I’ve been extremely busy over the holidays, so I have very little commentary on the Canucks on-ice performance just now. What to do? Well, obviously I should insert a potentially offensive pictorial.
Continue reading Hot/Not 001: Jannik Hansen’s stint in the penalty box
The Canucks lost 3-1 to the Calgary Flames tonight at Rogers Arena. Merry Christmas, if you bought a ticket. The Vancouver Canucks just Grinched a hundred-plus dollars worth of roast beast out of your wallet. Continue reading 23 Dec 2011 – Recap: Flames 3 – Vancouver 1
There are plenty of numbers being thrown around regarding the Vancouver Canucks these days. Alain Vigneault recently became the winningest coach in team history, Henrik Sedin took the all-time assists lead in Canucks lore, and Daniel passed Stan Smyl for fourth in franchise scoring. But there are more! Today I focus on numbers – at the NHL level, in Canucks history and a set of personal numbers for good measure. Here you go, Seven Things about the NHL for December 20, 2011.
Continue reading 20 Dec 2011 – JagrWatch, Sedinery and the numbers game
In an age of hyper marketing, intense competition and tightly controlled PR, it’s amazing that truly horrible ideas can still make it past the brainstorming stage. Whether it’s the nightmare of design by committee or just the conflagration of mediocre talents pulling the wool over the eyes of rich, out-of-touch CEOs, we occasionally see awful designs rolled out in an underwhelming implosion of gut-wrenching anticlimax. Today, we analyze the Vancouver Canucks first-ever alternate sweater. The recently rereleased Frankenchild of several other ugly jerseys, this salmon-topped nightmare is the third in our series… Somebody Approved This. Continue reading 24 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Vancouver Canucks Mid-90s Third Jersey
Sadly, I was not able to watch Wednesday night’s tilt between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks, as my local cable provider decided that I should spend less time on hockey, and more quality time with my tech support representative wife and daughter.
In an age of hyper marketing, intense competition and tightly controlled PR, it’s amazing that truly horrible ideas can still make it past the brainstorming stage. Whether it’s the nightmare of design by committee or just a conflagration of mediocre talents pulling the wool over the eyes of out of touch rich CEOs, we occasionally see awful designs rolled out in an underwhelming explosion of anticlimax. Today, we analyze the most recent Major League Soccer obscenity in our continuing series: Somebody Approved This. Continue reading 18 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Seattle Sounders 2012 Edition
Hey there, folks.
The Vancouver hockey market is so darned slammed with media and blog coverage that I’ve got very little to say that hasn’t been said a thousand times over (with varying levels of accuracy, skill and professionalism). Besides, I’ve already written up Daniel’s move to 4th in team history here. So, instead of contributing to the madness, I thought I’d go a different route this week. Here’s a Sporcle quiz for you: as of 15 November 2011, these 30 players have scored more points in a Vancouver Canucks jersey than any other. How many can you name?
There are times in the world of sports when events turn from being merely entertaining to being entertainingly ridiculous. This week is one of those times. From Mike Milbury actually making sense, to two professional sports teams competing for a trophy that’s named after the owner of both of those teams, the sports world seems to be stuck in a bizarre alternate universe where up is down, right is wrong and the Toronto Maple Leafs don’t completely blow. Continue reading 10 Nov 2011 – When Sports Get Completely Pucked
If you use twitter, you may have heard about the massive shit storm that Raffi Torres caused when he and his wife dressed up as Jay-Z and Beyonce. They probably shouldn’t have done that. On the other hand, Twitter as a whole probably should have taken a giant chill pill.
For my part, middle-class white boys from Richmond should probably keep their opinions on racism to themselves. Anyway, in the spirit of Hallowe’en, here are seven costumes I would much rather have read about. Continue reading 31 Oct 2011 – Seven Costumes I Wish I’d Read About Today
