Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Canucks 4 Glory Days 6 Home Ice 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Hockey 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Line Change 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the CANUCKS Vancouver is one of the most relaxed and diverse cities in all hen the of North America It has a pleasant climate and when the weekend arrives there are lots of cool things to do and places to go es to go easy to Walking down the streets of the city and its suburbs it is easy to forget that it is home to one of Canada’s seven National Hockey ckey League NHL teams the Canucks h Year in and year out the Canucks fill their lineup with talented stars and play exciting hockey Their fans are more than loyal They identify with the players and embrace them like family members Every Vancouver fan has a favorite Canuck you can tell by the 20 or 30 different jerseys in the stands during games This book tells the story of the Canucks They are a source of intense pride for the people of Vancouver Every player who pulls on a Canucks sweater knows that the fans will always be behind the team Alex Burrows and Ryan Kesler exchange a forearm bump after a win during the 2012 13 season 5
