Vancouver Canucks

FIRST

OMG NOT HERE TOO

EVERYONE where I live is WOOO CANUCKS! like holy crap you guys are fan boys. Year after year of getting excited and they never make it anywhere.

Stupid ass hockey fans

Yeah! Just heard about it. Amazing too considering Gretzky has a stake in it.

Apparently Jerry Bruckheimer might buy the controlling share. Jim Balsillie is also reportedly making a bid for the team, but would want them to move to Southern Ontario (Hamilton) which is unlikely since the lease for the stadium is $700 million and he's only ponying up $212.5 million.

I'd love to someday see an east-coast canada team, but I don't see that being possible for quite some time.
Also, theres a Mike Farrell that used to play for the Capitals, then the Predators. Getting a jersey with my own name on it would be pretty fantastic.

*edit*
Whoo, we didn't Canuck it up. Another W for V

Edited by choopie911 - 05 May 2009 at 10:36pm

Jim Basille is apparently out of his mind. He tried to buy the Penguins before they managed to secure their new stadium, he tried to buy Nashville's NHL franchise when there was trouble there...he won't stop until he manages to drag some NHL team, kicking and screaming, into Hamilton, Ontario...

Interesting thing though, Shub, is that he had more than enough deposits for season tickets and box sales to prove to the NHL that Hamilton is a viable market. Probably more so than Nashville or Phoenix at the very least.

Now, did anyone else see that God-Awful officiating in the Ducks-Wings game? Puck was clearly loose and Detroit got robbed! That was just the worst of it. All kinds of blatant penalties that weren't called on both sides.

tallen702 wrote: Interesting thing though, Shub, is that he had more than enough deposits for season tickets and box sales to prove to the NHL that Hamilton is a viable market. Probably more so than Nashville or Phoenix at the very least. Now, did anyone else see that God-Awful officiating in the Ducks-Wings game? Puck was clearly loose and Detroit got robbed! That was just the worst of it. All kinds of blatant penalties that weren't called on both sides.

it was the fact that the ref had already started the whistle blowing process that they didnt allow them the goal. and good. i want Anaheim to win

Goddammit :(

.636 wrote: choopie911 wrote: How indie of you andy. Like seriously, its a game. No need t get all hyped up and excited about it waving around canucks flags on your cars and painting GO CANUCKS on your trucks. Or decorating your yard with canuck flags

Yeah, I was pleased to see a place you could work on stick handling. Theres a place sort of near me called Planet Ice. They have 4 rinks, and nearly every day they have "stick and puck" for 2 hours. Must have your own stick, hockey gloves, helmet and puck. CAN rent skates, but I just bought some super cheap. But yeah, much more enjoyable than just gliding around.