Vancouver Canucks pride keeps on spreading as the hockey team continues to thrill fans in the playoffs. Over the weekend, the popular statues by English Bay — “A-maze-ing Laughter” by artist Yue Minjundoes — were decked out in the iconic blue, green and white Canucks jerseys. The statues have brought joy to the many visitors, but with Canucks playoff...

The leaders of Alberta and BC have made a wager on the upcoming second-round playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. Alberta UCP leader Danielle Smith took to social media on Friday night to challenge BC NDP leader David Eby to a friendly, but rather lame, bet on who will win the series. Obviously, Smith will be rooting for...

Who will advance in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? Predicting the winner of the second round series.

They said it “Who is kidding who? We can't get into a penalty fest against Edmonton. We can't give them four, five or six power plays. Hopefully we're allowed to play the game 5-on-5, hopefully it's not a penalty fest, but that's on us too.” -- Canucks coach Rick Tocchet “I don't think we're going to have that same (special teams) advantage in this...

The premiers of British Columbia and Alberta are joining in on the fun as hockey fans gear up for Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith challenged David Eby to a bet Friday night after the Vancouver Canucks clinched their first round series over the Nashville Predators, securing a matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, who took...

Centres Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks were named finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Memorial Trophy on Saturday. The other finalist was Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Jaccob Slavin. The honour is presented annually to the NHL player who exhibits sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a high...