The Vancouver Canucks: Great Moments in Time

[LuckyDay]

That's probably The Cyclone at the 1:06 mark actually skating at what looks to be an outdoor practice.
He would have wore #4 or #3 depending if he was playing Rover or Cover Point that year.

Scored 148 goals in 126 games in Vancouver with seasons that rival Gretzky and Lemiuex. Was basically Orr before Bobby.

 

[LuckyDay]

 

[LuckyDay]

Mario Lemieux and the start of a glorious NHL career.
Lemieux gets the instigator but John Garrett is third man in!

 

[Nolan Bombgardener]

 

[Kevinsane]

Long before the abuse revelations I had the feeling Toews was an utter phony. This clip brings me joy.

 

[innitfam]

Here live for this. What a great goal and a cool moment. Shitty to think now it's pretty good odds Petey will leave to somewhere he can win. Don't blame him though.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

a few from the glory years

remember when we were tough and when people f***ed around we made sure they found out?

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[racerjoe]

A year ago I would have loved this clip, now, I just can't anymore with Willie.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

A year ago I would have loved this clip, now, I just can't anymore with Willie.

oh shit i forgot about that

 

[Brookbank]

Jan Bulis hit on Jack Johnson



While we are at it, the Bulis piggyback

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I want that #22 orca sweater



Tiger with two fights in his sixth? game as a Canuck including a decent one at the end with Brisbane where he takes exception to Brisbane poking him in the cheek, probably trying to get his helmet off.

Bathe? makes a mistake in trying to take on Jerry Butler and Butler ends up pounding him. Bathe is completely woozy as he nearly falls trying to get himself to the box. Pretty clear he's going there with a concussion that won't be diagnosed.



Its hard to find an actual good scrap with Tiger in Nucklehead uniform. He loses in a decision here but it's fun to watch - classic even. No D.

There is an intermittent sound throughout the second video that any of us who are old enough to remember VCRs well remembers; it is the sound of the VCR tape not tracking properly, and it is the sound of impending doom and sadness.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Morrison and Linden, together again. Linden admits being scared to return to Vancouver in 2002.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[PavelBure10]

Can't forget in 94 when the Great One surpasses his idol Gordie Howe for most goals scored in league history 802.

Gretz scored his first ever NHL goal against the Canucks aswell.

 

[Hit the post]

Maybe I'm blind, but is Smyl on the ice for the Bruins? Would've been interesting to see Smyl face off against Fraser.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Jan Bulis hit on Jack Johnson



While we are at it, the Bulis piggyback

Hahahaha I was screaming at my TV like "What the **** are you doing?!". Good memories. That Bulis was one of the most frustrating signings of that era, he was our bozo back in the day but without JT's offense.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

^ IIRC that was a Sunday afternoon game. The Stars tied it up on the PP as well. I was listening to the radio because this was a PPV game and Shorty and Larscheid were flabbergasted.

 

[EpochLink]

I remember Canucks PPV games, they had the most cringiest stuff on there.
Like I remember Todd Bertuzzi, reading on a sheet of paper his preferred Canucks Restaurant to eat at in front of Canucks Place.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Maybe I'm blind, but is Smyl on the ice for the Bruins? Would've been interesting to see Smyl face off against Fraser.

I don't know, but I checked to see if my uncle might have been coach of the Cougars for that game but he wasn't. One of the players identified in the video, Paul Enquist, didn't join the Cougars until after my uncle was gone. That video was taken in either '76, '77 or '78, the only two seasons Enquist was with the Cougars.

 

[Hit the post]

I don't know, but I checked to see if my uncle might have been coach of the Cougars for that game but he wasn't. One of the players identified in the video, Paul Enquist, didn't join the Cougars until after my uncle was gone. That video was taken in either '76, '77 or '78, the only two seasons Enquist was with the Cougars.

Yeah I know the two Canuck alumni were captains of their respective WHL clubs. Both could 'thrown them" when required. Was curious if the two every had a fight during those days. Might've been something to see (well, knowing the Bruins, they'd likely have two or three guys jump in as well lol).

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Most of you who have been here awhile knew a moderator by the name of Parabola. He was a mod long before I became one in 2011. I bet @Mr. Canucklehead knows when Kevin became a moderator. He may have preceded Mr. C, but I don't think so. Mr. C. is ancient and has been here forever.

Kevin was a diehard Canucks and BC Lions fan. I'm sure everyone has seen the Parabola Memorial BC Lions thread.

Here's the hard part.

Kevin was born with spina bifida and struggled with it his entire life. It affected his entire body. Then, in 2015 he was diagnosed with cancer.

I will never forget the last conversation I had with Kevin. It was absolutely heartbreaking. He was dying, and although I think he was still holding out hope for a miracle, he knew his days were numbered. He expressed to me how shitty of a life deal he got - being born with spina bifida and then getting cancer before he was even 30 years old. Who couldn't understand why Kevin might be bitter? It just tears me apart knowing how devastated Kevin was when he was dealt a second terrible diagnosis even worse than the first.

Hold your loved ones close, and always be there for them.

Kevin died from complications of cancer and spina bifida on August 19, 2015, at age 29. He loved to practice wheelies in his wheelchair.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Most of you who have been here awhile knew a moderator by the name of Parabola. He was a mod long before I became one in 2011. I bet @Mr. Canucklehead knows when Kevin became a moderator. He may have preceded Mr. C, but I don't think so. Mr. C. is ancient and has been here forever.

Kevin was a diehard Canucks and BC Lions fan. I'm sure everyone has seen the Parabola Memorial BC Lions thread.

Here's the hard part.

Kevin was born with spina bifida and struggled with it his entire life. It affected his entire body. Then, in 2015 he was diagnosed with cancer.

I will never forget the last conversation I had with Kevin. It was absolutely heartbreaking. He was dying, and although I think he was still holding out hope for a miracle, he knew his days were numbered. He expressed to me how shitty of a life deal he got - being born with spina bifida and then getting cancer before he was even 30 years old. Who couldn't understand why Kevin might be bitter? It just tears me apart knowing how devastated Kevin was when he was dealt a second terrible diagnosis even worse than the first.

Hold your loved ones close, and always be there for them.

Kevin died from complications of cancer and spina bifida on August 19, 2015, at age 29. He loved to practice wheelies in his wheelchair.



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Kevin predated me as a mod - he and Fugu (RIP to her also ) were like a teenaged son and a mother. The way he used to riff off both her seriousness and her jokes cracked me up. He had an incredible snarky streak, but he was just generally such a cool dude - a lot of mods make their share of enemies after a time (I’m living proof), but he really seemed to have a knack for just getting along with people. He was hard to stay mad at.

Thanks for sharing him in this thread, CM.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Kevin predated me as a mod - he and Fugu (RIP to her also ) were like a teenaged son and a mother. The way he used to riff off both her seriousness and her jokes cracked me up. He had an incredible snarky streak, but he was just generally such a cool dude - a lot of mods make their share of enemies after a time (I’m living proof), but he really seemed to have a knack for just getting along with people. He was hard to stay mad at.

Thanks for sharing him in this thread, CM.

I wasn't sure I wanted to mention that Kevin could be a handful at times, but yes he could be.

I know Fugu felt like a mother to Kevin. She literally told me as much when I was Kevin's admin and needed advice from Barb on how to talk to him. But we all understood the cards he was dealt, made allowances and treated him accordingly.

And it defines irony knowing that Fugu made this thread, and she died of cancer three years later.

RIP longtime HF Canucks fan and global moderator, parabola

It is with a very heavy heart that I announce the loss of a long time HF member, global moderator and Canucks fan, parabola. As his obituary states, his love for hockey was unparalleled, and through this love, he found his way to HFBoards. He touched many of our lives during his time here...

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