Bruins received police escort out of Vancouver

June 16, 2011   2 Comments  

SEATTLE — The city of Vancouver erupted in violence after the Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins. Fires broke out, riots and looting spread, and hundreds were either hurt or arrested in the melee. The Vancouver Police Department gave the Bruins a police escort to get them to [...]

Canuck defenseman dead after motorcycle crash

May 29, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Luc Bourdon, a young defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks, is dead after a motorcycle crash on Thursday. He was 21. “Luc was a winner; he was a competitor,” said Kent Hughes, his agent. “There was no quit in him. He persevered through a lot. He was a great guy and a great teammate.” A report [...]