President’s Trophy | Rob The Hockey Guy

Better team: This year’s Canucks or last year’s Canucks?

April 1, 2012 Rob 3 Comments Special Feature

The Canucks took back top spot in the conference Saturday night with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Canucks sit one point up on the St Louis Blues and tied in points with the New York Rangers for top spot in the entire league [...]

Canucks Fans and Battered Wife Syndrome: A Long, Hard Summer

August 14, 2011 Stu Mctuzzi 0 Comments Random, Special Feature

In a college newspaper several years ago, a good friend of mine wrote an article which drew a parallel between Canucks fans and battered wives. While crude and wildly insensitive to the plight of battered women worldwide, the content of the article has always stuck with me, ringing in my ears at the end of each disappointing season.

Canucks sit back and wait for Blackhawks, Ducks, Predators… Who do you want?

April 4, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Playoffs, Special Feature

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, the Vancouver Canucks have locked up the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team in the regular season. We know this because they absolutely took the night off in their first meaningless game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night! But I digress. They’re the top dogs, which means we know that they will play whichever team ends up in 8th place in the conference. In case you haven’t seen the NHL standings in a while, here they are:

Canucks clinch first place, President's Trophy… But what does it really mean?

March 31, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Game Recap, Special Feature

With an impressive 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, the Canucks clinched first place in the entire National Hockey League. In case you’re counting at home, that’s the first time in 40 years that we can say the Vancouver Canucks are President’s Trophy winners. It’s a nice feather in their cap, and nice to have won it for the first time. Enjoy it Canucks fans… for now.

Canucks First Place in the Entire NHL!

January 3, 2011 Rob 4 Comments Bandwagon Douchebaggery, Game Recap

With their win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, the Canucks moved into first place in the entire NHL. What does this mean exactly? Well, unless they start awarding Stanley Cups in January, not a whole heck of a lot. Even being at the top of the standings at the end of the season usually means squat given that the President’s trophy winners have only won the cup five times in the last 20 years. But you can excuse Canucks fans for getting a little giddy right now. After all, being at the top of the league’s standings near the midway point of the season has been a rarity during this team’s 40 year history.