This one is for LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Are LU ready for it? You’ll be hearing MANY of those classic thunderous chants rain down in Rogers Arena tonight. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST x2. FRANCHISE GOALIE. HALL OF FAMER. Roberto Luongo will probably never see this, BUT if he ever does, I just want to say thank-you. To say that you were my favourite player (and still are) is an understatement, you inspired me in countless ways. Your jersey is the first hockey jersey I ever owned because when you joined the team, and it was clear that my love of hockey was not just a fad but here to stay ..read more

Guess who’s back? Back again, back again, back again. Nucksaid IS back! It has been WAY too long away from being in this space! I’ve missed it. Some negative experiences within this space and on social media initiated why I stepped away temporarily but I AM BACK. This space will be filled with thoughts on the current Canucks/NHL season, and bringing back Canucks Round Tables featuring fellow Canucks fans and the OUR VOICE series that helps give women in hockey(fans, working in the field) their voice to tell THEIR stories. Shall we jump right in with some current season thoughts? The 2023-2024 ..read more

They say when you fall in love with hockey, that you should never get attached to players as inevitably they will not stay their entire career with one team. It’s the business side of the sport. They remind you of this fact ceaselessly when you first discover it’s magic and you quickly shove away that truth as you fall deeper and deeper with no abandon into the love of the game. Hockey can be particularly cruel when it comes to growing attached to a player as your favourite and just when you could never fathom that truth becoming fact that they will in fact move on or be moved, and then it hap ..read more

As we say good-bye to 2022 and move into 2023, there’s a something that I’d like to see come to an end when it comes to hockey: mansplaining the game to women. I can’t remember a single live game that I’ve attended where some form of this didn’t happen because somehow, despite being decked out head to toe in team colours and well aware of what’s happening on the ice, I must not understand the game and constantly need to be fact checked. The incessant audacity that some men have to make women feel inferior rather than welcome is staggering.  Ladies, tell me, do any of the following sound f ..read more

I know it’s been a LONG while since there’s been a post here, BUT that’s going to change. I took a bit of an extended break but I’m back and there will be many new posts coming in the pipeline. Stay TUNED. Returning to the blog over the next few weeks and months will be some classic favourites such as: Canuck Round Tables, relaunching the Our Voice series, some new yet to be named features and stand alone pieces.  I also couldn’t let this year come to an end without acknowledging TEN years of the blog. In TEN years, the aim was never to be the biggest blog, it was simply to create a space ..read more

As we move into 2021, we need to talk about the way females are perceived and treated in the world of hockey and how it NEEDS to change. I’m tired of the mentality that is always defining the game for us. Women are constantly being told what we think or ought to think on any given day when it comes to hockey(or any sport really) or issues within the game itself. We have opinions and stories that matter and need to be told. We love a sport that too often doesn’t love us back. I present to you, a new series: OUR Voice. A series that will shine a spotlight on women in hockey, whether it’s as a fa ..read more

Dear Canucks, Another season has officially come to a close but it was one that will be remembered for a LONG time.This season has been an absolute emotional roller coaster, and I’m feeling all of the emotions but mostly incredibly grateful to have been able to witness run that was never supposed to happen if we had believed all the “expert” predictions prior to the start of the official Return to Play or those at the start of the regular season. This entire season was one with more optimism from start to finish than there has been surrounding the franchise in nearly a decade. It was incredibl ..read more

Welcome to the latest edition of the official Nucksaid: Canucks Round Table! As you know, if you’ve followed my blog for awhile, one of my absolute favourite things is to connect with fellow hockey fans and to share our stories together. This series brings Canucks fans together from near and far to discuss all things Canucks through the year. There’s a lot to be said about them as a team, personally, I love to also hear other fans perspectives, it helps me to see the team and the game in new ways. Hopefully you enjoy the ride with all of us!  Shall we begin? Without further ado, I present ..read more

More than three months have gone by since the NHL was officially put on pause and who knows if we will even see hockey return again with training camps or if it gets fully put on hold before preparing for next season. Whether or not the season does actually resume and the Stanley Cup eventually awarded, I think it’s still important to take a look back at the season that was before the pause. (Apologies in advance as this post is long overdue but thanks to the pandemic has been delayed until now.) Shall we begin? Let’s go. Again, this is going to be long post but there were a lot of noteworthy ..read more

Hello again hockey fans, are you going as crazy as I am without your regular hockey fix? To help pass the time while we wait, I decided to create the Nucksaid: Suspended Series. A series that puts the spotlight on the fans and their hockey stories. Many of my favourite stories are those of fellow fans and how hockey stole their hearts. So, I open this up to ALL of you whether you are a fellow Vancouver Canucks fan, rival fan, front line hero, local or halfway across the globe, if you have a hockey story to share, I’m happy to put the spotlight on YOU. Even though we are apart right now, we’re ..read more