goalie13 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Geography They were the home team so that's who I cheered for. The Canucks (the NHL version anyways) are only a year older than I am so I've been following them almost from the start. Granted, growing up, my favourite player was Bobby Orr but my favourite team has always been the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa 3 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 When i was younger i lived in winnipeg and watched burr, kes, and some other canucks when they played with the manitoba moose and ive been a huge fan of the canucks ever since! GO CANUCKS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That '94 cup run was something special....don't know if anyone here attended, but they had an appreciation type ceremony at BC Place after it was all over. Was a very cool thing to be a part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnhl Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Meeting Markus Naslund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Liked the flying skate logo as a kid. So I wanted to follow them more than anyone else for some reason. I live in Ontario so I didn't get to watch many games. Then I became a hardcore fan once we started making the playoffs almost every year since I was able to watch a lot more games on TV. Then became a die hard fan once I was able to watch every game. The more I watched, the more I liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendythirteenthrashers Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 moved here in 91....as a philly flyers fan [still am]........ then PAVEL BURE!!! and since ive lived in vancouver 22 years and counting i owe it to the city to be a fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Canucky Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I live in portland. My wife and I used to play world of warcraft and we made a good friend who lives in surrey. He enticed me to watch a few games and I havent looked back. I think it was 07/08 might have been 8/9 *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.rool Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I saw a bit of the Minnesota and Canucks series when I was young didn't care much. In grade 5 when the Canucks played the Stars and Ducks I started getting really hooked on watching the Canucks and the 2011 playoffs were really fun but sucks we lost. Now today I am a big Canucks fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406281dylan Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Maxim Lapierre!!! I have always loved the style of Maxim Lapierre the Hometown Hero of MTL http://assets.sbnati.../60725/amax.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allkill326 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That '94 cup run was something special....don't know if anyone here attended, but they had an appreciation type ceremony at BC Place after it was all over. Was a very cool thing to be a part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 That '94 cup run was something special....don't know if anyone here attended, but they had an appreciation type ceremony at BC Place after it was all over. Was a very cool thing to be a part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCanuck16 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Dad always watched HNIC on Saturday nights but I wasn't really that interested in watching pro hockey until 1993 or so. I remember originally liking the Leafs because my Mom was from Toronto and also the Montreal Canadians after they won the Cup that year. Then the first round of 1994 playoffs happened. The Canucks came back from a 3-1 deficit against the Calgary Flames and Pavel Bure scored on a breakaway to win Game 7 in Overtime. I have been a die hard Canucks fan ever since. That year was so magical and had such a drastic impact on me. Talk about a true Cinderella story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The moment they joined the NHL I became a Canucks fans. Was a Bruins fan before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That must have been amazing, to have been there (well, except the rioting). We had people over every game and flooded out into the streets afterward...everyone did in the entire neighbourhood. There were flags, honking, crying, celebrating...it was something special. It was so exciting....part of it was that they were a team of workhorses who just didn't have any quit in them. They were really accessible to the fans back then - I remember that year we attended a brunch with the team, open pratices, the Family Carnival, etc. It felt like watching family out there on the ice. My love of hockey really escalated during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleJack Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I started watching hockey in 1993/1994 my mother had just got re-married and I bonded with my step dad while watching hockey. His favorite team (and my 2nd) is Detroit. I remember this one time I was really angry at him for some unknown reason and so I decided I was going to cheer against the Redwings and cheer for whoever they were playing. This happened to be Vancouver (who is also one of the teams he dislikes) I can't even remember who won that game and even if Van played good but by the end of that game I was a Canuck fan. I like to think that there was just something about the Canucks that captured my heart but I think it was mostly a way to 'act' out. I was rebelling against my step dad by liking a team he disliked and who his favorite team was playingI just never thought I would spend the rest of my life loving that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadBertz Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 1994 run and the heart of Trevor Linden! He eventually became my all time favorite player... even bough an official home Linden jersey of the 94 finals a few years back, cost me a mint, but totally worth it!!! Linden, Bure, Mclean... just an amazing team! Even though the team that lost to Boston were favotites and won the presidents trophy, doesn;t compare to the 1994 team, that was all heart, grit, and one hell of a game breaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 That must have been amazing, to have been there (well, except the rioting). We had people over every game and flooded out into the streets afterward...everyone did in the entire neighbourhood. There were flags, honking, crying, celebrating...it was something special. It was so exciting....part of it was that they were a team of workhorses who just didn't have any quit in them. They were really accessible to the fans back then - I remember that year we attended a brunch with the team, open pratices, the Family Carnival, etc. It felt like watching family out there on the ice. My love of hockey really escalated during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahf149 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Well other than the fact the Canucks played their very first game on my birthdate (Oct 9th) 8 years before I was born... P A V E L B U R E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 I started watching hockey in 1993/1994 my mother had just got re-married and I bonded with my step dad while watching hockey. His favorite team (and my 2nd) is Detroit. I remember this one time I was really angry at him for some unknown reason and so I decided I was going to cheer against the Redwings and cheer for whoever they were playing. This happened to be Vancouver (who is also one of the teams he dislikes) I can't even remember who won that game and even if Van played good but by the end of that game I was a Canuck fan. I like to think that there was just something about the Canucks that captured my heart but I think it was mostly a way to 'act' out. I was rebelling against my step dad by liking a team he disliked and who his favorite team was playingI just never thought I would spend the rest of my life loving that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susraiders Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Mainly geography. That and my dad watched them almost religiously. I didn't really start watching every game until about 06 or so. The moment I knew that I would never cheer for another team as much as I do for the Canucks was Daniel's between the legs goal against the flames. That cemented my love for eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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