As you may know, the Canucks are hardly the only sports team out of Vancouver. They may be BC's only NHL franchise (why Alberta gets two teams and BC only has one will forever be a mystery to me), but when it comes to professional (and semi-professional) sports there's certainly no lack of promising teams in our city so why not take a look at a few of them?
BC Lions
Sport: Football
League: Canadian Football League (CFL)
Founded: 1954
Championships won: 1964, 1985, 1994, 2000, 2006
While the Canucks have never won the cup and probably never will, winning has yet to prove too much of a problem for our local football club. The Lions are on top of the league and seem every bit ready for a second consecutive Grey Cup win - but chances are, if you're into football you're already a Lions fan so you don't need me to tell you this.
Vancouver Giants
Sport: Hockey
League: Western Hockey League (WHL)
Founded: 2001
Championships won: 05/06, 06/07
I admit to knowing absolutely nothing about junior league hockey, but a quick look at the Vancouver Province's league stats shows the Vancouver Giants on top of the WHL and their recent status as Canadian junior league champions (beating out the top teams from sister leagues the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) has me thinking these guys are probably pretty damn good. Add that to the fact that tickets to Giants games cost $16.50-18.50 versus the Canucks' $49.25+ and I don't think it'd be a bad idea at all to start becoming a Giants fan right about now.
Vancouver Whitecaps
Sport: Soccer
League: USL First Division (USL-1)
Founded: 1986
Championships won: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006
Who would've thought Vancouver would have a good soccer team? While admittedly most interest in the Whitecaps recently is due to the fact that they're playing against the LA Galaxy (or, as the media seems to know the team as, 'David Beckham') later this week, BC's main soccer team isn't too shabby on its own either. Of course, the stereotype that your average North American couldn't be paid enough to care about soccer in the slightest rings mostly true, but I admit - with all this Beckham hype going on, even I'm starting to want to watch that game.
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4 comments:
What are the non-sports-in-general-fan's options?
Masturbation.
Move to a city that has more to offer then a shitty hockey team,lots of drugs, gang shootings, and the olympics.
Ok, as crappy as Vancouver can be it has a nicer climate than any other urban centre in the country, and the advantage of not being oficially American.
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