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Five Hole for Food

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Five Hole for Food will see Vancouver hockey bloggers taking to the streets across Canada this summer to play hockey and raise funds for local Food Banks. The tour will stop in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria and wrap things up in Vancouver this July. “I love hockey and I wanted to […]

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Canucks Sports Action Giveaway, Believe

Comments 89 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tonight the Canucks will be playing their hearts out with clean-shaven faces and down a few men. They hung on in Game 5 to force the Chicago Blackhawks into Game 6 which is just as much a “do or die” match as Sunday’s. To keep Canucks fans in the mood (and on the bandwagon), I […]

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Hockey Canada Store Giveaway

Comments 137 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s the first week of May and hockey fever is alive and strong in Vancouver. The Canucks are 3 games into their round two series with Chicago and around the NHL, eight teams are still vying for a spot in the Stanley Cup final. We’ve had a fantastic year of hockey in Vancouver so far […]

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Lions Gate Lions Show Canucks Pride

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The lions that guard the entrance to the Lions Gate Bridge (on the Stanley Park side) have been known recently to show their support and team pride. They sported red mittens during the Olympics and now they’ve traded the red for blue. Photo © yeoaaron on Flickr A few days ago images surfaced of the […]

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Would You Touch the Stanley Cup?

Comments 28 by Rebecca Bollwitt

During the Olympics I had the chance to have a little visit with the Stanley Cup at the BC International Media Centre. Phil Pritchard was present with his white gloves as media and security staff lined up to find and point out where their favourite player or team’s name was engraved. I walked up to […]

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When Vancouver Won the Stanley Cup

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It was 1915 at one of Canada’s first indoor ice rinks, the Denman Arena, where the Vancouver Millionaires lifted the Stanley Cup. Named after the same man for whom Stanley Park has its title, it’s been an interesting 95 years of hockey in this town ever since. Denman Arena from the Rowing Club in Stanley […]

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Canucks are Northwest Division Champions

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Even though I’m a few days late for this one it’s certainly noteworthy to mention that for the third time in four years, we’ll be raising a banner to the rafters of GM Place come fall. The Vancouver Canucks have once again clinched a playoff spot and secured the title of Northwest Division champions. The […]

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Hockey for the Homeless Day Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

May 7th 2010 has been declared by the City of Vancouver as Hockey for the Homeless Day. This annual fundraiser and hockey tournament where your team can face off against Canucks and NHL alumni all for a cause. According to the latest Metro Vancouver Homeless Count, almost 2,600 local men, women and children don’t have […]

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Vancouver 2010 Team Canada vs Team USA Hockey

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It comes to this – our neighbouring nations play each other in tournament hockey action at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Team Canada takes on Team USA at 4:40pm PT today over at Canada Hockey Place and even last night you could see flags from both countries being paraded up and down Granville street. The city […]

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2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

On January 1st the legendary Fenway Park in will be home to an open-air hockey game that will see the Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 Bridgestone Winter Classic. I won’t be in Boston however I will be in Iowa (where I was for last year’s Winter Classic) and I’ll be […]

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