Name a random Canuck
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Captain Bowie
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"Random" names that just bring my back to my childhood of watching/listening to Canucks games:
Scott Lachance
Drake Berehowsky
Harold Druken
Bob Essensa
Murray Baron
Bill Mackult
Darby Hendrickson
Scott Lachance
Drake Berehowsky
Harold Druken
Bob Essensa
Murray Baron
Bill Mackult
Darby Hendrickson
vadim sharifijanov
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so many random buddies for bure and/or mogilny. also, anatoli semenov and roman oksiuta
the only player to successfully center bure and mogilny in the NHL...
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks Box Score — November 3, 1995 | Hockey-Reference.com
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames Box Score — November 4, 1995 | Hockey-Reference.com
Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders Box Score — November 7, 1995 | Hockey-Reference.com
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — November 9, 1995 | Hockey-Reference.com
...for four glorious games in the fall of 1995 before bure's season ended
mogilny: 4 goals, 3 assists
bure: 2 goals, 4 assists
beranek: 1 goal, 3 assists
Glad you brought this to our Board @PG Canuck
I think in the future the idea of posting a Hockey Card with the name removed is a good one as well.
So many interesting players brought forward that bring back some cool memories. I'll add 2 players who were very influential to me:
Curt Ridley inspired me to collect hockey cards when one of my buddies shared this at school after he cracked open a pack:
That mask!
"King" Richard Brodeur inspired me to become a goalie during that great run in 1982 (After I was told I was too small to make Rep as a Forward). I was so pissed off when they released this card that year instead of a full geared, action shot:
I think in the future the idea of posting a Hockey Card with the name removed is a good one as well.
So many interesting players brought forward that bring back some cool memories. I'll add 2 players who were very influential to me:
Curt Ridley inspired me to collect hockey cards when one of my buddies shared this at school after he cracked open a pack:
That mask!
"King" Richard Brodeur inspired me to become a goalie during that great run in 1982 (After I was told I was too small to make Rep as a Forward). I was so pissed off when they released this card that year instead of a full geared, action shot:
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Pip
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Some more recent ones:
Ronalds Kenins
Byron Bitz
Emerson Etem (always slips my mind)
Joseph Cramarossa
Brandon McMillan (although he is memorable for the playoff goal)
Ronalds Kenins
Byron Bitz
Emerson Etem (always slips my mind)
Joseph Cramarossa
Brandon McMillan (although he is memorable for the playoff goal)
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Believe it or not I invented this same game with my Uncle and Cousin in 1988/89. I called it "Canuck".
We were sitting around my Gramma's table and my Uncle Frank Kirby (of the Kirby's Klippers Lacrosse teams) had this habit of calling everyone Moe (after his friend and business partner it turned out).
So one time he called me Moe and I called him back "Lemay". He liked that response and so did my cousin. We ended up talking some more and he called me Moe again. This time I called him "Mantha".
"Good one" he said. And we proceeded to start naming Canucks and former Canucks one at a time challenging each other and seeing what obscure Canucks we could come up with.
Someone I played this with suggested I phone it in to one of the radio shows in the 90's because they were always promoting their Sports or Canucks game those days but I never did.
My uncle and cousin would still play this whenever we got together. My cousin and I still do when we can.
Fun to see other people came up with it too - its probably a game that's been around forever
Note: We had discussions on who you could name drop, whether coaches or management counted or just players. But the game is so loose I think doing that becomes a nice twist.
Technically you win by being the last to remember a name but that's never the point. It ends up being a great way to talk about old timey Canucks.
We were sitting around my Gramma's table and my Uncle Frank Kirby (of the Kirby's Klippers Lacrosse teams) had this habit of calling everyone Moe (after his friend and business partner it turned out).
So one time he called me Moe and I called him back "Lemay". He liked that response and so did my cousin. We ended up talking some more and he called me Moe again. This time I called him "Mantha".
"Good one" he said. And we proceeded to start naming Canucks and former Canucks one at a time challenging each other and seeing what obscure Canucks we could come up with.
Someone I played this with suggested I phone it in to one of the radio shows in the 90's because they were always promoting their Sports or Canucks game those days but I never did.
My uncle and cousin would still play this whenever we got together. My cousin and I still do when we can.
Fun to see other people came up with it too - its probably a game that's been around forever
Note: We had discussions on who you could name drop, whether coaches or management counted or just players. But the game is so loose I think doing that becomes a nice twist.
Technically you win by being the last to remember a name but that's never the point. It ends up being a great way to talk about old timey Canucks.
Mr. Canucklehead
Kitimat Canuck
Mr. Canucklehead
Kitimat Canuck
How about Manny Legace? Canucks briefly owned him after claiming him off waivers in the 90s, IIRC, before promptly losing him on waivers again. They then had him come to training camp on a tryout during Vigneault’s reign as coach.
I actually don't remember the training camp stint. Whoa. Remember Owen Nolan and Todd Fedoruk?
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I didn't know about Owen Nolan until years later. I saw a picture of him in a Canucks jersey and thought I was losing my mind.
Mr. Canucklehead
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Hit the post
I have your gold medal Zippy!
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A few guys who had short-lived careers on the Canucks and were much better known for their play on other teams:
future Leafs captain Rick Vaive & his perennial linemate Bill Derlago
future Nordiques captain Mario Marois
former Gretzky winger BJ MacDonald
Czech superstar Ivan Hlinka
former Lunch Pail Bruin Peter McNab
former Bobby Smith/Steve Payne linemate Al MacAdam
future Leafs captain Rick Vaive & his perennial linemate Bill Derlago
future Nordiques captain Mario Marois
former Gretzky winger BJ MacDonald
Czech superstar Ivan Hlinka
former Lunch Pail Bruin Peter McNab
former Bobby Smith/Steve Payne linemate Al MacAdam
I can't even imagine what the response would have been like if the Vaive/Tiger trade happened today. Giving Toronto their first-ever 50-goal scorer for Funny Hobby Horse Rider Man? Woof.
1980s hockey cards were the best. Particularly when they focused on the player's marital status or a random bit of trivia like that.
We never could have imagined it in 1983, but the Internet is amazing so I have tracked down that game – a thrilling New Year's Eve tie that would portend the 2011 Finals:
And I have to say, I kind of get why they thought it was worthy of mention – the goals were 40 seconds apart.
