Classic NHL hockey fans eagerly await the continued performance of the much-beloved Vancouver Canucks' 35th season. Few teams have spawned as much controversy and excitement as the Vancouver team. From abrupt coaching turnovers to violent player behavior to hometown riots, the Canucks rarely fail to disappoint their fans. Vancouver Canucks hockey tickets are a sure way to see all the action live and up close.
Setting up their reputation as playoff contenders in the mid-seventies, the Canucks have traveled to the playoffs 20 of the past 35 years and have been division champions four of those 20. Although their history reflects years of strictly mediocre hockey, the Canucks always seem to find a way to work just hard enough to make it into the playoffs.
Boasting NHL-renown players such as Stan Smyl, Toni Tanti, Tiger Williams, and Pavel Bure the Canucks were never as powerful as when they decided to rebuild their team in the 1999-00 season. They began the process with the draft of Daniel and Henrick Sedin, twins from Sweden with a reputation of being unable to miss. The Canucks' reshaping trend continued throughout the season as they traded Alexander Mogilny to New Jersey in exchange for Brendan Morrison, Vadim Sharifijanov and Denis Pederson. The Canucks also returned Mark Messier to the New York Rangers as his performance failed to impress after three long seasons.
What became known to NHL fans as "the youth movement" began to pay off for the Canucks as they ended their four-year playoff dry spell with a 36-28-11-7 record to take on the Colorado Avalanche. The team only continued on with their success as Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi established themselves in the 2001-02 season. Still, fans were hesitant as they faced the Detroit Red Wings in the playoffs. Yet the Canucks shocked us all as they took to first two games in Detroit and began to once again to build their reputation as a force to be reckoned with. Canuck hockey ticket sales continued to rise.
The following season, Naslund and Bertuzzi stayed firmly in place as league scoring leaders all year while watching the Canucks display their best season in history with a record of 45-23-13-1. With some of the top scorers in the NHL, the Canucks emerged as one of the top teams in the 2003-04 Western Conference and armed themselves to fiercely battle Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division.
However, the injury of Marcus Naslund and suspension of favorite, Todd Bertuzzi for assault on opposing Avalanche player, Steve Moore, threw the team into a panic. Still they managed to struggle just one point ahead of Colorado to win the division title with a 43-24-10-5 record. Yet as the Canucks advanced toward the playoffs, they went through three goalies due to injuries and loss and still managed to push their way all the way to game 7, which went into overtime.
As playoff season rapidly approaches, the now-controversially violent team enjoys a solid fan following as Vancouver Canucks tickets sales begin to soar. Join the legions of Canucks fans and see all the fast paced action, the excitement, and yes, the fights, as the Canucks try to battle their way back to the Stanley Cup Finals. |
