http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Fri, 09 May 2008 12:21:17 -0400 60 http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://www.thehockeynews.com/ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15487-Canucks-Blog-Six-degrees-of-separation.html 2008-04-23 11:38:58 Vancouver Canucks Blog Hey, remember that time you were browsing monster.com and all the good jobs you wanted to apply for said experience required? Yeah, I’ve been in that situation too. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15316-Canucks-Blog-Turning-millions-into-bajillions.html 2008-04-17 09:55:38 Vancouver Canucks Blog “In terms of what we were trying to do here, would I change things? No, I wouldn’t. We wanted to have a team that would have a chance to win four playoff rounds, not one. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15247-Canucks-Blog-Balls-to-the-wall.html 2008-04-15 03:07:25 Vancouver Canucks Blog Mark Cuban’s got ‘em.  So does Jerry Jones and so did George Steinbrenner when he was at the helm of the pinstripes.  And now you can add Vancouver Canucks Chairman Francesco Aquilini to the list of professional sports team owners who’ve got the balls to make a drastic move to try and improve their franchise. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14972-Canucks-Blog-Linden-waves-goodbye.html 2008-04-06 14:59:14 Vancouver Canucks Blog I wasn’t expecting them to come last night. But there they were, tears streaming down my face as I stood alone and gave my own personal one man standing ovation for the man who meant so much to so many in Vancouver for so long. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14926-Canucks-Blog-Shoot-me-now.html 2008-04-04 12:55:21 Vancouver Canucks Blog Remember last fall when the Canucks unveiled their new jerseys and Markus Naslund spoke with optimism when he said the Anaheim Ducks went on to win the Stanley Cup the year they brought in their new logo? Yeah, I remember that too. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14604-Canucks-Blog-Ovechkin-says-no-to-Bure.html 2008-03-25 11:51:41 Vancouver Canucks Blog Alexander Ovechkin held a conference call over the weekend and gave an interesting quote when asked whether or not former superstar Pavel Bure influenced him while he was growing up. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14565-Canucks-Blog-Gimme-a-C.html 2008-03-23 19:49:08 Vancouver Canucks Blog Just how important is the captain of an NHL team and what exactly does he do? When a club is down by a goal or two late in the game, do the rest of the players on the bench turn their eyes to the captain with the expectations he’ll tie it up and then win it in overtime? When a tired team is being out-hit and outworked in their own building, do players expect the captain to go out and throw a huge check to shift the momentum of the game? Or how about when they’re in a losing slump?  Is the captain the one who’s supposed to hold a closed door, players only meeting to get the boys back on track? Or maybe the captain simply acts as a middle man between the coaches, players, community and the media. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14530-Canucks-Blog-Luongo-not-alone-down-the-stretch.html 2008-03-21 16:13:11 Vancouver Canucks Blog It’s time for a quick rant about some of the comments being thrown around by journalists and forum posters about where the Canucks would be without Roberto Luongo between the pipes in VanCity. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14353-Canucks-Blog-Ryan-Kesler-brings-out-the-worst.html 2008-03-15 17:02:47 Vancouver Canucks Blog There isn’t a team in the NHL who wouldn’t want Ryan Kesler in their lineup.  And there probably isn’t a player in the league who wouldn’t want to take a shot at him because of his agitating, in-your-face style of play. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14321-Canucks-Blog-The-Sedins-are-slamming.html 2008-03-14 11:41:36 Vancouver Canucks Blog Break that stick, Henrik!  Don’t hit the boards once and then skate off the ice.  Dig your skates in like a lumberjack and take as many hacks necessary to shatter that twig. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14206-Canucks-Blog-Tres-bien-Alexandre-Burrows.html 2008-03-11 13:06:50 Vancouver Canucks Blog Last year, my friend Dave and I were enjoying far too many post golf beverages and we got into a far too heated discussion about the potential of Ryan Kesler versus Alexandre Burrows. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14152-Canucks-Blog-Jim-Robson-Thats-the-kind-of-guy-he-is.html 2008-03-09 14:56:08 Vancouver Canucks Blog I had a pretty lucky childhood because I grew up only a couple blocks from the old Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. My Dad owned a Shell Gas station at the corner of Hastings and Renfrew during the 1960’s and 70’s, right around the time the Vancouver Canucks were officially entering the National Hockey League. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14135-Canucks-Blog-Respecting-the-process.html 2008-03-08 16:15:15 Vancouver Canucks Blog Vancouverites are a fickle bunch. The West Coast is a place where snow is a rarity but its inhabitants still complain about seven straight days of rain.