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5 Nov, 2013

Canucks vs. Coyotes Game Day Preview: On The Road Again

Another home stand has come and gone for the Vancouver Canucks and now it’s back on the road for a 4-game jaunt against 4 of the best teams in the Western Conference. Starting tonight in Phoenix, Arizona, the Canucks (10-5-1, 21 points) look to overtake the Coyotes (10-3-2, 22 points) in the Pacific Division. The Coyotes look to defend their home ice, where they haven’t lost in regulation yet this season (6-0-1). On the other hand, the Canucks take their newly-found confidence and swagger from their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, and their impressive road record, second-best...

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CHB Countdown: Top 5 Memorable Penalty Shot Moments

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5 Nov, 2013

CHB Countdown: Top 5 Memorable Penalty Shot Moments

After a long, grueling road-trip the Canucks were looking to ease their way back into the game with a nice home-start against the Washington Capitals. Unfortunately for them, the “Hockey Gods” had other plans and granted the Caps a penalty shot less than two minutes into the game. But hey, at least the shooter was only Alex Ovechkin, league leader in goal-scoring and the reigning Hart Trophy winner (SARCASM). Fortunately for the ‘Nucks, Bobby-Lou was on his game and held Ovi off the scoresheet, allowing our boys to cruise to a 3-2 victory. The Canucks have had a few historical moments involving the “most...

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3 Nov, 2013

The Game According to Twitter: Canucks 4 vs. Leafs 0

Fittingly, on the night the Vancouver Canucks retired Pavel Bure’s number up to the rafters, they played perhaps their most exciting, most entertaining game of the season. On a typical Saturday Fall afternoon in Vancouver, the Canucks took on the Leafs and slugged it out with them. All four lines scored and Roberto Luongo recorded his 64th shutout – yes, his 64th shutout, just 2 shutouts behind Patrick Roy, who had 66 shutouts in 269 more games, in the NHL’s all-time shutout leaders list – en route to a 4-0 dismantling of the Eastern Conference-leading Leafs. Theory that bure was...

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Game Day Preview Canucks vs. Leafs: Pavel Bure Night, and Sedins vs Centre of the Universe

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2 Nov, 2013

Game Day Preview Canucks vs. Leafs: Pavel Bure Night, and Sedins vs Centre of the Universe

(Photo credit: National Post) Vancouver Canucks (9-5-1) Toronto Maple Leafs (10-4-0) On Pavel Bure night tonight, the Vancouver Canucks will attempt to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 11th straight meeting. Meanwhile, the Leafs will attempt to complete a 3-game sweep as they close out their Western Conference road trip. Because of the lockout last season, the two teams haven’t met since February 2012. In that game, the Sedins and Alex Burrows combined for 10 points (3 goals and 7 assists) as the Canucks won handily, by a 6-2 score. The Leafs are definitely improved since that 2012 meeting....

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1 Nov, 2013

Lyte Display – Canucks Hockey Mo

Never shirking our chance to sport some facial hair or do a solid for a charitable cause, November is always an exciting time for most of us at Canucks Hockey Blog. Sure the majority of us only dream of rocking an epic quality crumb catcher like Tom Selleck can, but that doesn’t mean we can’t give it a try for a month. For those that haven’t heard, November is now forever known as Movember, where men and women sport a Mo (real, fake or otherwise) in an effort to draw attention to a number of men’s health issues. A month-long...

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Is Ryan Kesler Back to Selke Trophy Form?

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1 Nov, 2013

Is Ryan Kesler Back to Selke Trophy Form?

Photo credit: CBC.ca With Ryan Kesler on pace for 44 goals, is it safe to assume that he’s back into the form that made him one of the league’s elite players and the 2011 Selke Trophy winner? Or has Kesler simply been opportunistic while playing with the Sedins and the beneficiary of lucky bounces like the gimmie in Philadelphia? For my first article on Canucks Hockey Blog I take a look at the underlying numbers to find out if ‘Kes’ is indeed back into Selke form. If you’re not familiar with advanced stats, otherwise known as #fancystats, most people put...

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The Game According to Twitter: Canucks 1 vs. Red Wings 2

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31 Oct, 2013

The Game According to Twitter: Canucks 1 vs. Red Wings 2

An Original Six team, games against the Detroit Red Wings are usually entertaining and exciting. With the Wings now in the Eastern Conference, they only get to visit Rogers Arena once a year so, needless to say, Canucks fans were looking forward to last night’s affair. Did it live up to it’s billing? Are we sure we're watching the #Canucks play the Red Wings? Sure doesn't feel like it. #TGATT — Walter Siu (@waterboy99troop) October 31, 2013 Oh, come on. It wasn’t that bad, was it? Like this:Like Loading…

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What should the Canucks be for Halloween?

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31 Oct, 2013

What should the Canucks be for Halloween?

Are you still trying to figure out your Halloween Costume? Picking the perfect costume can be a real conundrum. Just in case some of our beloved Canucks players are still searching for the perfect costume, we here at CHB have put together some choice suggestions that are bound to score them lots of candy… and maybe a few laughs. David Booth should go as Ricky Bobby This is the perfect costume for Booth because it’s hillbilly-ish which suits him and I’m sure he uses delicious Wonder Bread to make his freshly killed Moose meat sandwiches… or deer meat or antelope...

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Canucks vs. Red Wings Game Day Preview: Welcoming the Wings Back to the West

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30 Oct, 2013

Canucks vs. Red Wings Game Day Preview: Welcoming the Wings Back to the West

Luongo looks to remain calm, cool and collected against the forceful red wings tonight in Vancouver. (Credit thescore.com) Formerly bonded by the Western Conference, the Canucks look to take on the struggling Detroit Red Wings tonight at 7:30 PM. The Red Wings, having won only 6 of their last 12 games, seem like easy pickings for the Canucks. However, the Red Wings won 2 of 3 games in the season series last season and outscored the Canucks 14-7. Detroit is in for a ride with the always interesting, Tortorella-driven team, the Canucks will get the early lead tonight in Vancouver....

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29 Oct, 2013

Everyone’s On The IR – October 29, 2013

In our eighth episode of C4, we get a little crazy as Lizz Moffat joins podcast regulars Chris and Matt while Clay is out on assignment. We give our thoughts on how the Canucks performed during their epic road trip of 2013, use our fake MD diplomas to discuss the recent spate of injuries, and share both our thoughts and those of our listeners on what favourite memories we have of Pavel Bure as a Canuck. Everyone’s On The IR – October 29, 2013 http://c4chb.s3.amazonaws.com/c4chb_C4_-_Episode_8_-_Final_prod.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Like this:Like Loading…

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