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Asked Arturs Silovs post game if he wanted to chat post-game, but he looked at me with a pretty sad face and wished out āno, not tonight.ā
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Nikita Zadorov said he definitely deserved his two-game suspension for his hit last Saturday on Lucas Raymond.
"It was a bad hit," he said. "Completely missed him. ... It was clearly head contact there."
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BREAKING: B.C. Crown Prosecution Service has filed sexual assault charges against former Canuck Jake Virtanen
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If I were an Edmonton sportswriter I would spend less time misunderstanding Vancouverās long-standing skepticism of hockey authority and spend more time focusing on Oilers defending and goaltending
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Kudos to Kyle Beach, braver than all the rich cowards weāve seen running for cover the last 24 hours.
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Quinn Hughes on the news Tanner Pearsonās season is over: āThat wasnāt handled right.ā
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A lot of Canucks players had ugly symptoms, will have only skated a couple times before they hit the ice to play games on Friday *and* Saturday. They'll have been off the ice for 2.5 weeks.
This is going to be awful. Players are going to get hurt.
Sekeres says Quinn Hughes had the roughest go with Covid. He had to use an IV, lost body weight. #canucks
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Surreal: Boudreau saying Rick Tocchet's replacing him.
Sticking up for his players' heart. Telling us the quality of his staff, a group he didn't know a year ago.
Saying he didn't know why it took so long to fire him but noting the change in schedule quality.
Thanking the fans
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On a Vancouver train full of people, just one came to teen's help in racist attack. No surprise he turned out to be a rugby player @VRCRugby @bcrugbyunion bit.ly/2Affr29
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Missing three of their top forwards PLUS their two goalies??? That's helluva result for the Canucks.
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Travis Green on why he reached out to people from TSN 1040 on Tuesday after they were fired by Bell Media.
"When people lose their jobs and you deal with them, you work with them, I like to think weāre all in it together."
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Friends, fentanyl is a nightmare. It can strike anyone. Please talk with your loved ones about the risks inherent in our recreational drug supply.
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Thatcher Demko was wearing a PWHPA sweatshirt post-game.
His girlfriend Lexie Shaw was one of the goalies for the North Dakota women's team when the program was abruptly cancelled four years ago.
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Troy Stecher told TSN post game that he pulled off this move in practice yesterday and that Shane Doan gave him shit for not doing it in a game and here we are
THEY DID IT!!! šØš¦
Canada wins in overtime!!
Andrew Mangiapane is the hero in OT to defeat Russia! š„
@HockeyCanada #IIHFWorlds #ROCCAN @NHLFlames
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"I'm a hockey player. I always defined myself as a hockey player," Cammi Granato says. It was others, she said, who added "female hockey player."
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JT Miller on him costing two goals for Brock Boeser: āIt's dirty looks. Like looking at your wife. I know when he's upset. That last one last night. He just knew it. Now every time he scores he has to look at the referee for approval. It sucks.ā
Big, enormous grin.
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No matter how you slice it, simple truth is Oilers have beaten Canucks just once this season but now need to win three of next four to advance
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John Garrett is one of the kindest people I've met in my five years on the beat.
Always happy to see you, always happy to tell a story, even if he'd told it a hundred times. Always ready to give a bit of 'here's what they're thinking' insight.
We'll always have his hockey card.
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I really get the sense the Canucks are trying to pull off something big. Just so many weird clues lying around.
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Bruce Boudreau was supposed to be on United 175 on Sept. 11, 2001, but a last-minute invitation from Kings coach Andy Murray changed that plan...and saved the Canucks coach's life.
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HNIC putting an entire segment towards Pride and bringing Brian Burke to talk about it was an excellent choice.
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Clear trip on Pettersson there. How two refs watching didn't spot it is embarrassing.
And yet again, we can't ask the officials for an explanation of what they say.
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Two years since we lost our friend.
Thinking of @botchford and his loved ones, today and every day.
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Obviously small potatoes, but the Miller-Pettersson thing did work.
Petersson was +16, Miller +19 in shot attempts.
They dominated...but their winger just couldn't finish.
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"I want to thank all the players for scoring one more goal than i let in," Jacob Markstrom says with a grin.
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Be good to one another. Not that hard. What a story today.
Kraken and Canucks are giving $10,000 to Nadia Popovici toward her medical school funding for what she did for Canucks trainer Brian āRedā Hamilton. #SeaKraken
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If Bailey is indeed out, forget JV18 or Loui, Canucks should skip over them and have a look at a guy like Marc Michaelis on the taxi squad. Guy's got wheels and you know he'll be hungry to prove something.
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Stitches inside and outside Peterssonās lip. Itās an ugly cut.
Told me and @passittobulis he needed about five jabs of freezing before they sewed him back up at the intermission.
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Surreal scene: Thatcher Demko on the ice fooling around with a puck moments after news comes down that tonight's Canucks vs Flames game is off
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But his former teammates? Nah, you gotta play! ā NHL
#Blackhawks Colliton indicates Gaudette will need time to get back in game shape after not being on the ice for some time as part of Canucks' group that contracted Covid.
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Interesting note from a source: Bell has waived all of its non-compete language in the contracts of former 1040 talent. Means if 650 wants to scoop up anyone, they're free to do so immediately.
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Canucks announce Sedins are moving full-time to the player development department, will work with young players "on and off the ice" in Van and Abby.
Canucks also adding Mikael Samuelsson and Mike Komisarek to player development.
Chris Higgins remains, plus Johnson and Granato
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J.T. Miller is as intense as they come and that may cause ripples from time to time, but today there's little doubt he had one thing in mind: his teammates and their loved ones. What a passionate 20 minutes from the Canuck about the ridiculous situation they're in.
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Canucks confirm theyāll require all guests, employees and event staff to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination prior to entry to Rogers Arena and Abbotsford Centre for all games, concerts and live events, which follows todayās proof of vaccination announcement by government.
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Arshdeep Bains's dad Kuldip tells me about 100 family and friends will be in attendance at the Canucks-Bruins game today
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This is now officially embarrassing. The fans, players and coaches have been hung out to dry. They deserve so much better.
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āEverything we thought it would be and moreā ā Tyler Myers on the atmosphere, his voice wavering with emotion a little
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JT Miller told me this week about his coaches:
āThey donāt want to change me, they just want to help me.Ā My whole career and my whole life has been; how can we fix him?ā That just pisses me off even more, because Iām not trying to be me. I just am.ā
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Statement from the Vancouver chapter of @ThePHWA about the Vancouver Canucks' decision to hold closed practices ahead of their return to play in violation of the NHL's own media regulations.
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Canucks have signed Spencer Martin to a two-year, one-way deal. Sets him up as the new backup goalie for next season.
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The strangest of tweets but hey itās still 2020: Can confirm Canucks will be playing their home games at Rogers *Arena*
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If you are a Canucks fan feeling confused, I can tell you you're not alone. I've heard a lot of 'uh what the heck is going on' both on this website and from friends texting me.
It's the biggest avalanche of fan confusion I've experienced.
Management not speaking till tomorrow
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Asked league about this, and they note that all incidents of potential foul play are reviewed.
At this point, league spokesman tells me he's not aware of any fine forthcoming or hearing scheduled for this incident.
In his presser Tocchet mentioned the league had a couple things to look at including a Hyman cross check. Has to be this one below. Iām told Zadorov needed stitches to close up a cut on his face. #canucks
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Re-stating what I said in the qualifiers about Kevin Bieksa's panel work. Has raised the bar for insightful analysis. Teaching something every time out. (The banter is great too!)
Hrudey, Campbell have been great tonight too.
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114 people died of COVID-19 in Missouri yesterday
Due to the success of health and safety protocols during our first homestand, we have been approved to increase attendance to 1,400 fans beginning Feb. 2. bit.ly/3onYBm7 #stlblues
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I think we can confirm Antoine Roussel as a *very popular* ex-teammate.
Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes all made the point of coming down the hall to talk to him post-game. Alex Chiasson, a teammate from his Dallas days, had a long chat too.
Rooster is almost back from a broken leg
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As ever: what are the referees looking at? 97 clearly clips Hughes with his stick.
If they can't spot that, fix the system.
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Bruce Boudreau casually gave us a little nugget this morning:
Rachel Doerrie's got a role on his coaching staff.
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Just had a nice chat with EP40 about his brother and friends being in town to visit.
āItās really nice. My best friend is here.ā
Heās in an outstanding mood.
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Allvin and Rutherford are standing at the Canucks' table and having a snack.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN
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Personal news: starting next week, Iām going to be on the Canucks beat full-time for @provincesports. Start sending in your complaints now.
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"It wasn't his fault he was a top-six winger, it was my fault" ā Patrik Allvin on the role Ilya Mikheyev played this season.
Believes he'll be in a better-suited role next season.
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Jim Rutherford told me earlier this week he's bought a house and his wife Leslie and teenaged son James will be moving to Vancouver once the school year is over.
Turns out its near the house that Patrik Allvin also just bought. Allvin's family is also moving west this summer
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Asked Quinn Hughes about how much their loss was about burning energy trying to chase the game.
He cut back immediately to the 4 minutes power play. That could have changed the game he acknowledged.
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It needs to be underlined how hard Kate is working at a very demanding job ā she's at the rink *all* day *every* day, asking questions *every* practice and *every* game. Disagree with a reporter's takes? Fine. But to get personal?
If hockey makes you this negative, get a grip.
Or, the Vancouver realtor who suggested that Iām terrible at my job and should try only fans? What kind of world do we live in that people feel itās ok to bash strangers via a keyboard? Makes me sadā¦ Very, very sad.
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Apparently this the short version. The one that was shown to OāNeill is *40 minutes* long and features tributes from ex-coaches, ex-managers and other staff.
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OEL's got a knee scooter. Just passed each other in the press box hallway. "How's it going," he greeted me, with a knowing, well-here-we-are-and-I'm-injured grin.
Behind him hobbled along Curtis Lazar. He smiled his customary smile, then quipped: "I'm just trying to get a ride."
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Canucks the first NHL team to comment on the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a mass grave on the former grounds of the Kamloops Residential School.
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What a night for Boeser. Thinking a lot about what he's been through the last few years with his dad Duke.
Duke would have been so proud of him tonight.
Last spring the Vancouver chapter of the PHWA nominated him for the Masterton Trophy
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When Eriksson signed in Vancouver he had 504 career points
With an assist on Moser's second goal of the game, Loui Eriksson has notched his 600th @NHL career point.
Congrats, King! š
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14 out of 15 on the list have Covid. Another on the taxi squad does. Three coaches do. And at least some have Brazilian variant. This has all been sourced and reported. That clear enough?
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Close the bars.
BREAKING - BC is going in the wrong direction. There are 85 new cases, mainly linked to parties involving young people. This is the third highest daily increase during the entire pandemic. There have been 4196 total cases of COVID-19 in BC. #covid19BC #bcpoli
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Apropos of nothing: rugby has been using hot mics on their refs to help fans understand the play and doesn't run into the kind of problems the NHL does.
Tech like this can and should be making your sport better, not get more embarrassing.
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