
Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER - The mayor of Utica, N.Y., is bullish on having the Vancouver Canucks operate their American Hockey League franchise in his city and is fairly confident the team will be well supported if the franchise does indeed land there.
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The Province The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night and take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.
May 20, 2013The White Towel | The Province There wasn’t much celebrating when the Canucks won their fifth straight Northwest Division title last month. It was old hat, after all. The Canucks had bigger fish to fry, it seemed. As a measuring stick, winning the Northwest wasn’t akin …
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The Province If the Canucks were to put together a think tank, they’d probably need a report from a subcommittee to recommend the agenda, size and leader of the committee which would take part. It’s a team that likes to take its time. Call it navel gazing, building castles in the air or even self-indulgent. The end goal was always admirable. They wanted to be prepared for anything. Probably even an invasion of Lizard Men.
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The Province As rival NHL franchises attempt to get their houses in order — especially in Colorado and Dallas where not making the playoffs met with management changes — it’s now entering week three since Vancouver was swept aside in its Western Conference quarter-final series. It’s been over two full weeks to ponder sweeping change and the only noise from Rogers Arena is crickets. It’s quiet. Too quiet.
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The Province This will make the long weekend seem even longer: the musings and meditations on the world of sports. When the Vancouver Canucks’ season ended two weeks ago the team’s coaching staff returned to their respective summer retreats believing they were about to be fired.
May 20, 2013
The Province Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night.
May 18, 2013
The Province The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament.
May 18, 2013
The Province It seemed an appropriate postscript to the Canucks’ disappointing season to see the Sedin twins lighting up the IIHF World Championship. Not long after they got off the plane, the Sedins began writing an epilogue to the tire fire they left behind in Vancouver, and it’s one Canucks management would be wise not to just brush off because there’s more ice.
May 18, 2013
The Province Sweden has the opportunity to win an IIHF World Championship as the host country for the first time since the Soviet Union did it in 1986.
May 18, 2013
Vancouver Sun Swedish defenceman and Vancouver Canuck Alex Edler was suspended for the remainder of the IIHF World Championship on Friday for delivering a knee-on-knee hit on Canadian forward Eric Staal.
May 17, 2013
Vancouver Sun The Vancouver Canucks have no salary-cap space available, a shortage of National Hockey League-ready prospects and lack portability among their key player contracts. Other than that, general manager Mike Gillis’ summer “reset” of the team shouldn’t be a problem.
May 17, 2013
The Province Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler has been suspended for the remainder of the 2013 World Hockey Championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation independent disciplinary panel made the announcement on Friday, one day after Edler delivered a knee-on-knee hit to Canada captain Eric Staal. Edler collided with Staal late in the first period of Sweden’s 3-2 shootout win in the tournament’s quarterfinal round. Staal was in obvious discomfort, holding his right knee. The hit earned Edler a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. The disciplinary panel viewed the inc...
May 17, 2013
The Province Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL’s most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats for one of the league’s best teams. If you want to stop a Datsyuk, Toews or Bergeron, it sure helps to have a Datsyuk, Toews or Bergeron.
May 17, 2013
The Province The Toronto Maple Leafs have tortured their fans many times over the years — but never quite this way.
May 17, 2013
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