According to Wikipedia: A double entendre is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first (more obvious) meaning is straightforward, while the second meaning is less so: often risqué or ironic. When describing hockey, players use shoot, hit, check, bump, slide, and use sticks of varying lengths. This makes [...]

Throughout the season, the Canucks Wagonwatch series will track how much room is on the team’s bandwagon. In addition, it will also track the completely separate Luongo wagon. Canucks Bandwagon: 70% full The Canucks scored 3 minutes into this game on a great rush from – wait for it – no, not Henrik to Raymond, [...]

Throughout the season, the Canucks Wagonwatch series will track how much room is on the team’s bandwagon. In addition, it will also track the completely separate Luongo wagon. Canucks Bandwagon: 70% full The Canucks were down 3-0 after the first 5:10 of the game. Despite people making Luongo to be the goat here, the defensive [...]

During last season’s grueling run to the Stanley Cup Finals a new post game show was born at CBC Vancouver called Seeking Stanley. The show, featuring hosts Shane Foxman and Karin Larsen, returns for another playoff run and will begin this Saturday, March 3rd following Hockey Night in Canada’s After Hours. The original airings will [...]

And I’m not talking about the spawning habits of BC salmon. Although that does make a great metaphor – Coho heads off to the Pacific Ocean, then has to struggle, swimming upstream to return to the place of his birth… Ontario? Buffalo is close enough to Toronto, right? Mike Gillis traded his first draft pick [...]