Recap: 1/13/2006 Canucks vs Sharks

Canucks win! Canucks win! – There was great rejoicing throughout all the land as the Canucks conquered the Sharks in a convincing 4-0 shutout victory. The Canucks finally lived up to all the smack-talk and cockiness by playing a phenomenal game of hockey against the formerly unbeaten Sharks. All who attended the event were absolutely stunned by how talented this Canuck team really is. The whole team gave this game a hundred and eleven percent. The team was embarrassed after our poor outing the week before, and were all fired up and ready to show the Sharks what we are capable of.
From the goalie, to the entire defense core, and all three forward lines, everyone played their best game of the season. Chris made spectacular save after spectacular save as he kept the gates shut for the whole game proving that he is probably one of the top netminders to ever strap on the pads. Our defense also played an exceptional game, stopping the Sharks offensive attempts time after time. After a while it almost looked as though they were scared to even come into our zone. Our forwards also rose to the occasion by stuffing the Sharks net full of pucks. Rich opened the scoring in the second period with a nice wrister: top corner, blocker-side which lifted the entire team to their feet and sparked a fire under the rest of the team. In the third period Kenny decided to take the game into his own hands. He crashed the Shark’s net with reckless abandon, wack after wack, forcing a big juicy rebound to come out onto Jack’s stick, and when that happens - the puck usually ends up in the net. After that in another scrum in front of the net Ken managed to get his stick on a puck sitting on the goal-line to poke it forward into the back of the net securing the victory. Wade also managed to extend his scoring streak by breaking through the Sharks’s defense, and undressing the goalie to throw one upstairs. With four goals, the Canucks shut down the opposition for the rest of the night. When the game ended, the Canucks celebrated as only the Canucks can. The frosty beverages never tasted so sweet…
With less than a week away till the next meeting of these two teams, we can’t wait to do it all over again. Look out Sharks! Go Nucks!

Sweet video this week – Some nice post-game analysis from Ken “Pierre McGuire” Vanderboom too. Check it out: