My fascination with the vancouver canucks started in 1982. I remember it so clearly as if it was yesterday. The canucks were playing chicago black hawks and stan smyl was in the penalty box. Chicago had intense pressure on the PK team but some how the puck squirted out pas the blue line as smyl got out of the box. He outskated the chicago defensemen and had a break away that led to a goal.
from that moment on, i fell in love with the game, and the team. Such speed and skill on ice; all over a tiny little piece of rubber!
well... i wasn't able to grow a playoff beard in '82 and i wasn't in town for the '94 run; but since '95 I have tried to grow a beard as an homage to the players that struggle through 4 rounds of pain and perserverance to win Lord Stanley's Cup.
Mind u, none of my gfs like my attempts at growing a beard... it turned all of them into canuck haters. But Sue should be ready, i had trial run a few weeks ago and she tolerated it for a week.
I'm hoping for a long run as i've never let the beard last longer than 2 weeks.
Let the fun beign! Game two starts tonight!
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