From TSN: The Vancouver Canucks have a new captain and his name is.. Roberto Luongo. Luongo, who is in the third year of a four-year deal with the Canucks, was named to the post on Tuesday along with alternates captains Willie Mitchell, Mattias Ohlund, Ryan Kesler. By league rule, the Canucks goaltender cannot wear the 'C', but he can be named captain. Mitchell will be designated as the person who will deal with officials on a nightly basis.And a nice little piece of history: Only six...
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There has been no shortage of story lines regarding the Vancouver Canucks since the team kicked off training camp in Whistler on Sept. 19.
There was Kyle Wellwood showing up to camp in anything but tip-top shape, 10th overall pick in this year’s NHL entry draft Cody Hodgson making his first appearance at a professional hockey camp, the list could go on and on.
But today, Sept. 30, one day after the shock of U.S. Congress shooting down the $700 billion bailout, the Canucks offered the hockey...
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Great piece from Elliot Pap today: According to Canuck defenceman Willie Mitchell, just one fan in this supposed hockey-crazed city noticed superstar netminder Roberto Luongo minus his distinctive long hair. "We went for a run on the seawall the other day and I think only one person recognized him out there," Mitchell chuckled on Wednesday. "So I think the new haircut is going to do Roberto a lot of good as far as being in the city and sliding under the radar." If hardly a soul recognized...
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Alex Burrows scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 25 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a season-opening 6-0 victory against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Alex Burrows scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 25 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a season-opening 6-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Alex Burrows scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 25 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a season-opening 6-0 victory against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Alex Burrows scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 25 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a season-opening 6-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Steve Bernier also scored, Henrik Sedin had a goal and an ...
Roberto Luongo's role as Vancouver's captain will be restricted on the ice, but off it he has free-range. - I can’t help but wonder at the rationale and logistics behind the Vancouver Canucks recently naming goaltender Roberto Luongo as their newest captain.
VANCOUVER - Even the general manager's walls are tough. Two months after he was hired to run the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Gillis's office walls are blank, austere and stark. He isn't big on decoration or frivolity. Clearly, he spends more time ...
Roberto Luongo (born April 4 , 1979 , in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League