A Thrilling Ride
The Vancouver Canucks' Fortieth Anniversary Season
Published on 7. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-926812-91-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Thrilling Ride invites fans to relive the greatest moments of the Canucks' most celebrated season and historic achievements, and takes them on a journey through the entire 2010-2011 season, from the opening-night introduction of the Canucks Ring of Honour to the emotional ceremony to retire former captain Markus Naslund's jersey, and from the President's Trophy victory through all four rounds of the play-offs, including the Canucks' redemptive victory over archrivals the Chicago Blackhawks, to the final and formidable face-off against the Boston Bruins. The book is also a tribute to Canuck Nation--the enthusiastic and devoted fans who celebrated each victorious moment and suffered through each painful setback. A Thrilling Ride is dedicated to these passionate fans who--with faces painted and towels in hand, some in green spandex body suits--cheered relentlessly, long after the final buzzer. Fans who--after hooligans and upstarts attempted to destroy their city--showed up in the morning to restore order to the streets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-926812-91-5 (9781926812915)
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06/2011
Greystone Books
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BEV WAKE is the projects and features editor at The Vancouver Sun. Wake led the The Sun's Olympic coverage from 2006 through 2010, attending Games in Turin, Beijing, and Vancouver. Born in "Canada's Hockey Factory" (Kelvington, Sask), she was raised in Brentwood Bay, BC. From humble beginnings as a peanut vendor at the Pacific Coliseum during the early days of the Canucks, Paul Chapman has gone on to cover most aspects of the Vancouver sports scene. After covering the CFL, NHL, NBA, and the Olympics for The Province he became Sports Editor in 1998. Chapman was the Olympics Editor for the 2010 Winter Games, and is now The Province's Senior News Editor in charge of all things digital. PAT QUINN was President and General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks from 1987 to 1997, and also Head Coach from 1991 to 1994. He was responsible for significant draft-day acquisitions including Pavel Bure and Trevor Linden, and in 1994 he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals against New York. A two-time Jack Adams Award winner, Quinn is currently Senior Adviser of Hockey Operations with the Edmonton Oilers.