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Want to meet Dan Hamhuis? He'll be at the Canucks Team Store on Robson this Friday, September 30th, signing autographs for 150 lucky fans.

Guarentee your spot in line by picking up a voucher from the Robson Team Store starting Friday morning at 10:00am. Hamhuis will arrive at 4:00pm.

When
Friday, September 30th
10:00am

Where
1151 Robson Street, Vancouver

Source: Tweet from Canucks Team Store

RONA is hosting a BBQ and games as well as giving the opportunity to Canucks fans to meet some players of the Vancouver Canucks at the RONA store at Grandview on Monday, September 26th. The first 175 people in line will get autographs from the Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond! ~~No word yet on which players will make an appearance.~~

While you are there, you can also enter to win VIP package which includes two (2) lower bowl tickets to attend the Vancouver Canucks 2011-12 Season opener vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins, two (2) Vancouver Canucks jerseys, two (2) 8’x10’ autographed photos (Henrik Sedin & Daniel Sedin), VIP tour of Rogers Arena pre-game and two (2) passes to attend the post game press conference with Vancouver Canucks coach - Alain Vigneault!

When
Monday, September 26th
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Where
RONA Grandview Store
2727 East 12th Avenue, Vancouver

Source: RONA eNewsletter

Cambie Best Buy held a midnight launch of EA Sports' latest game NHL12 tonight. Burrows was present in to sign autographs. There were two lines: one for the autograph signing and one to purchase the game. The line to see Burrows was, as expected, very long, wrapping around the block while the game line was very short.

At the entrance, a PlayStation tent was set up with multiple screens were fans could try out the game before purchasing it.

Inside the store, Burrows was signing autographs. He was surrounded by many security personnel who were responsible for keeping the area clear of photographers like me. LOL

With hockey season almost here, Canucks fans can attend on-ice practice sessions at Rogers Arena on Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. each day. Players will be split into two on-ice practice groups with the first session starting at 9:00 a.m., followed by a second on-ice session at 11:30 a.m.

When
Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th
8:30 a.m

Where
Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Fans need to register to the event here: http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=73100

Source: http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=587763

The midnight launch of NHL 12 is being held Monday night at the Vancouver Cambie Best Buy. To celebrate, Alex Burrows (<3) will be there signing autographs for the first 250 people in line from 9-11pm.

The Playstation Street Team will be doing giveaways and get to play with EA Sports' NHL 12 before any one else. Those that purchase will also receive a special edition Alex Burrows cover insert!

Source: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/category/PC/pc_nhl12.aspx

We were at the Party on the Plaza at Rogers Arena before the game started and boy was it packed! Today was also the Vancouver Canucks mascot, Fin's tenth birthday! Look how long his playoff beard is getting! Hahaha! There was cake and a lot of celebrating. I even got a photo with him! His birthday wishes include: 1. A big win tonight 2. A big win on Monday night 3. A big win on Wednesday night. Looks like one of those has already come true! Again downtown Vancouver exploded into celebration when Burrows (<3) scored that OT goal, 11 seconds in. People on Granville Street were packed like sardines and still more people from other live sites were pouring in. The atmosphere was so energetic, everyone was smiling and cheering, complete strangers were giving each other high-fives. This is way bigger than Olympic Gold. There absolutely is no comparison. We've waited 17 years for this and tonight we are 2 games closer to the Cup. Go Canucks!

I was so lucky to win a pair of tickets to Game 5 of the Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators playoff game today, courtesy of The Cactus Club Cafe! Please follow them on Facebook and on Twitter! They are awesome! They were pretty sweet seats too - row 12, centre ice, right behind the players bench! I had a great time there. The crowd was just so intense and electric. We stood up and flung our towels for everything! It's so different from a regular season game.The green men were there too and they found a way to get away with the NHL ban on doing handstands by using a cardboard cutout! Hahahah! They are hilarious! Too bad the Canucks couldn't finish the Preds off today due to some unlucky/accidental goals. Kesler was awesome as usual, scoring 2 of our 3 goals! I took a lot of photos of him because he is what the fans want! Don't get me wrong, I still love Burrows...it's just he has some competition now. Hehehe. Go Canucks! Looking forward to Game 6!

I went to the Canucks Superskills at Rogers Arena on Sunday. This annual event supports the Canucks of Kids Fund and has the Vancouver Canucks competing against each other in several skill categories:

Three-on-three game
Fastest Skater Contest
Accuracy Shooting Challenge
Puck Control Relay
Hardest Shot
Power Play
Breakaway Relay

I took so many photos it was hard to choose only a few good ones. Before the competition started, the mascots were at center ice playing musical chairs. Hahah so funny! Fin won that one! Then the players came out. They were divided into blue team and green team. I thought the blue team had the advantage from the start, I mean they had Salo, Burrows and Mason Raymond. Here were the final results:

Three-on-three game - Green Team with Cory Schneider
Fastest Skater Contest - Mason Raymond
Accuracy Shooting Challenge - Burrows
Puck Control Relay - Tie (Henrik and Daniel Sedin were identical! LOL)
Hardest Shot - Sami Salo
Power Play - Blue Team
Breakaway Relay - GreenTeam

Blue Team wins!

I had so much fun! This was the first time I've been to the Superskills; it's usually a sold out event because it's not as expensive as a regular hockey game and it is family friendly. The Canucks themselves brought their wives and children along. The children are so cute!

There were prize giveaways too! Several gift certificates worth $100, Canucks merchandise and two PS3s were given out courtesy of the Canucks and Rogers Arena. I got a Team Photo card and a BC Hydro Shower Coach. You won't believe how useful the Shower Coach it is! It makes me a lot more conscience of how long my showers are...but I digress....

It was very refreshing to see the players in an non-game setting and having fun. Ryan Kesler in the Breakaway Relay threw his glove at Cory Schneider in order to distract him from the puck! You can't do that in a real game! Hahah! The Canucks Superskills was a very fun event. I may go again next year!

Went to the Canucks game tonight. K won tickets to the game and four autographed hockey sticks! The seats were pretty close to the ice. The game was awesome. I think one of the Sedins scored, Burrows scored, Kesler, the silver medalist, scored, and Louongo, the gold medalist was sitting on the bench. The crowded chanted "Raycroft! Raycroft!" Final score: 4-1. Woo! Go Canucks!