams had not seen each other all season, the people who plan these things decided the Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks must play each other four times within the final seven weeks. This is the final meeting of the regular season...

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Ballard Returns, Sedin Exits as Concussion Haunts Canucks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 30, 2012

Concussion is the dark spectre that haunts modern day hockey. Frank Doyle reports. The Vancouver Canucks’ Keith Ballard has returned to the ice after seven weeks on the injured reserve list. The defenseman took a double whammy of hits over two games, at Colorado on February 4th and then three days later at Nashville, that...

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NHL: Kings Meet Canucks In Presidents’ Trophy Hunt

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: March 26, 2012

They’ve been confirmed as the Northwest Division champions once again (thanks to Calgary’s loss in Dallas on Saturday), and they will definitely be one of the top three seeds in the Western Conference. Now the Vancouver Canucks might even launch themselves back into the Presidents’ Trophy race. Currently the Canucks stand four points behind the...

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NHL: Canucks Play Dallas After Brutal Night In Chicago

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: March 22, 2012

The Vancouver Canucks haven’t done well lately even with winger Daniel Sedin in the lineup. What kind of effort will they be able to muster against the Dallas Stars because their top goal-scorer is unable to play? Sedin, who leads the Canucks with 30 goals, took an elbow to the head from Blackhawks defenseman Duncan...

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NHL: Underdog Maple Leafs Meet Streaking Canucks

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 18, 2012

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t seen the playoffs since 2004, and the road to that goal this season goes through Vancouver. Good luck with that, fellas. The Canucks are lining up for another extended run at the Stanley Cup, while the Buds have lost nine straight to them. The last meeting was at the Air...

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Canucks set to host Avalanche in NHL action

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 15, 2012

Divisional rivals meet just 10 days after an epic shootout in Denver. The way things are going for the home side lately, it wouldn’t be shocking if this matchup also needs extra time to be resolved. The Colorado Avalanche used to have the Vancouver Canucks’ number, especially in the days when Joe Sakic, ironically a...

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NHL: Sharks at Capitals Headlines Monday’s Action

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 13, 2012

There are only three games on Monday in the NHL but all of them have big playoff implications. Al Dannity breaks down tonight’s battles. Thornton looks to continue impressive run This is the second game on a 9 game road trip for the Sharks. Things didn’t go their way in the first leg, losing 3-0...

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Northwest Division Top Two, Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild

• Zach Rance

• Last Updated: February 9, 2012

The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild will meet up Thursday night for an exciting battle between the two best teams in the Northwest Division. Although the Canucks hold a commanding 13-point lead over the Wild in the division, Minnesota desperately needs to pick up a win here in order to hold off the Phoenix...

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NHL: Mad Dash for the Playoffs Gets Underway

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 31, 2012

The All Star break is over, now the real goal is in sight. The contenders will be separated from the pretenders in a sprint to the season’s end. Al Dannity breaks down the playoff races in both conferences. Big stakes at top of the Eastern Conference For now it’s the New York Rangers in command...

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NHL Thinking Playoffs at the All-Star Break

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 27, 2012

It’s All-Star weekend and Frank Doyle looks ahead to the second half of the hockey season as the teams hurtle towards the playoffs! The great players of the NHL are exhibiting their skills in Ottawa this weekend at the All-Star Game, but don’t be fooled. Whatever those guys do on the ice at the Scotiabank...

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Renewed Hostilities Between Bruins, Habs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 12, 2012

Frank Doyle previews another full night of fantastic hockey action! Even though there’s a considerable difference between them in the standings, games between Montreal and Boston are always close. That’s what hatred can do. Montreal is struggling this year while the Bruins are looking good for the first back-to-back Stanley Cups since the ‘97-‘98 Red...