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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/1/08 2:08pm Subject: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Yes, folks, as one poster put it to me, if you are a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, you love pain. Talk about utter inability to do anything properly. It is true, however, that Vancouver has won the Stanley Cup once, in 1915. See below: "Vancouver has a very rich hockey tradition. Professional hockey has been played in the city almost continuously since 1911. The city's first professional team, the Vancouver Millionaires, played for the Stanley Cup five times, winning the prized trophy in 1915. It was also home to one of the first artificial ice arenas in North America. After the Millionaires disbanded in 1924, Vancouver was a top minor league city for many years, most notably by the Vancouver Canucks, who played from 1945 to 1970 in the Pacific Coast Hockey League and minor professional Western Hockey League. In 2000 the Vancouver Giants joined the major junior Western Hockey League." This thread is discuss how the Canucks have screwed up yet again. There will be no dearth of material for discussion, I assure you.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/1/08 9:47pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	The Canucks were granted a franchise by the NHL in 1970. That's right, 38 years ago. In all that time, they have reached the finals twice, but never won.
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RX_Sith Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/2/08 8:13am Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	They are probably most recognized for the "Halloween" type jerseys they wore. Here is a picture of it along with their other jerseys over the years. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/2/08 12:06pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	The original's not so bad...that's the blue and green one. But that Hallowe'en one is godawful. I heard they hired a consultant on that one. Obviously a stoned one, not uncommon in Vancouver in those days (and in these).
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/3/08 1:02pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	So, then, first year (1970). Vancouver tossed a coin with the other new franchise, Buffalo (which, to be fair, hasn't won a Stanley Cup either), and Buffalo won the toss (surprise). They drafted Gilbert Perrault. Vancouver took Dale Tallon.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/4/08 11:56am Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	I'm wrong; they spun a wheel: The Vancouver Canucks first season They still lost, and established the foundation of a long history of bad, bad, bad drafting.
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RX_Sith Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/4/08 2:08pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Yes, very interesting indeed how the Sabres got the first pick. Here is the original Canucks logo: -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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elemental_fantasy Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/4/08 6:14pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Wow, they still exist? I forgot about them.
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PTMurphy84 Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 9/4/08 6:46pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Its because the NHL governing body has all but outlawed the one thing that makes the NHL worth watching: Punch-ups! And the Canucks have produced some hellacious Enforcers in the past... -----signature----- Member of the Game Designers Guild File under the following:. What the Hell... Holy ****!
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/4/08 8:14pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	I don't mind fighting, and I think the enforcer rule is a joke.
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PTMurphy84 Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 9/4/08 8:56pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	It is, hockey players will find an excuse to fight. Hell, encourage em as long as they can play the damn game too! I can speak from experience, NHL games these days are less fun than AHL games because of the glut of idiotic rules. Ive been to many a Wolves game where the fans damn near riot because of a lack of fighting. Now, not to bash the Canucks, but ever since 82 you kind of have doomed yourselves with Towel Power. That is basically a gesture of surrender you know... -----signature----- Member of the Game Designers Guild File under the following:. What the Hell... Holy ****!
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/6/08 8:19pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	I know.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/11/08 1:36pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	It appears Mats Sundin is going to retire, so much for that notion (a crappy one in the first place)
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/19/08 9:59pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Here we go, folks, it's Roberto Luongo and a cast of thousands.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/24/08 10:07pm Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	They're winning their pre-season games, which means they will start losing, and losing badly, once the season starts.
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imperial_dork Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 9/25/08 9:57am Subject: RE: The Vancouver Canucks and Other Disasters
	Without Nazzy, I no longer have any interest in the 'Nucks. Except for my annual trip to Vancouver to see them play the Red Wings. -----signature----- Nice skates - let's puck.
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