With the 2019-20 NHL season on pause, Sportsnet has been replaying several Vancouver Canucks classics, including some contests from their magical 2011 playoff run.
That’s why you were seeing several references to Kevin Bieksa’s iconic “stanchion goal” that sent Vancouver to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final on Twitter over the weekend. Alexandre Burrows’ name was popping up on Twitter frequently two weeks ago, because much of Canuck nation was tuning in to watch his “dragon slayer” goal on Sportsnet.
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been nine years since that unforgettable run that captured the hearts and minds of Vancouverites.