Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted January 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2020 Lines in morning skate: Pearson-Horvat-Eriksson Miller-Pettersson-Boeser Roussel-Gaudette-Virtanen Schaller-Beagle-Motte MacEwen Edler-Stecher Hughes-Tanev Fantenberg-Myers Benn 3 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 If Canucks keep playing with the forecheck they've had lately they're gonna steamroll the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Slegr said: Okay, 90s night, against the Rangers. My question - will we *finally* see our beloved Trevor Linden come out to celebrate the Canucks’ 50th season? This would be the perfect night to celebrate Linden, as he had arguably his finest game against the Rangers back in 94. After his sudden departure, it would be an awesome sight to see him come and support the team tonight. Another huge two points up for grabs. He is coming out for the Sedins, apparently. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: Is Lemieux playing? This would be the game inside the game. The Rags can score. Let’s see how the coverage looks against them. Trouba should have been a Canuck. I thought it was Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted January 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2020 The story behind the mysterious Canucks fan who jumped on the ice after Game 6 of the ’94 Stanley Cup Final: Quote The mystery began with a tweet from TSN1040 reporter Jeff Paterson last June. Why was Paterson watching this old clip, in the middle of summer, is another question for another day, but it piqued my interest in trying to create content to support our decade nights as part of the 50th season celebration. We're saluting the Canucks of the '90s this Saturday when we host the New York Rangers, so a story on this emphatic ice runner would be very fitting. Raven Nyman to the rescue. A quick DM to Raven and I was put in touch with her father Greg Nyman, the infamous fan on the ice. The scene: It's June 11, 1994, with the Canucks hosting the Rangers at the Pacific Coliseum in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. New York leads the series 3-2, so it's do-or-die for Vancouver. A win and it's back to The Big Apple with one big game to decide the Stanley Cup champion. Jeff Brown opened the scoring in the 1st period before Geoff Courtnall gave the Canucks a 2-0 lead mid-way through the 2nd period. Alex Kovalev replied for the Rangers to make it a 2-1 game after 40 minutes. Brown scored again in the 3rd and Courtnall iced it late, scoring with 1:32 to play, giving the Canucks a 4-1 win, forcing a Game 7. In the dying moments of the 3rd, as chaos reigned throughout the Coliseum, Greg Nyman had an idea. "We saw that Vancouver was going to win, they were on fire, playing really well," said Nyman, who was 30-years-old at the time. "We had had a few drinks, so near the end when they were going to win, I told my brother I was going to jump on the ice. He told me to go for it. It was pandemonium in the Coliseum." David Nyman provided the older brother bad influence needed and away Greg went. From his seat in the upper half of the lower bowl, Nyman made his way down to the glass, and with roughly 1.8 seconds left in the 3rd period, he joined the Canucks and Rangers on the ice. "There was the high glass in the end, then from blueline to blueline or whatever it was, the glass was just short panels," he explained. "So I waited until it was chaos, everyone was on their feet screaming and yelling, and so I ran down and just vaulted myself over the glass. Nobody helped me, it was a one-jump move. I was young, in shape and tough, bulletproof, you know." Although Nyman's plan was of the spur of the moment variety, he had the double knee slide planned for two reasons: "My mom and step-dad had season tickets down against the glass in the Canucks attacking zone, off to the left, so I thought I'd jump over the glass and then I'll slide towards them. Then I started running on the ice, and I thought I'd do the Tiger Williams and try to look like him even though I didn't have skates or a stick." Mission accomplished. Nyman slides through the shot and out of the frame, saying hello to his mom and step-dad in the process. Then what? Well, after some Rangers pointed out Nyman, two attendants came onto the ice and escorted him from the building. They were nice about it, Nyman said, and he went very willingly. He then circled around outside and went back into the game to celebrate the Canucks win with his brother. The only lasting impact of Nyman's infamous ice slide also serves as a reminder of his mischievous stunt. "Going over the glass, I cut my hand on the top. It wasn't really bad, but it did leave a scar on my right hand." Greg's daughter Raven, the oldest of this three children, was born in December of 1994, six months after the Canucks lost to the Rangers 3-2 in Game 7. When she was old enough to understand what her dad had done, uncle David - you'll remember him as the initial older brother bad influence to the ice run - was happy to show her the clip. Again and again and again. "My brother showed me a clip of it and he also told me I'd been on the news," laughed Greg. "Then it went away until one day he put a bug in my daughter's ear and she looked it up and then she shared it with her siblings, but I denied it was me for a long time." No more denying it. The truth is out. Case closed. Now that, Jeff Paterson, is the love this Canucks fan deserves all these years later, for his hilarious slide. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-94-game-6-cup-final/c-313283708 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Lines in morning skate: Pearson-Horvat-Eriksson Miller-Pettersson-Boeser Roussel-Gaudette-Virtanen Schaller-Beagle-Motte MacEwen Edler-Stecher Hughes-Tanev Fantenberg-Myers Benn Why mess with a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertaNuck Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 1 minute ago, VancouverHabitant said: Why mess with a good thing. Feeling bad for Benn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmanpower Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Going to the game. Wearing my lucky game worn autographed Edler jersey. I am dang excited! Go Canucks Go! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 PREGAME | Antoine Roussel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post 10pavelbure96 Posted January 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2020 56 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Lines in morning skate: Pearson-Horvat-Eriksson Miller-Pettersson-Boeser Roussel-Gaudette-Virtanen Schaller-Beagle-Motte MacEwen Edler-Stecher Hughes-Tanev Fantenberg-Myers Benn Our 7th dman this year is better than our 4th or 5th last year. Good job jimbo 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 49 minutes ago, xereau said: He is coming out for the Sedins, apparently. Linden is coming out for the Sedins? I’m confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, 10pavelbure96 said: Our 7th dman this year is better than our 4th or 5th last year. Good job jimbo Like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Slegr said: Okay, 90s night, against the Rangers. My question - will we *finally* see our beloved Trevor Linden come out to celebrate the Canucks’ 50th season? This would be the perfect night to celebrate Linden, as he had arguably his finest game against the Rangers back in 94. After his sudden departure, it would be an awesome sight to see him come and support the team tonight. Another huge two points up for grabs. Nope -- he's out of country. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, Filthy McNasty said: Feeling bad for Benn I'm not... ...lol. He will get his chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Slegr said: Linden is coming out for the Sedins? I’m confused. He won't be there tonight. He will be there on two other nights including when Sedins numbers get retired next month. https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-game-day-foes-from-94-face-off Edit: I see Vintage beat me to it....big surprise lol. Edited January 4, 2020 by Kanukfanatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Any word on whether Pavel comes out tonight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCanuck16 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Slegr said: Okay, 90s night, against the Rangers. My question - will we *finally* see our beloved Trevor Linden come out to celebrate the Canucks’ 50th season? This would be the perfect night to celebrate Linden, as he had arguably his finest game against the Rangers back in 94. After his sudden departure, it would be an awesome sight to see him come and support the team tonight. Another huge two points up for grabs. Personally I would love to see that! Linden will always be loved in Vancouver and his departure on bad terms was so unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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