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Bruce Allen, Dan Mangan predict Stanley Cup playoffs

"Canucks! Kesler!" Vancouver musician Dan Mangan tweeted to the Vancouver Observer with his predictions about the winner of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Most Valuable Player. With the...

Online ticket resellers say Stanley Cup tickets fetching $2,000 or more

VANCOUVER -- Zaak Ghelani was in the stands 17 years ago when Vancouver defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs to advance to the Stanley Cup final, but back then he couldn't afford the pricey tickets to...

Canucks fever photos

With the Stanley Cup within reach, Canucks visuals decorate a city eager for victory.

Hockey nightmare

I had the strangest dream the other night. I was on the NDP hockey team, playing in a three-team game against the Liberals and the Conservatives. I was not actually supposed to have any ice time -- I...

Vancouver's tortured past with the Stanley Cup may be ending, say experts

VANCOUVER -- Both Vancouver's city and its hockey team have had a tortured relationship with the Stanley Cup, but experts say the Olympics healed the wounds of the 1994 hockey riot. After the Canucks...

Canucks Stanley Cup Finals song: video

Yes, the Canucks are in the Stanley Cup Finals. Here's a viral video tribute to the top Canadian hockey team from a fan and four Green Men. 

Slideshow: Granville Street flooded with fans as Canucks advance to finals

Supporters of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team flood Granville Street after the Canucks won a double-overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. The last time the Canucks advanced to the final round...

Vancouver erupts in massive street party as Canucks advance to Stanley Cup final

 Canucks fans are pouring onto the streets of Vancouver to celebrate the team's first trip to the Stanley Cup final in 17 years The Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in second overtime,...

Kid Carson celebrates with Vancouver Canucks’ historic victory

Vancouver goes wild after the Canucks make the Stanley Cup finals. Kid Carson takes it all in.

Don Cherry in a black jacket

Who would have known that the elegant-looking guy near the exit of Rogers Arena was the Coach himself? I had eyed a gentleman in a dark long coat and hat, looking like a detective from L.A....