2026-02-12 09:57:48
God... we are so very, very, bad.
#Canucks
A 16 save shutout.
16.
This might just be the worst team in Canucks history. I've been a fan since 1982's cup run as a kid… there have been some very bad teams.
This is a very, very bad team.
#NHL #HNOM
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/03/09/reimer-posts-16-save-shutout-as-ottawa-senators-blank-canucks-2-0/
Good Morning #Canada
On this day in 1955, the passion of French Canadian #Hockey fans spilled over into the streets outside of the Montreal Forum. The Richard Riot was named after the Canadiens star player Maurice (Rocket) Richard. Following a violent altercation on March 13th, in which Richard hit a linesman, #NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended him for the remainder of the 1954–55 NHL season (3 games) and the entire playoffs. Montreal fans protested that the suspension was too severe and the Francophone fan base claimed the length of the suspension was motivated by Richard's French Canadian ethnicity. On March 17th the Canadiens played Boston, with the Rocket watching from the players bench in street clothes. The Forum was surrounded by chanting fans and when Clarence Campbell took his usual seat at the Forum the anger ignited. The resulting riot damaged neighbourhood stores and buildings, and led to dozens of arrests.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CrazyCanucks
https://www.nhl.com/news/richard-riot-still-chilling-memory-in-montreal-70-years-later
Some USA Olympic Hockey players playing for Canadian teams are in for a rough ride... and if you know enough about hockey and US players, you'll be able to guess who's on top of the shit list.
But this is the part that is actually important:
“We know how this story ends,” said the writer Jennifer Weiner. “The male athletes are flying private, back to their seven-figure NHL paycheques and a White House rolling out the red carpet. The women are flying coach, back to the grind, to a league that barely pays them to play. The men, celebrated. The women, mocked.”
I'm glad the #Canucks traded Hughes, if only because it would have been extremely awkward, and possibly downright hostile.
#Hockey #NHL #HNOM #Toronto #Ottawa #Winnipeg
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/hockey-inside-out/u-s-olympic-mens-team-leaves-icy-stain-on-hockey-that-wont-go-away?utm_source=Mastodon