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Players and the Greatest Games  \nStephen Drake  \n◎2007 by OverTime Books  \nFirst printed in 200710987654321Printed in Canada  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this work covered by thecopyrights hereon may be reproduced or used in any form orby any means—graphic,electronic or mechanical—withoutthe prior written permission of the publisher,except forreviewers,who may quote brief passages.Any request forphotocopying,recording,taping or storage on informationretrieval systems of any part of this work shall be directed inwriting to the publisher.  \nThe Publisher:OverTime Books is an imprint of Editions de laMontagne Verte  \nLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication  \nDrake,Stephen,1960-  \nThe Vancouver Canucks /Stephen Drake.  \nIncludes bibliographical references.ISBN 13:978-1-897277-24-9ISBN 10:1-897277-24-5  \n1.Vancouver Canucks(Hockey team)—History.I.Title.  \nGV848.V35D732007796.962'640971133 C2007-904332-1  \nProject Director:J.Alexander Poulton  \nProduction:Alexander Luthor  \nProofreader:Jordan Allan  \nCover Image:CP/photo by Mark Avery  \nPC:P5  \n# Dedication\n\nTo my wife Julia,for bringing me coffee onSaturday mornings,and to my daughterEmily and my son Benjamin,whose sweetvoices drifted down to the basement as Itapped away on this book.  \n# Acknowledgements\n\nThe Vancouver Canucks have never reached theultimate goal of winning a Stanley Cup,but thecity has produced a number of first-rate authors,sportswriters and broadcasters who have chronicledthe team's bumpy history.Part of the pleasure inwriting this book was reading the work of DennyBoyd,Archie McDonald,Tony Gallagher,KerryBanks,Ian McIntyre and the many other beatwriters and newspaper columnists who have sovividly recorded the team's journey.Vancouverhas also been blessed to have the voices of JimRobson,Jim Hughson and John Shorthousebring the games to us at home,at work and onthe road.Their passion for the game has helpedkeep me a fan for all these years.  \nContents  \nIntroduction.  \n……………………………6  \n.  \nChapter 1:  \nHow Hockey Arrived on the West Coast ………11  \nChapter 2:  \nBlack Tuesday as the NHL Comes to Town……20  \nChapter 3:  \nThe Long Road to Respectability………………………28  \nChapter 4:  \nHaar-old,the Steamer and Tiger…………………………40  \nChapter 5:  \nAn Unlikely Run for the Cup…………………………………49  \nChapter 6:  \nThe Mighty Quinn Starts from Scratch ……………67  \nChapter 7:  \nThe Arrival of the Russian Rocket………………………79  \nChapter 8:  \nSo Close.… Another Run for the Cup…………………91  \nChapter 9:  \nNew Owner, New Home, New Problems .. 111  \nChapter 10:  \nTurmoil ……………………………………  \n……………………………………………………121  \nChapter 11:  \nThe Burke Years……………………………………………………………132  \nChapter 12:  \nThe Nightmare Season……………………………………………145  \nChapter 13:  \nOne More Try……………………………………………………………155  \nChapter 14:  \nBobby Lou and Bam Bam………………………………164  \nAppendixl  \nThe Stats……………………………………………………………………………………176  \nNotes on Sources……………………………………………………181  \n# Introduction\n\nDecember 1982.  \nThe Montréal Canadiens are in town,and thePacific Coliseum is sold out.The atmosphereinside the rink on Renfrew Street is always elec-tric when the Habs visit.The powerhouse Cana-diens,the most successful team in NHL history,have devoted fans in every part of the country.  \nAs the game unfolds,the drama centersaround Vancouver right winger Stan Smyl andhis left winger counterpart on Montréal,thegreat defensive specialist Bob Gainey.Both play-ers are among the best body checkers in hockey,and for the next 60 minutes,they pound eacheither with one devastating hit after another.  \nIt is survival of the fittest,with neither playerable to gain an advantage over the other.Thegreat Montréal sportswriter Red Fisher,who had  \nseen many hockey wars,declared afterward,\"I've never seen anything like that.\"  \nFor the last 36 years,the Vancouver Canuckshave been trying to win their 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