Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc
The best evidence that Luc Bourdon touched many lives in his short 21 years on this earth are the many tributes we've seen and heard in the last six days. It doesn't change the fact that he is gone, but for his family, friends and fans, surely it eases the pain to know just how much he was loved.
Perusing through the Canucks message boards, I saw the following video, a nice tribute to a good player and an even better person.
And for one more time... "Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc".
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Perusing through the Canucks message boards, I saw the following video, a nice tribute to a good player and an even better person.
And for one more time... "Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc".
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
RIP Luc Bourdon
Despite the Nonis/Gillis thing, I wanted to take a couple of months off from the blog with the intention of previewing the draft and the free agency season. I intended to start posting again in the next couple of weeks, but after the tragedy this morning, I decided I had to say something.
After a motorcycle accident this morning, Luc Bourdon is dead.
Like the time he represented Canada won at the World Junior Championships:
And during the Canucks Dice and Ice Rookies Dance:
RIP Luc. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.
[Update: 05/30/2008, 7:40 AM]
Coverage from the MSM:
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After a motorcycle accident this morning, Luc Bourdon is dead.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon was killed in a motorcycle accident in northern New Brunswick on Thursday. He was 21.Mike Gillis and the Vancouver Canucks issued a short statement earlier this afternoon.
Bourdon, a promising young defenceman who played his junior hockey with the Moncton Wildcats, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Val d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL, split his first pro season in 2007-08 between Vancouver and the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose.
He scored two goals and was a plus-7 in 27 games with the Canucks last season.
It is with deep regret that the Vancouver Canucks today announced defenceman Luc Bourdon passed away in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday morning. Bourdon was 21 years old.It's unfair that someone so young with such a great future ahead of him should be taken away. Especially someone like Luc who, you could tell, had a passion for hockey and a passion for life. In his short time with the Vancouver Canucks organization, we only got a glimpse of who he was a person, but you can tell he had a great personality about him.
“We are deeply saddened by today’s news and on behalf of the entire Vancouver Canucks organization, I would like to extend my sincere sympathies to Luc’s family,” said Canucks General Manager, Mike Gillis. “Luc was an extremely talented player with a bright future. He brought great passion to the game and was a valued team member on and off the ice. He will be greatly missed.”
Like the time he represented Canada won at the World Junior Championships:
And during the Canucks Dice and Ice Rookies Dance:
RIP Luc. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.
[Update: 05/30/2008, 7:40 AM]
Coverage from the MSM:
- Luc Bourdon 1987-2008: 'He was going to be a special, special player' (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
- Bourdon spellbound by the 'power and beauty' of bikes, mother remembers (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Not forgotten in hometown (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Canucks GM Gillis vows to take action on risky activities (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Canucks struggle with death of Luc Bourdon (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Remembering the real Luc Bourdon (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- NHL player Bourdon killed in motorcycle crash (Allan Maki, Oliver Moore and Matthew Sekeres, Globe and Mail)
- Moose in mourning (Ken Wiebe, Winnipeg Sun)
- Crash cuts a promising hockey career very short (Tim Campbell, Winnipeg Free Press)
- Canucks’ Bourdon killed in motorcycle accident (Willy Palov, The Chronicle Herald)
- Hunt shocked by news of death (Greg Harder, Regina Leader-Post)
- Luc Bourdon: A life that ended far too soon (Wade Babineau, The Guardian)
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Flames 1 Canucks 4
If you look at their statistics over the past six games, you'd never have guessed that the Canucks were missing two or three of their top-four defensemen.
They're the only team in the league that hasn't lost in regulation time against a divisional opponent. Once 10 points back of the first-place Minnesota Wild, they're only three points back now. They play the Oilers and the Wild on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and if they somehow extend their win streak a couple more games, they could actually pass Minnesota. Now that's wild.
We've been saying this for a couple of weeks now, but the defense has stepped it up a notch. That they're doing it with Ohlund, Salo, Bieksa and Krajicek all missing games is impressive. That they're doing it with a couple of rookies and a waiver wire pick-up filling in is an eye-opener.
I can't say enough about Alex Edler's and Luc Bourdon's play.
In the last six games, Edler has played a lot - he's averaged more than 20 minutes of ice-time - and played well. He's moved up to the shutdown pairing with Willie Mitchell and he's chipped in with a couple of assists and a plus-two rating.
Luc has steadily gotten better and more comfortable during his six-game stint. Last night, he logged 17:48 minutes of ice-time and looked as steady as he's ever looked in a Canucks uniform. (It's helped, of course, that he's partnered up with veteran Aaron Miller and that Miller himself has played better.) Luc was a plus-one last night and is a combined plus-four since his call-up.
About the game around the blogosphere:
Tuesday night vs. the Edmonton Oilers
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- 5-0-1 record in six games
- 11 points out of a possible 12
- 9 goals allowed in six games
- +7 in even-strength goals
- Louie's 1.47 GAA and .946 save percentage
They're the only team in the league that hasn't lost in regulation time against a divisional opponent. Once 10 points back of the first-place Minnesota Wild, they're only three points back now. They play the Oilers and the Wild on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and if they somehow extend their win streak a couple more games, they could actually pass Minnesota. Now that's wild.
We've been saying this for a couple of weeks now, but the defense has stepped it up a notch. That they're doing it with Ohlund, Salo, Bieksa and Krajicek all missing games is impressive. That they're doing it with a couple of rookies and a waiver wire pick-up filling in is an eye-opener.
I can't say enough about Alex Edler's and Luc Bourdon's play.
In the last six games, Edler has played a lot - he's averaged more than 20 minutes of ice-time - and played well. He's moved up to the shutdown pairing with Willie Mitchell and he's chipped in with a couple of assists and a plus-two rating.
Luc has steadily gotten better and more comfortable during his six-game stint. Last night, he logged 17:48 minutes of ice-time and looked as steady as he's ever looked in a Canucks uniform. (It's helped, of course, that he's partnered up with veteran Aaron Miller and that Miller himself has played better.) Luc was a plus-one last night and is a combined plus-four since his call-up.
About the game around the blogosphere:
- Mike the Yankee Canuck liveblogged the game.
- Hannah the Canucks Fangirl has her recap up.
- Canucks win war of attrition (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Beat up blueline passes test (Jim Jamieson, Vancouver Province)
- Practicing shootouts sounds good, but... (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Ohlund gets 4 games for Wild slash (Jim Jamieson, Vancouver Province)
- Path to victory is clear (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Flames go 2-and-out again (Steve MacFarlane, Calgary Sun)
- Flames flattened by high-flying Canucks (Jean Lefebvre, Calgary Herald)
Tuesday night vs. the Edmonton Oilers
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Avalanche 1 Canucks 2 (OT)
I know it's late, but after Friday's 2-1 OT win versus the Colorado Avalanche, Tracy and I took off for the long weekend to visit family and hang out with some good friends. We're back now, and I have to say that after three consecutive wins, things are much, much better in Canuck-land. The weather may be crappy, but when the Canucks are winning, even the rain smells good.
With their win on Friday, the Canucks passed the Calgary Flames for 3rd place in the division. They also moved to within four points of the second-place Minnesota Wild, who they play twice in the next week. I'm looking forward to the next five games to see if they can gain any more on the Northwest Division.
Friday's game was easily the most entertaining I've seen at GM Place this season. Both teams played great. There were numerous chances at both ends and only some good saves by both Roberto Luongo and Jose Theodore kept it a low-scoring affair.
From the Canucks' side, the Sedins had another great game against the Avs. They lit them up for six points a week ago; on Friday, Henrik scored both goals.
Once again, Ryan Kesler played a heckuva game. He didn't show up on the score sheet but man, he was skating like the wind out there. He certainly created some good chances by using his speed.
The defense was also solid. Alex Edler was steady, Aaron Miller's getting better and Willie Mitchell was very good. I know I've criticized Mike Weaver in the past, but to give credit where credit's due, he was also very good.
It was a nice team effort all around. Let's have more of those please.
Catching up on some pieces from the MSM:
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With their win on Friday, the Canucks passed the Calgary Flames for 3rd place in the division. They also moved to within four points of the second-place Minnesota Wild, who they play twice in the next week. I'm looking forward to the next five games to see if they can gain any more on the Northwest Division.
Friday's game was easily the most entertaining I've seen at GM Place this season. Both teams played great. There were numerous chances at both ends and only some good saves by both Roberto Luongo and Jose Theodore kept it a low-scoring affair.
From the Canucks' side, the Sedins had another great game against the Avs. They lit them up for six points a week ago; on Friday, Henrik scored both goals.
Once again, Ryan Kesler played a heckuva game. He didn't show up on the score sheet but man, he was skating like the wind out there. He certainly created some good chances by using his speed.
The defense was also solid. Alex Edler was steady, Aaron Miller's getting better and Willie Mitchell was very good. I know I've criticized Mike Weaver in the past, but to give credit where credit's due, he was also very good.
It was a nice team effort all around. Let's have more of those please.
Catching up on some pieces from the MSM:
- Burrows bulks up to win (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Best offence isn't a good defence this season (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Healthy Miller picks up play (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Left-winger Cowan back after hip injury (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Bourdon learns to play simple game (Jim Jamieson, Vancouver Province)
- PK unit gets better of late (Jim Jamieson, Vancouver Province)
- Morrison out to prove critics wrong (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- GM Place ice a carnival-like circus of sorts at practice (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- As Sedins go, so do Canucks (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Canucks finding successful passage through Northwest (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Forwards better going backward (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Raymond back in the hunt (Ken Wiebe, Winnipeg Sun)
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Friday, November 09, 2007
Canucks 3 Flames 2
For about 30 minutes last night, the Canucks completely dominated the Calgary Flames. For 30 minutes, they looked like the Canucks of last season. They were solid on "d", aggressive on the forecheck and won all the little battles for the puck. They worked hard and built a 3-0 lead.
That is, until Matt Cooke's borderline hit on Daymond Langkow set off a brouhaha and a scrap between Dion Phaneuf and (normally) mild-mannered Mattias Ohlund and started a Flames comeback attempt that just fell a goal short.
While I'm not going to chastise the Cooker for the hit - though I'll admit it was as borderline as the Aucoin (?) one on Daniel Sedin earlier in the game - I have to question his timing. The hit came only a minute after the Canucks' fourth line had scored two goals in 16 seconds and the Flames were as good as dead. Why give them some life?
Besides that, the Canucks were good, and when they weren't, Luongo was there to bail them out. I know I mentioned this last week as well but Louie is rounding back into last year's form. Last night, he stopped 36 of 38 shots (holy crap did Calgary actually have 24 shots on goal in the third period???) and has a solid .916 save % in his last seven games. (When you take away the Nashville debacle, it's actually a pretty darn good .925 save %.)
The kids were good again. Jannik Hansen was the Canucks' most noticeable forward in the first part of the game, and in fact, his line with Morrison and Cooke were a handful. Alex Edler again played 22 minutes - second most on the team - and was as solid as he was on Saturday. Luc Bourdon only played 10 minutes but wasn't noticeable, which of course, is a good thing. Probably one of my favorite parts of the game was the one powerplay that featured Kesler, Hansen, Bourdon and Edler (and Pyatt). They created some good pressure too.
One guy who probably had his best game as a Canuck was Aaron Miller. 22:03 minutes of ice-time, one assist and a plus-1. Now that's the Aaron Miller the Canucks were looking for.
It's been a good start to this Northwest Division swing. They're 2-0 so far, improving their divisional record this season to a still perfect 5-0. They're back at 'er tonight against Colorado. Time to work on that home record.
About the game around the blogosphere:
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That is, until Matt Cooke's borderline hit on Daymond Langkow set off a brouhaha and a scrap between Dion Phaneuf and (normally) mild-mannered Mattias Ohlund and started a Flames comeback attempt that just fell a goal short.
While I'm not going to chastise the Cooker for the hit - though I'll admit it was as borderline as the Aucoin (?) one on Daniel Sedin earlier in the game - I have to question his timing. The hit came only a minute after the Canucks' fourth line had scored two goals in 16 seconds and the Flames were as good as dead. Why give them some life?
Besides that, the Canucks were good, and when they weren't, Luongo was there to bail them out. I know I mentioned this last week as well but Louie is rounding back into last year's form. Last night, he stopped 36 of 38 shots (holy crap did Calgary actually have 24 shots on goal in the third period???) and has a solid .916 save % in his last seven games. (When you take away the Nashville debacle, it's actually a pretty darn good .925 save %.)
The kids were good again. Jannik Hansen was the Canucks' most noticeable forward in the first part of the game, and in fact, his line with Morrison and Cooke were a handful. Alex Edler again played 22 minutes - second most on the team - and was as solid as he was on Saturday. Luc Bourdon only played 10 minutes but wasn't noticeable, which of course, is a good thing. Probably one of my favorite parts of the game was the one powerplay that featured Kesler, Hansen, Bourdon and Edler (and Pyatt). They created some good pressure too.
One guy who probably had his best game as a Canuck was Aaron Miller. 22:03 minutes of ice-time, one assist and a plus-1. Now that's the Aaron Miller the Canucks were looking for.
It's been a good start to this Northwest Division swing. They're 2-0 so far, improving their divisional record this season to a still perfect 5-0. They're back at 'er tonight against Colorado. Time to work on that home record.
About the game around the blogosphere:
- Hannah missed all three goals but she still posted about the game.
- Mike the Yankee Canuck congratulates Trevor on passing Stan Smyl as the team's all-time assist leader.
- Luongo holds the fort (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Don't panic. Just make a play (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Chief firefighter (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Road warriors (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Goal-scoring's secondary (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Canucks' window for Cup is Luongo (Tony Gallagher, Vancouver Province)
- Bourdon leaping mental hurdles (Randy Sportak, Calgary Sun)
- Missing in passion (Randy Sportak, Calgary Sun)
- 'Nux continue Flames funk (Jean Lefebvre, Calgary Herald)
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Quick Links - 11/07/2007
David Beckham is in town and Vancouver is a soccer city for at least one day. May as well. The Canucks have one more day off before they play the Calgary Flames tomorrow night. (By the way, is it me or do the Canucks have a lot of days off in the early season?) Anyway, here are some 'Nucks-related links from the 'net:
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- It's deja-vu all over again this fall (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Kesler gets more confident (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- O-line gets very underbar (Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Province)
- Credit to crease-crashing captain (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- What's killing the Canucks? (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Canucks' Bourdon getting up to speed (Elliott Pap, National Post)
- Rookies ray of light on defense (Grant Kerr, Globe and Mail)
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Monday, November 05, 2007
Canucks 4 Avalanche 3
The Canucks' 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night doesn't constitute a turnaround, but it's a start.
Against an Avalanche team that was off to a 6-0 start at home, their best in franchise history, they didn't roll over and play dead. In fact, the Canucks were aggresive. They went into the corners and finished their hits. They forced plays and made the Avs take penalties. And on the powerplay, they capitalized and scored two goals, their first two since the win in Washington.
With Salo, Bieksa and Krajicek out and Mike Weaver, Alex Edler and Luc Bourdon - and their combined 192 games of NHL experience - in the back end, the Canucks played perhaps their most complete and mistake-free game of the season. There was the odd gaffe - like the rush that led to the Avs' third goal with ten seconds left in the game - but for the most part, their defensive play was miles better than it was against Nashville.
But there were two things that really stood out for me in this win.
The first was that the Canucks went back to playing a simple game. They skated hard and skated together. When they got the puck, they moved it and moved it quickly. They took the puck to the net, crashed it and scored all four of their goals from right in front of Peter Budaj. It was like 2006-2007 all over again.
The second thing that stood out was something that was mentioned after the game. In a post-game interview, Roberto Luongo mentioned that Alain Vigneault called on his veterans and Louie and a few of the leaders got up and said something. Whatever they said, it worked.
In this week's episode of The Crazy Canucks podcast, I questioned whether or not the Canucks' leadership group can rally this team together in face of adversity. Obviously - and I know it's one game only - they could and they did.
About the game around the blogosphere:
Thursday night in Calgary.
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Against an Avalanche team that was off to a 6-0 start at home, their best in franchise history, they didn't roll over and play dead. In fact, the Canucks were aggresive. They went into the corners and finished their hits. They forced plays and made the Avs take penalties. And on the powerplay, they capitalized and scored two goals, their first two since the win in Washington.
With Salo, Bieksa and Krajicek out and Mike Weaver, Alex Edler and Luc Bourdon - and their combined 192 games of NHL experience - in the back end, the Canucks played perhaps their most complete and mistake-free game of the season. There was the odd gaffe - like the rush that led to the Avs' third goal with ten seconds left in the game - but for the most part, their defensive play was miles better than it was against Nashville.
But there were two things that really stood out for me in this win.
The first was that the Canucks went back to playing a simple game. They skated hard and skated together. When they got the puck, they moved it and moved it quickly. They took the puck to the net, crashed it and scored all four of their goals from right in front of Peter Budaj. It was like 2006-2007 all over again.
The second thing that stood out was something that was mentioned after the game. In a post-game interview, Roberto Luongo mentioned that Alain Vigneault called on his veterans and Louie and a few of the leaders got up and said something. Whatever they said, it worked.
In this week's episode of The Crazy Canucks podcast, I questioned whether or not the Canucks' leadership group can rally this team together in face of adversity. Obviously - and I know it's one game only - they could and they did.
About the game around the blogosphere:
- Mike and Alanah's liveblog of the game at Mike's site.
- The Kurtenblog boys' liveblog of the game from a bar on Beatty.
- Hannah's recap.
- zanstorm's recap.
- Postgame rants from the Colorado side here and here.
- Win over Avs could jumpstart the Canucks (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- Injuries their Achilles heel (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- Swedish connection clicks (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Bourdon steady in first game (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Lesser lights in the limelight (Jim Jamieson, Vancouver Province)
- Young defensemen take big step up at right time (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
Thursday night in Calgary.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Stories From Prospects Camp - 09/10/2007
By most accounts, Canucks Prospects camp has started to separate the men from the boys. Edler, Bourdon, Raymond and Hansen have had impressive camps, and even with the odd hiccup, they will most likely join the veterans at main camp later this week. But for the most part, there has been plenty of praise for the kids, fuelling hope - and expectations - that they can fill the two remaining roster spots on the team.
On Raymond and Hansen (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province):
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On Raymond and Hansen (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province):
The only constant through three days of determining the dozen who will be promoted to main camp Thursday is the explosive play of right wingers Mason Raymond and Jannik Hansen.More on the rest of Prospects Camp:
While much ink has been spilled chronicling the battle between Edler and Bourdon for the seventh blueliner spot on an NHL roster that seems virtually set, the gaping second-line hole on right wing is fast becoming headline material.
Especially if the solution is found from within, rather than the trade route.
"For me, the best player on the ice [Sunday] was Hansen," said Vigneault. "He had a lot of speed and good moves. If he comes to main camp and does what he's doing now, then we'll have to see if we have a player."
- A few of the folks from HF Boards went to prospects camp and give their reviews. (HFBoards)
- Ellington inspired by brother's attitude. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Little hope for diminutive Coulombe. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Famous disappearing act not recommended. (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
- Hunt just happy to 'soak it all in'. (Sharie Epp, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Injury almost ended career. (Sharie Epp, Victoria Times Colonist)
- At this camp, age matters. (Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Goaltenders fight for their future. (Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Goaltending consultant sticks with prospects, fine-tuning Luongo comes later. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Victoria is where it all begins. (Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Isbister expected to boost offence. (Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist)
- The Island is rooting for its favourite son, Willie Mitchell. (Cleve Dheensaw, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Watch for Canucks, coaches on and off the ice. (Brian Drewry, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Arena ready for Canucks. (Sharie Epp, Victoria Times Colonist)
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