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It was nice to see Fin back at Rogers Arena earlier this week.
The Vancouver Canucks mascot attended Tuesday’s win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which was the first time he has been spotted at a game since the start of the pandemic.
Fin was in attendance for autism acceptance night, and the plan is to bring him back for the final game of the season as well.
The person that plays Fin yes, it’s the same person every time has worked for the Canucks for almost 20 years. Prior to the pandemic, Fin (we’ll protect the person’s secret identity) worked for the team full-time.
NHL rebuts Vegas Golden Knights Robin Lehner s claim that league promised to loosen protocols after vaccination
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner said that NHL players were lied to by NHLPA representatives about loosening restrictions after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, a claim that has been disputed by the league. They told me yesterday that they re surveying all the teams to see who has taken the vaccine, and who has not taken the vaccines, and they re not going to change the rules for us as players until all the players have the vaccine at the same time so it s not a competitive edge, Lehner said in an impassioned news conference Wednesday. That made me go crazy, to be honest. This is human lives and people are struggling with this stuff a lot in society, and we are humans as everyone else.
Canucks looking to ride emotion of Sunday s win into rematch vs. Leafs
Jimmy Vesey talks about the Canucks getting an emotional win over the Maple Leafs and getting ready to face them again. | April 20, 2021, 4:47 PM
April 20, 2021, 4:47 PM
VANCOUVER – Mental energy is as important to the Vancouver Canucks as their physical energy, which is why the return Tuesday of more players from the COVID-19 list should help maintain the emotional surge the team generated by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
Starting goalie Thatcher Demko, still unavailable to the Canucks two days ago, practised Tuesday morning and is expected to back up Braden Holtby in the rematch against the Leafs at Rogers Arena.
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Yes, playoffs.
After all they’ve been through, believe it or not, the Vancouver Canucks are back in the playoff race. And you can say it with a straight face.
The Canucks weren’t given much chance before COVID-19 ripped through their team, and even more people wrote them off after the outbreak.
But after most of their players were barely able to get out of bed last week, against all odds, the Canucks rattled off two consecutive victories over the North Division leading Toronto Maple Leafs.
“That’s why we play the game,” said Canucks head coach Travis Green. “A lot of people were thinking that we couldn’t win either one of these games. Our team’s here to win.”