hockey
By uncleweed on April 7, 2008 - 10:38pm
{Note: Cross posted at Hockeynw.com and Nowpublic.com}
Returning from an ill-fated Mexican vacation in time to see the Canucks' meaningless season finale versus playoff bound Calgary Flames, Dave rambles on about a horrential bout of gut sickness and hanging at a beach bar in Bucerias while the Canucks imploded.
Wheelchaired and sedated, he arrived home to find the Nucks missing the playoffs, sending off Trevor Linden without a final win and shifting the team in
unknown directions with impending free agents, unclear strategy, and unproven prospects. Finally, Dave (comfy back in North Van) considers how the now-officially-official ownership might move forward before summoning Canucks heores of the future to step forth.
Download Sick in the Guts - Canucks Outsider hockey podcast #62 (.mp3, 50:26, 41MB)
By samanthaorwell on April 6, 2008 - 12:12am
can we take a moment for Trevor Linden?
Wonderful man.
http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/
By rightantler on October 5, 2007 - 9:10pm
Why would anyone believe for one minute that in a case where the on-ice referees have to go to a video replay and talk to folk back in Toronto, that Vancouver would ever get the decision?
By uncleweed on July 12, 2007 - 10:47am
On a summer Saturday, Dave heads to the BC Floorball's Challenge Tournament o learn whassup with fast-paced indoor hockey sport and watch the Swiss Selects soundly defeat the Canadian Waveriders in an exhibition besides the 5-nation cup tournament.
By uncleweed on May 31, 2007 - 8:16am
NOTE: Cross posted from HockeyNw.com - Home of the Canucks Outsider and more hockey culture. BC Floorball Challenge podcast coming soon!
At Vancouver City Halll, Mayor Sam proclaims May 29 as Vancouver Giants day to celebrate the Memorial Cup victory vs Medicine Hat Tigers and Dave O chats with Owner Pat Quinn, Giants Captain Brent Festerling, Coach Don Hay and listens to Ron Toigo thank the people and talk about Gordie Howe's reactions to the win.
Also snippets with Memorial Cup MVP Milan Lucic and Canadian Gold Medalist Kendal Mcardle along with the usual politcal grandstanding and pompitude.
Topics include Gordie Howe's happiness and sadness, next year's Giants captain, best way to develop young hockey players, future Mem Cups in Vancouver, Pat Quinn's next job, Don Hay's secrets and predictions on future success.
Download Vancouver Giants Day at City Hall - Canucks Outsider #54 (.mp3, 26:40, 24MB)
By uncleweed on May 3, 2007 - 3:07pm
Alive for Game Five!
Canucks Outsider Servin' it up Homestyle
May 3rd ~ 5:30PM PST ~ Ustream.tv/CanucksOutsider
Mr. Furley and his cameras are heading to my confines in North Van for the impending Canucks win tonight - Game 5 pucks drops at 6PM PST so we'll try to fire up by 5:30 or so.
Same channels etc. and hopefully a solid stream and working chat for all three periods.
By uncleweed on April 30, 2007 - 2:35pm
Cross posted from Hockey NW Group 3 World Hockey Championships - Ireland and Kiwis Advance, Mongolia yakked
Vancouver blogger Darren Barefoot was in Dublin pontifying to the people when he came across some hockey coverage of the World Championships, Div. 3 tournament. These are the (no offense to these stalwart players) bottom feeders of the hockey world and each year, two teams bump up a class and two from Div 2 bump to Div 1 where the thoroughbreads play.
After the Canucks won in the two most exciting periods I'd seen in a long time (the second and the third), I'm still left with a few questions:
- who's playing hurt? Remember when Naslund played hurt and resorted to slapshots in the previous playoffs? People are saying Sami Salo is banged up, but I think that's just because of the trip in Game 7, which looked to me like it knocked the wind out of him (and no doubt bruised his back). Naslund seems okay, playing the role he played all season, stepping up the defensive and physical game possibly at the expense of the offensive game.
- I read in the papers that Cooke might make it back for Round 2, but when? And are we going to see Kesler at all this year?
- are the Canucks going to change their game like so many predict? Obviously you adjust to each team, but can a team have more than one system?
- are we going to see vintage Brian Burke, master of misdirection?
