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Hockey Loses a Real Hero as Trevor Linden Announces His Retirement

Trevor Linden, one of the classiest and more generous professional athletes of all-time, has formally announced his retirement from the NHL after a career which saw him compile 867 points in 1,382 games.While Linden's announcement is no surprise, it still feels like a rusty dagger through the heart. Hockey in Vancouver...

Farewell to Captain Canuck: Trevor Linden

Although Trevor Linden has not officially announced his retirement, it's pretty much all but certain that the most popular player in the history of the Vancouver Canucks has played his final game in the NHL.All of the signs were there: Trevor flying in his parents for the game, the fans giving Linden a standing ovation...

Last Crusades for Hockey's Holy Grail

One of the go-to plot-lines for the hockey media in the playoffs is to find that one veteran player who has yet to raise the Stanley Cup and then support his candidacy as a champion. Ray Bourque was the most famous case with the Avalanche in 2001, but these players are usually less legendary than battle-scarred veterans...

Round 2: Ducks (2) vs. Canucks (3)

Season series: 3-1 for Anaheim. Ducks outscored Vancouver 14-6Team Records: Vancouver 49-26-7, 105 pts; Anaheim 48-20-14, 110 pts. Ducks GM Brian Burke brings his new team to face his old team, the Vancouver Canucks, in a series that pits his very physical, aggressive squad against the patient and methodical team he used...

Agony to Ecstasy in Vancouver

Vancouver hospitals were not overrun by injuries caused by people falling off the Canucks bandwagon, but plenty of people had to have their hearts restarted at one point in last night's 4-1 Canucks victory.After the first period, when the Stars led 1-0, I was all but set to write the eulogy for the Canucks season. The...