At the start of this month I announced that I would once again organize a meet-up for Nucks Misconduct members in Toronto. Hell, it's now a tradition, so I'm going to go ahead and call it the Second Annual Nucks Miscnonduct Toronto Meet-up.

So which game did people want to meet for? Not surprisingly the winner, in a landslide, was the Feb. 18th game against the Toronto Maple Leafs:

Thanks to everyone who voted. And sorry to SpriteofIce, who cannot make the 18th and who I am fairly certain is the lone vote for Feb. 11th.

Next Steps: If you would like to join us on the 18th, PLEASE EMAIL ME TO RSVP BY FEB. 11TH. My email address is nucksandpucks@gmail.com. Please let me know if you will be attending with anyone else. Once I have an idea of total numbers, I will make a reservation at a TTC-accessible downtown bar. If you have suggestions for good bars (keeping in mind that we may have a big group) please include them in your email to me.

Really looking forward to this, it will be great to meet some fellow transplanted Canucks fans and watch our team whoop the Maple Leafs!

via images.toronto.com

Calling all Southern Ontario Canucks fans! I thought I would organize another meet-up for fans in or near Toronto, to get together for some beers and some laughs and, hopefully, for a Canucks victory. We did this last year, and had a really fun night - and a number of NMers continued to get together throughout the playoffs.

If you are interested in joining us, please respond to the poll below to indicate which game you would like to meet for. Once we pick a date, I will post again asking people to email me so we can arrange a venue and reservations. Please only vote if you are seriously considering attending, so as not to skew the vote away from a date that is better for more people. The poll closes at the end of January, and we will go with the date that gets the most support.

And yes, that game vs. Toronto is extremely tempting.

Discuss how amazing he is.

http://blogs.theprovince.com/2011/12/15/mancari-is-coming-mancari-is-coming-to-the-canucks/

You knew I had to do it.

Earlier this season, The Hockey News released a special edition of its magazine called "The Best of Everything in Hockey" - a follow-up to its 2003 edition. Unlike the past issue, which focused on all-time categories, this edition is focused on contemporary categories. The magazine consists of 57 such categories, ranging from obvious topics like Best All-Around Player to obscure ones such as Best Arena Food, voted upon by a panel of THN writers and contributors. It also features team sections that offer an all-time First and Second All-Star Team for each NHL franchise.

Obviously I would recommend that you pick up the magazine if you are interested in such list-making and ranking. However, after the jump I list the Canucks (or related people/things) that made the list in various categories, as well as the Canucks' all-time All-Start teams.

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Today's random fight shows the joys of one team dropping their gloves and racing at the other team off of the face off. The best part is the other team doesn't see it coming, they actually look like they are trying to play hockey. Those fools. 

Skip to the 1:10 mark to see the fun.

Pelicans - HIFK lopputanssit (via Gragooni)

I wanted to share this on a bigger stage than just my blog. They look yummy.

(In case you needed a background on this: http://thestanchion.blogspot.com/2011/11/brad-marshmont-your-time-is-now.html )

Just in case any of my readers missed my video entry for the Province contest, I thought I would place it here:

Ryan Miller's Milan Lucic Commercial (via TheStanchion)

If you like it, please go here and give me a thumbs up!!

Aaron Rome's legend is now right up there with that of Jeff Cowan "The Brabarian". Unfortunately, no bras are being thrown on the ice for Mr. Rome. But he is receiving a lot of praise, even if it is mostly in humorous fashion. Now, I have been an Aaron Rome fan ever since he became a Canuck. Why? Several reasons. He gets mocked a lot and I don't think it's merited. I root for underdogs. Aaron Rome is that kind of guy, that if you were a boss and he was your new hire...well he'd make you look good. Rome keeps things simple. He does the job that you ask of him. And a lot of times he can exceed your expectations, even if he does make the occasional mistake.

Too much flattery? Hey, only Sami Salo has more goals than Rome for the Canucks' defencemen. But there's more:

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