The Athletic is a subscription based sports news service. I had seen some articles posted on Twitter and when I clicked the link to the story I was only able to see the first couple of paragraphs. The rest of the story was hidden under the subscription based model. The… Continue reading →
In 2009 we attended 5 BC Lions games at BC Place which is within walking distance of our apartment. In 2010 we ventured to Empire Stadium for one game. The travel time, ridiculous parking prices, huge line ups, disgusting portable washroom trailers and sun in the eyes when sitting... Continue reading →
So with the season off and running I thought I would weigh in with my opinion on the Vancouver Canucks. The team has played 15 games so far this season, only Pittsburgh and Ottawa (in the Eastern Conference) have matched the Canucks in number of games played so far. Considering… Continue reading →
The second round of the 2011 NHL Playoffs were about as exciting as it gets, particularly with the way the Western Conference quarter final finished. The Eastern Conference seems like it has been over forever with Boston and Tampa Bay both completing four game sweeps. The Canucks played... Continue reading →
What a great round the first round of the NHL 2011 Playoff’s provided us! Everything was highlighted for us by the Vancouver Canucks clinching Game 7 in overtime on Alex Burrow’s final goal. We admit that the series had more story lines than a Stephen King novel and even intrigued… Continue reading →
Finally after 82 games the first round of the 2010/2011 NHL Playoffs are set to begin on Wednesday April 13th. It was a great season, particularly as a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, but with 10 games left and the Canucks having little to play for, the last few games… Continue reading →
As many of you know we do not often take our car out on the road; in fact before this trip we had our brand new Terrain for 5 weeks and it had only been driven 126 kilometers since day one. The main reason we decided to spend the weekend… Continue reading →
On Friday I had my first chance of 2010 to head out to a ‘Nooner at the Nat’. This is of course one a few Vancouver Canadians games held at 1:05 PM at the Scotia Bank Field & Nat Bailey Stadium. It was a great Vancouver day with a 22… Continue reading →
BC Lions Home Opener So last Saturday we went to the BC Lions home opener at Empire Field. It was a great experience and you can read Tara’s blog “How to Enjoy the BC Lions at Empire Stadium”. Now I want to start by emphatically declaring that I am NOT… Continue reading →
Step One - Parking It is not as bad as you might think. All we had heard about the first game for the BC Lions at Empire Field was bad news about the parking; that it was $30 and hard to come by. In fact the regular parking spaces for… Continue reading →
