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Stanley Cup Goes For a Swim

Lord Stanley’s cup, purchased in London for 10 guineas, is said to be the most difficult trophy in sports to attain.    As such, it has been subjected to various indignities over the years.  It is rumoured to have spent a weekend on Guy Lafleur’s lawn...

The Armchair GM’s Rx for the #Canucks in 2009/2010

Let’s face facts, sports fans… the Canucks were not, this year or any other year, a team slated to go deep in the playoffs by anyone.  While fans railed against what they saw as biased coverage of the last remaining Canadian team’s play by a bunch...

Mats Sundin: Summer Rental

Welcome, Mats Sundin, to Vancouver.  I will enjoy the six months you spend in our fair city, but I won’t expect to see you for much long afterward.  In the meantime, I hope that too many deckchairs aren’t reordered to make room for you, because all of...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news/ap/20010626/ap-avalanche-bourque.html Bourque retires after 22 years in NHL, Stanley Cup win By JOHN MOSSMAN AP Sports Writer June 26, 2001 DENVER (AP) — For 22 seasons, Ray Bourque performed like few others on the ice. On...