In a well-contested first leg in the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship final, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2W-0L-1D in ACC) earned a very late 1-1 home draw with three-time Voyageurs Cup winners Toronto FC (1W-0L-2D in ACC) on Wednesday evening.
A stunning volleyed finish from Eric Hassli in second-half stoppage time denied Toronto FC their first-ever victory in [...]
After the early exit of the Vancouver Canucks from the playoffs, and much speculation over the futures of Mike Gillis, general manager and president, and Coach Alain Vigneault, Canuck fans held their breath on Monday, as Gillis met with the Aquilini owners for his season-end review.
Gillis emerged from the meeting with a contract extension, of [...]
Canadian-born Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals had one of his greatest career moments scoring the overtime, series-winning goal against the Boston Bruins, last year’s Stanley Cup champions, taking the Caps to the next round. However, this victory was marred by an onslaught of racist Twitter remarks, including the n-word and other profanity.
Ward told the [...]
Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, recently hosted a news conference to discuss the issuance of visas to overseas Kabbadi players in the past, and announced the suspension of the visa program for 2012.
According to Kenney, the government had created a special visa program for Kabbadi players from overseas to travel and participate [...]
Daniel Sedin, star forward for the Vancouver Canucks with 30 goals, is en route to Los Angeles to join the team for a full practice Tuesday, in the hopes that he will play in Wednesday’s fourth game of the Western Conference quarter-final, according to the Vancouver Canucks’ official Twitter feed.
“Daniel is continuing to follow protocol, [...]
With NHL playoffs starting on Wednesday, April 11; the excitement was contagious in Rogers Arena during Monday’s Vancouver Canucks practice, not only had the team defended their title and consecutively won the Presidents’ Trophy over the weekend but the main highlight was lead scorer Daniel Sedin was back on the ice practicing with the rest [...]
As the Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks tonight, fans to sportscasters are speculating about the Presidents’ Trophy, and whether or not, the Canucks can defend their title. No team has won consecutive Presidents’ Trophies since the Dallas Stars in 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.
The Canucks have 107 points and are 7-2-1 in their last ten [...]
Hockey archrivals, the Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks, played a heated game Wednesday, March 21 at The United Center.
Canuck forward Daniel Sedin was injured in the first period by Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith, who elbowed him in the head on open ice. Sedin left the game, and did not return. Keith now faces a [...]
The team is gearing up for NHL playoffs
By Renu Singh
On a beautiful Friday, unusually sunny for Vancouver, DARPAN Magazine once again had the pleasure of visiting their favourite team – the Vancouver Canucks. This time, the mood in the locker room was focused with a hint of excitement in the air, as playoffs are fast [...]
3 PM. March 10th, 2012. Round 2 begins. In exciting fashion, the Whitecaps will take on the Montreal Impact, the newest expansion team in the MLS at BC Place. With nearly 20,000 tickets already sold, this will prove to be an electrifying event if it resembles anything close to last year’s game opener versus Toronto [...]
