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3 unusual facts about Vancouver Canucks


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It is also the font used, in modified form, by the Vancouver, BC, National Hockey League franchise, the Vancouver Canucks.

Christopher Gillis

His brother, Jere Gillis, played professional hockey from 1977 to 1987 for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Buffalo Sabres, and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jim Pattison

On April 16, 2009 Jim Pattison announced that Save-On Foods had donated $100,000 to CBC Television in order to rent high definition trucks for away games during the Vancouver Canucks' 2009 1st round NHL playoff series versus the St. Louis Blues.


1992–93 Hartford Whalers season

October 1, 1992 - Kay Whitmore traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Corrie D'Alessio and Vancouver's 1993 fifth round draft pick (later traded back to Vancouver who selects Scott Walker).

2014 Heritage Classic

It is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2014, in BC Place, with the Ottawa Senators facing off against home team Vancouver Canucks.

Anatoli Semenov

However, he appeared in only 13 games for the Lightning before being dealt to the Vancouver Canucks, who were looking for a Russian center to play with young superstar winger Pavel Bure following the departure of Igor Larionov.

CKPG-TV

However, CKPG-TV instead aired a game between the Vancouver Canucks and the California Golden Seals instead of the Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Fragile Bird

The song was used for Hockey Night in Canada's intro for game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins.

Hillary Pattenden

Her grandfather Bob Barlow was the captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League during the 1968-69 season.

Jack Capuano

At Maine, he was a teammate of his younger brother Dave Capuano and played on the same blueline as future NHLers Eric Weinrich and Bob Beers along with future Vancouver Canucks executive Dave Nonis.

Japandroids

On February 27, 2013, it was announced that the band's single "The House That Heaven Built" had temporarily been named the entrance theme for the Vancouver Canucks professional ice hockey team.

Jim Nill

He only played 1 season for the Blues before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz and St. Louis' 4th round choice (Shawn Kilroy) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft for Glen Hanlon on March 9, 1982.

Marián Gáborík

Leading up to the free agency period, Gáborík was speculated to have interest in signing with the Vancouver Canucks after The Province reported he had recently bought a home in West Vancouver in the 2009 off-season.

Mikko Jokela

Jokela spent the season with the AHL Albany River Rats, and after starting the next season in the AHL, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Steve Kariya, where he played his only NHL game in the 2002–03 season.

Punch Imlach

Imlach, Joe Crozier, and Foster Hewitt had become partners in the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League and were in line to become owners of the Vancouver NHL team.

Resurfice Corporation

While competitor Zamboni was named official ice resurfacer of the National Hockey League, this was largely for licensing purposes and some NHL teams such as the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks continue to use Olympia machines, even featuring them in television commercials.

Rick Lanz

Richard Roman Lanz (born September 16, 1961 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League and is best known for his time with the Vancouver Canucks.

Sergei Shirokov

He returned to CSKA Moscow in 2011 after two years with the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose.

Yan Stastny

On March 3, 2010, the St. Louis Blues traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for Pierre-Cédric Labrie.

Zentai

This mainstream push has made them relatively common apparel at major sporting events, and created internationally recognized personalities out of The Green Men, two fans of the Vancouver Canucks NHL team.


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Barry Pederson

To the offense-starved Vancouver Canucks, who were the 3rd-lowest scoring team in the league the previous year, he looked like a saviour and had the added attraction of being a 'local boy' - while originally from Saskatchewan, he'd played his junior hockey nearby in Nanaimo and Victoria from the age of 15 onward.

Garry Valk

He is also a Vancouver Canucks analyst on the sports news show Sportsnet Connected.