Recap: 3/23/2007 Oilers vs Canucks

Friday night, the biggest game in the Burlington Canuck’s short history took place as they met for the final match against the Oilers. With the series tied at one game a piece, it was win or go home. The insults and pushing and shoving did not slow down from the previous game, as both teams knew that if they lost, it would be no more hockey until the tournament a month later. The Canucks knew they’d have to give it their all, and that was what they did, as they worked hard to win 5-2 to put away the Oilers and move on to play the Sharks in the B-Central final.
The first half of the game was back and forth hockey, the teams traded goals a few times, and both goalies were playing well. In the second half of the game, the Canucks started taking control and ended up controlling the majority of the play, and in doing so, scored 3 more goals to ensure the victory. Canuck goals were scored by James (2), and Wade (3). Next time, us other Canucks will have to step up and give those two boys some assistance, and maybe put in a few ourselves.
Next up is the big series against the Sharks. Since the beginning of the season, everyone knew we’d see these guys in the finals. With a 1-3 record against them during the season, some CRHL followers may think they’ll be able to win the series, but come on… have you seen how good we are?! We’ve crushed them before, and we’ll do it again.

Recap: 3/17/2007 Canucks vs Oilers

Deeply regretting the fact that they were missing out on countless St. Paddy’s day celebrations worldwide, the Canucks showed up for game two of the series against the Oilers. Despite spades of confidence, we did not have the four-leaf clover this night, as we ended up losing the game 3-2 to send it to a third and deciding match on our home ice next Friday night.
Even though we lost, the game was one of the best yet. The playoff atmosphere was obvious as both benches didn’t stop chirping from start to finish. The sticks and elbows were flying high, and more and more players were sent off to the sin bin as the competition heated up. The Oilers scored a nice goal in the first to light a fire under our collective asses. Soon afterwards we scored two quick goals to take the lead. We settled down to play safe and protect the lead, but the Oilers managed two quick goals in one shift to take the lead, and then never let up to take the win. The Canucks took the loss hard, and decided to drown our sorrows in a few pints of St Paddy’s day goodness. Next week in the big game we’ll be back better than ever. Time to sharpen those skates and lace’m up tight. It’s win or go home boys!

Recap: 3/9/2007 Oilers vs Canucks

The playoffs kicked off for the Nuckers on Friday night with the first game of a best-of-three series against the Oilers. The Canucks were confident knowing they had beaten this team three times during the regular season, but they also knew that the Oil were capable of beating them if they slacked off even a little.
The game started and for a period and a half the play went back and forth with no one able to find the back of the net. Both teams played hard, the game was looking to be a low scoring affair until a burst of offense from the Canucks broke the game open and we jumped to a 3 goal lead. With a hefty lead, the Canucks settled into trap mode and managed to keep the puck out until a scrum in front of our own net resulted in an Oiler goal. In the final minute the Oil pressed hard with the extra attacker, and managed another goal to bring it to a one goal game with 15 seconds left. Fortunately, face-offs are a Canucks specialty, and we won the draw, and threw it into an empty net to secure the victory.
The game proved the Canucks have what it takes to be champions. A steller performance from Chris in net, a great game played by the defense, and some excellent offensive displays all combined to help win the game. Let’s do it again next week boys!

Goal Scorers: Dan (Mike, Matt), Mike (Matt, John), Wade (Jack), Jack (Dan)