For Vancouver Canucks fans, this hasn’t been an everyday experience.
It’s not every summer that we get to celebrate massive comeback goals on the ice, or that starts with parades of blue sweaters down Scott Road, and towels being waved every other night across the province. There have been ups and of course inevitable downs — those are a part of every playoff run — since only one fan base ends up happy after the Stanley Cup is awarded.
While sitting in traffic among a swarm of orca logo car flags, I wondered how many of these drivers remember when Jake Virtanen, Erik Gudbranson, and Brendan Gaunce were the foundation of the Canucks? Or when Ben Hutton or Nikolay Goldobin were the team’s future?
Either way, for fans returning since the end of the Sedin era, welcome back. For those who missed the entire Bo Horvat captaincy, welcome aboard. For those joining us since the COVID-19 bubble playoff run, meet Arturs Silovs (Abbotsford is already plenty familiar with the Latvian goaltender). I hope to see you all again next season.
And if you’re a Canucks fan who’s cheering for the Oilers now, I don’t trust you.
