Well that explains all the Saskabushians that I know that are die hard Canuck fans.
My niece and her ex-pat Saskatoonian friends will be all gathered to cheer on the team.
Stanley Cup 2011 2: Best of Three
Wed, 2011-06-15 16:21
#52
Northern Shoveler
Wed, 2011-06-15 16:24
#53
In 2006, Canuck had a population of 0 living in 0 dwellings, a 0% increase from 2001. The hamlet had a land area of 0.00 km2 (0 sq mi) and a population density of 0.0 /km2 (0 /sq mi).
Wed, 2011-06-15 16:25
#54
Except for one of my kids, who isn't a die-hard fan by any means, I don't believe I know any Canucks fans.
Wed, 2011-06-15 16:45
#55
as a Habs fan, I say go Canucks, go Sedins -- but I repeat myself ....
Wed, 2011-06-15 16:58
#56
Northern Shoveler
Except for one of my kids, who isn't a die-hard fan by any means, I don't believe I know any Canucks fans.
But you still live in Saskatoon. I'm talking about the majority of people born in Saskatchewan who left all the other Sask towns that look like Canuck and are now living in towns from Creston to Vancouver.
Wed, 2011-06-15 17:20
#57
I bet they're still Rider fans though.
Wed, 2011-06-15 17:24
#58
Northern Shoveler
I bet they're still Rider fans though.
I would never take that bet.
Wed, 2011-06-15 20:25
#59
Northern Shoveler
Here you go everyone.....let’s pray!
Our Father, Who art in Rogers Arena, Hockey be thy name.
Thy will be done, Lord Stanley’s Cup be won on home ice
Give us this day our hockey sticks and forgive us our penalties
As we forgive those who crosscheck against us.
Lead us not into elimination, but deliver us to victory.
In the name of the Fans, The Vancouver Canucks
And the Holy Puck
Amen
GO CANUCKS GO! WE WANT THE CUP! GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!!!!!
Wed, 2011-06-15 21:57
#60
I think Bettman should consider putting a team in Puerto Rico. They could do with a parade some day. Or maybe Kentucky or Arkansas. That'd be da best.
Wed, 2011-06-15 22:08
#61
Sven
I cannot believe how badly the 'Nucks are choking tonight. Boston is simply not this good.
Wed, 2011-06-15 22:50
#62
Phht.
That unpleasant little Marchand fellow (a good Canadian kid - he was huge in the World Juniors, too) came up big.
Hmm, the Sedins were minus-six tonight. Were they studying for a test last night?
And how happy is Thomas Kaberle at waiving his no-trade clause?
Wed, 2011-06-15 22:55
#63
No they're not. The Canucks came out ok again but Luongo let them down again. Hard to keep momentum when your stopper doesn't back you up.
Maybe it's for the best. If the Canucks won Canadians probably would have thought everything was ok for another decade.
And Vancouver is still a fairly young team, maybe they just need a few more tweeks. Maybe a new 'star' goalie for starters.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:02
#64
The Canucks came out ok again but Luongo let them down again.
Don't blame Luongo; his team was shut out fer cryin' out loud.
Hey, Johnny Boychuck is hoisting the cup now. I like that guy. He's named Johnny Boychuck, for one, and he's a good Canadian kid from Edmonton, like Johnny Bucyk.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:09
#65
Boston outplayed us and Thomas put on a simply amazing performance.
There will be a lot of negativity directed towards a lot of players. I've been pretty happy with this season.
Luongo was outplayed by Thomas but he definitely wasn't the only one. A team that scores as many goals as Vancouver did in this series has no business hoisting the cup.
The Canucks are going to have a very good team for a while. I'd try to pick up someone that can play with Kesler to give us another scoring first line. A lot of things went the Canucks way this season, it's a shame this game didn't.
Any chance the riots will have any political agenda? Bad joke. This could get pretty bad, I hope people in Vancouver don't get hurt!!!!!
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:15
#66
Weren't you the one (Al-Qabong) saying they didn't need more scoring but better tending? Either way, it's hard to sustain momentum when you keep getting soft goals scored on you. When Luongo assumed that third goal wouldn't count instead of making sure, it was game over.
Maybe Recchi and Lucic will tour BC with the cup afterword. I wonder how that would go over. :)
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:20
#67
The Canucks are going to have a very good team for a while. I'd try to pick up someone that can play with Kesler to give us another scoring first line. A lot of things went the Canucks way this season, it's a shame this game didn't.
Any chance the riots will have any political agenda? Bad joke. This could get pretty bad, I hope people in Vancouver don't get hurt!!!!!
:) So do I. I'm glad I don't live down there right now.
Another winger to go with Kesler would make them awesome; their defence is solid, even with injuries, and even Luu might grow from it.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:22
#68
Weren't you the one (Al-Qabong) saying they didn't need more scoring but better tending?
No, you must have me confused with someone else who doesn't give a hoot about the Cnøcks.
There was a shot of the Bruins' management up in their private box with about two minutes left in the game. Cam Neely (a good B.C. kid) wasn't celebrating at all. He had a look of grim resolve on his face, as if this win was payback for what that scumbag, Ulf (another talented European) Samuelsson did.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:30
#69
Sven
It's fun to see heart beat talent.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:48
#70
Well, if the Canucks can move Luongo than I'd be OK with that but I don't see it happening. And I'd take him over most NHL goalies. He's got weaknesses but I don't buy the 'You can't win with Lou" argument. He's a good piece. His contract isn't great though. To be honest I'd shop Schneider for an up and coming speedy winger to play with Kesler. I'm a big Sedin fan but they don't match up well against everyone. Kesler should be centering our first line but he needs someone to play with. Lapierre and a healthier Malhotra are great third and fourth line centres. Sign Bieksa and Hansen. Let Samuelson, and Erhoff go. If Higgins and Torres aren't looking for big money, I'd sign them. If we can't get what we need for Schneider, hang onto him for another year though. Give him more of the load, get Lou more comfortable with being a genuine tandem.
Scoring depth turned out to be the Canucks biggest weakness. It didn't help that our backend was weaker this round due to an injured Hamhuis(by far our best defensive defenseman) and a skittish Ballard. I watched a lot of Canucks games this year and hanging this all on Luongo doesn't make sense to me. The Canucks of the regular season didn't 'get deflated' when goals were scored on them. They were the best third period team in the league and could win 4-3 games.
Wed, 2011-06-15 23:59
#71
Weren't you the one (Al-Qabong) saying they didn't need more scoring but better tending?
No, you must have me confused with someone else who doesn't give a hoot about the Cnøcks.
There was a shot of the Bruins' management up in their private box with about two minutes left in the game. Cam Neely (a good B.C. kid) wasn't celebrating at all. He had a look of grim resolve on his face, as if this win was payback for what that scumbag, Ulf (another talented European) Samuelsson did.
You must be a Don Cherry fan then and a Torontonian to boot, as your long term memory seems better than your short term one.
I will give the Bruins full marks for coming back though, it is nice to see all those older players knowing they now have names safely enshrined on Lord Stanleys.
Another lesson the young Canucks could learn from the Bruins is how old Esposito used to park himself in front of net, in an area they used to call the 'slot'. Most young men seem to have forgotten that if you get in too close you lose more range than you gain, especially up high where all the Tony-O copycats can't reach so easily.
It's been a fun ride everyone, now we can enjoy the sun.
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:00
#72
Well, if the Canucks can move Luongo than I'd be OK with that but I don't see it happening. And I'd take him over most NHL goalies. He's got weaknesses but I don't buy the 'You can't win with Lou" argument. He's a good piece. His contract isn't great though. To be honest I'd shop Schneider for an up and coming speedy winger to play with Kesler. I'm a big Sedin fan but they don't match up well against everyone. Kesler should be centering our first line but he needs someone to play with. Lapierre and a healthier Malhotra are great third and fourth line centres. Sign Bieksa and Hansen. Let Samuelson, and Erhoff go. If Higgins and Torres aren't looking for big money, I'd sign them. If we can't get what we need for Schneider, hang onto him for another year though. Give him more of the load, get Lou more comfortable with being a genuine tandem.
Scoring depth turned out to be the Canucks biggest weakness. It didn't help that our backend was weaker this round due to an injured Hamhuis(by far our best defensive defenseman) and a skittish Ballard. I watched a lot of Canucks games this year and hanging this all on Luongo doesn't make sense to me. The Canucks of the regular season didn't 'get deflated' when goals were scored on them. They were the best third period team in the league and could win 4-3 games.
No, you're both probably right, I shouldn't put all on big Lou. Besides, there's no doubt they'll have to go with him again. I don't see them getting anyone better before the Sedins contracts run out in....when is it? I like Samuelson and Erhoff myself, thought they were good additions, but they will have to make some changes. Hamhuis was definitely missed. And Kesler was definitely playing hurt, maybe Henrick was as well.
Maybe I should also leave these post-mortems to someone younger and more patient than myself, and keep looking on the bright side. :) Been nice to talking to you, the Proles could sure use more friends these days.
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:01
#73
Sven
After the 'Nucks won the Western Conference (which was the stronger of the two Conferences this year), I was certain that the 'Nucks were a lock to win the Cup. And, after the first two games against Boston, I thought, "Yep, this is going right as scheduled."
But the Bruins, while not as talented as Vancouver, were simply mentally tougher...and Tim Thomas was unbelievably cool in the net, taking shots and making saves like he was on the line punchin' out widgets.
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:03
#74
RevolutionPlease
Too bad folks don't care enough about politics...
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:14
#75
Sven
Oh, and what's with the hate on Bettman in Canadian rinks?
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:23
#76
Too bad folks don't care enough about politics...
What's your problem this time? Does having an interest outside the rigged machinations of party politics preclude caring about the polity?
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:30
#77
Well it is a shame that the government can shred people's rights, gut social programs and use public funds to bomb people from less developed countries and the public response is 'meh' but their hockey team loses and people want to burn the city to the ground.
I'm listening to the local sports radio station and watching the cbc. The radio is unbelievably fascist. The host is going on and on about how he wants the police to club everyone still on the street in the head with a bat.
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:36
#78
I heard a guy on CBC radio this morning advocate public flogging because prison isn't enough of a deterrent to crime.
[ed.]
Hey, wait; I was booted off a Leafs fans forum (it looked like babble, but it was blue, not red) on September 11, 2011, for making "political" comments.
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:53
#79
Northern Shoveler
Although this is apolitical the powers that be are still far more worried about this image than they are about Jack storming Stornaway.
It is good to see our young people getting used to gathering in the tens of thousands in the streets. Now if they can learn to calm the rowdies and focus on regime change.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/photos-of-...
The Attorney General on the advice of the police shut down all the liquor stores in the downtown early on Monday and then again tonight. I am sure that the rowdies knowing the liquor stores were going to be shut brought twice as much booze as they would have otherwise.
Thu, 2011-06-16 01:21
#80
The rightwing in Vancouver fully understands the power of sports. They revel in it. It's the only reason why toilet paper like 'The Province' has a readership.
The CBC keeps referring to the people on the street as 'protesters'. That doesn't seem like great nomenclature. They're protesting Vancouver's loss??
I don't think this is good for public events or public protests in Vancouver. It's made it easier for the rightwing to sell a bigger police presence.
Thu, 2011-06-16 01:30
#81
Oh, and what's with the hate on Bettman in Canadian rinks?
Bettman is disliked among Canadian hockey fans because he has bent over backwards to expand hockey to the southern US where there is no natural hockey market while NHL teams left Canadian and northern US cities and he has done everything he can to prevent NHL hockey from returning to Canada. Plus, there have been 2 work stoppages under his watch, one of which cost an entire season. That to me says volumes about his incompetence as a comissioner.
Thu, 2011-06-16 01:34
#82
i noticed that they were referring to the crowd as "protesters"...so now i guess any time a large group of people set something on fire it's a protest.
damn that left wing cbc...
Thu, 2011-06-16 01:43
#83
as for the game, no one can put this all on luongo. He's a great goalie and he made a ton of great saves in these playoffs and got his team to game 7 of the stanley cup finals, but you can't win when your team doesn't score (six goals in the whole series!)
but in the end, the bruins were just the better team. At home they literally destroyed the canucks, and in vancouver only lost by one goal every time...tim thomas was unstoppable, he made the most saves in finals history, most saves in a game 7, one of the best save % i mean he played his ass of. Marchand had the second most goals for a rookie in cup history...tons of shorthanded goals, they shut down the sedins and kesler and managed to do it all without any help from power plays...
...and the curse of the presidents trophy didn't help either...
Thu, 2011-06-16 01:50
#84
Good to see that the black block, and leftist supporters were out destroying Vancouver. The RCMP really need to root out the losers in this town.
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:08
#85
Good to see that the black block, and leftist supporters were out destroying Vancouver.
LOL... Is that a fact?
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:11
#86
I cannot believe how badly the 'Nucks are choking tonight. Boston is simply not this good.
They beat my Habs in a game seven. By one goal. In overtime. We'll get 'em next year and hopefully with a healthy roster that includes Markov, Pacioretty, and now Alexei Yemelin!
Thank you, Canucks hockey club. You played your hearts out just like the Habs did in round one. That's all you could have done.
The one good news report tonight after the game was about how much NHL and overall revenues are up in Canada as a result of a Canadian team being in the finals. This is good news for Canadian hockey and hockey fans. The future of NHL hockey is clearly with the country called Canada.
Get ready for the Habs next year, Vancouver. We're a comin'.
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:11
#87
"Good to see that the black block, and leftist supporters were out destroying Vancouver. The RCMP really need to root out the losers in this town."
You joined in just to use this as an excuse to trash left wingers and invoke fascism? I'd say those goofs have about as much interest in politics as the do hockey. Probably less, as most at least wore the right colours. Some goofs just use any excuse to trash empty cars and stores. It's something they can do. Other goofs just use any excuse to trash anyone who knows better than them. Which in your case must be a lot.
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:17
#88
I think some of those assholes must have been Harper supporters. And we know anyone who doesn't have the balls/ovaries to admit they are asshole supporters aren't worth a pinch o' shit. 
Come out come out wherever you are...
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:17
#89
I cannot believe how badly the 'Nucks are choking tonight. Boston is simply not this good.
They beat my Habs in a game seven. By one goal. In overtime. We'll get 'em next year and hopefully with a healthy roster that includes Markov, Pacioretty, and now Alexei Yemelin!
Thank you, Canucks hockey club. You played your hearts out just like the Habs did in round one. That's all you could have done.
The one good news report tonight after the game was about how much NHL and overall revenues are up in Canada as a result of a Canadian team being in the finals. This is good news for Canadian hockey and hockey fans. The future of NHL hockey is clearly with the country called Canada.
Get ready for the Habs next year, Vancouver. We're a comin'.
A Vancouvr-Habs final would be great eh, Fidel? Nice to see Winnipeg getting its team back too. Another great hockey town. Too bad politics can't be decided like sports, where the final results are still largely decided by the players actual performance. And almost noone gets killed in the process.
Thu, 2011-06-16 02:24
#90
I don't know, but I DO know most mindless vandalism and assassinations are comitted by rightwing aholes. Never hear that on the 'far left' cbc. Gotta be up in too few hrs so nighty nights from me. Next year!
Thu, 2011-06-16 03:36
#91
Hey canuckle-head rioters, it wasn't enough for your team to be embarrassed in front of the hockey world, you had to go out and shame the whole city in front of the entire world too.
There are other causes to put energy into, people running around in expensive jerseys rioting over something relatively insignificant while there is so much other crap going on in the world does not make your city look very enlightened.
Get a life, kids!
Thu, 2011-06-16 04:03
#92
I cannot believe how badly the 'Nucks are choking tonight. Boston is simply not this good.
They beat my Habs in a game seven. By one goal. In overtime. We'll get 'em next year ....
Guys, Bruins were not my choice either -- I much preferred the Tampa Flying Frenchmen (what a fast series that would have been, instead of bump-bump-bump vs the Bruins)
but sorry, Boston won 4 series, they won 3 game 7s, they came back twice from 0-2 deficits in series, and they bombarded Vancouver repeatedly -- they won the Cup fair and square
bottom line: Vancouver (and Montreal) lost. Get over it.
Thu, 2011-06-16 04:03
#93
Thu, 2011-06-16 04:55
#94
Pogo
In the threads about the uprisings in Egypt people asked why they didn't happen in Canada. The common answer was because Canadians valued their property and income and wouldn't risk it for a revolution. That may be the case for middle age middle class people like myself, but kids are growing up into a world of fewer and fewer opportunities, with many of the basics of life becoming more and more out of reach.
Thu, 2011-06-16 07:34
#95
Bec.De.Corbin
Too bad folks don't care enough about politics...
It's all a matter of keeping your priorities straight...
Thu, 2011-06-16 09:30
#96
Snert
Too bad folks don't care enough about politics...
Too bad they don't care less about hockey.
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:04
#97
The priorities in this country appear so far out of whack as never before. Of all the circumstances deserving the attention of full blown rioting in the streets, these Vancouverites in their vicarious wisdom seem to have to picked up on the fortunes of a multi-million dollar entertainment industry with which to reveal a side far better suited to addressing contemporary politics.
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:28
#98
N.Beltov
Babblers should be cautious about some of the "reports" they hear or read as a few are false or fictional. The sports hooliganism typically has a right wing bias - or sponsor - but I suppose practice for more serious issues isn't a bad thing ...
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:34
#99
Snert
The sports hooliganism typically has a right wing bias - or sponsor
Yes, certainly HOCKEY has nothing to do with it. This could have happened just as readily at the World Chess Championships.
It's all just a few bad apples. A few bad apples.
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:37
#100
If the sanctimonious scolds hereabouts were able to figure out a way to gather tens of thousands of people together into one place, thus creating a critical mass of people, then give them something to be angry about, you could have a riot in protest of any cause you want.
It wouldn't hurt if you could find a supply of alcohol and a few 18-year old males to act as a catalyst.
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:43
#101
N.Beltov
I should add as well that police use of tear gas, pepper spray, and the new pepper spray cannisters is also good practice (for them) for when they are ordered to use such weapons on public sector workers, postal workers, Air Canada employees, and anyone else that gets in the way of the misanthropic and sinister majority Conservative regime we now have in Canada.
And, of course, the police get lots of overtime. See G8, G20 for that one.
ETA: a "few bad apples" are often paid stooges of the police. Or police themselves. See Montebello for that one.