The Vancouver Canucks had a big day today. A Statue, A supension, a defensemen returning from injury, a trophy, oh and they even played a hockey game (and won) tonight too.
First, a bronze sculpture of former coach Roger Neilson, holding a stick and white towel in hand, was unveiled in front of Rogers Arena. The sculpture will be permanent, and is immortalizing the Canucks longstanding "towel power" tradition.
On hand were Canucks alumni from the 1982 roster who were a part of this moment in the team's history.
A ton of buzz and excitement in Vancouver as the team captured their first ever Presidents Trophy. Anything less than a Conference Final trip this year will be seen as a major disappointment.
Manny, brother in law to Steve Nash, suffered a season ending eye injury on March 16th when a puck accidently hit him in the eye. It was his first public appearance since that game and after two eye surgeries. Yesterday he mentioned that there is hope for him to eventually recover and we hope that he may be able to for next season. He will be missed for this playoff run with his faceoff work and checking abilities.
Sounds like Dan Hamhuis could also be back for the final game giving the Canucks a deep defence heading into the playoffs - something that was lacking last year.
The Canucks are currently 3-1 favourites to win the Stanley Cup heading into the playoffs.
Other notes:
What happened to Colorado? They are 4-24-2 since the All Star Break. You could have made some serious coin betting against this squad over the past 2 & 1/2 months. The off season and a top three draft pick in the June Entry Draft can't come soon enough for this team.
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