Go Canucks Go

I know I've been posting pictures from my honeymoon and I'll get back to it....maybe tomorrow. Its been fun going though them, remembering things I have completely forgotten about. But not today. Today I have something else.

Today I wanna say congratulations to those crazy canuckleheads for finally getting back to the Stanley Cup Finals. I have to admit, they scared me last night. I thought they were going to find a way to lose that game but in the end they pulled it out.  Made me stay up late waiting for it though, blasted Canucks!

If you have read this blog even a little you know I'm a huge hockey fan. Even further I'm a die hard Blackhawks fan, I love my Hawks. But when the Hawks were down, it was a long long long time, I would cheer for the Canucks. I really liked the mid 90's Canucks team so they kinda became my second team.  Pavel Bure, Kirk McLean, Trevor Linden, Jyrki Lumme, Cliff Ronning, Alexander Mogilny, Markus Naslund, I loved watching those teams play.

Some of my Canucks collectibles.

I cheered for the Canucks as I did the Hawks, waiting for one of my teams to win the Cup. I always thought it would be the Canucks first. They had some pretty good teams and the Hawks were hopeless for awhile.  But last year the Hawks made me a very happy hockey fan and won the Stanley Cup. While I would have loved to see them win it again this year, having the Canucks make it and hopefully win the Cup makes it kinda cool. Two teams I've pulled for most of my life winning the Stanley Cup back to back years is awesome.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. I liked the Canucks from the mid 90's. There was no rivalry then so they were a safe and exciting team to follow once the Hawks were done. There is this rivalry now between the two teams but I don't care. I still like my Nucks, not as much as the Hawks of course but I still like them.  The Hawks Canucks rivalry is great now but it will fade. Truth is, I don't like the Redwings. Detroit can fall in a hole and never been seen again for all I care. I'd be the first to go take a dump in that hole. Ok, over the top? No, I hate the Redwings! Growing up I didn't like the Blues or Toronto Maple Leafs. Those were the big rivals along with the Wings. The Blues rivalry has faded because both teams were down and the NHL killed the rivalry with the Leafs by moving them to the east. I fear they may do the same with the Wings but I'll rant about that if and when it happens.  

So, Congrats Canucks, Western Conference Champions. Go win the Stanley Cup! Go Canucks Go!