Family man. Obsessive sports & music fan. Displaced Vancouverite. Proud supporter of all Thunder Bay’s sports teams. Lover of all things Canadian. I fly planes.
Sources: The newly reunited Tkachuk brothers will both wear TKACHUK on the back of their jerseys, instead of M. TKACHUK and B. TKACHUK. Those close to the situation say it doesn’t really matter because neither of them can read.
The Vancouver Canucks draft lottery luck since they were last competitive:
2014 | 6.2% chance to climb - lost, picked #6
2016 | 48.4% chance to climb - lost, picked #5
2017 | 69.3% chance to climb - lost, picked #5
2018 | 39.6% chance to climb - lost, picked #7
2019 | 64.8% chance to climb - lost, picked #10
2021 | 11.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #9
2022 | 1.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #15
2023 | 6.3% chance to climb - lost, picked #11
2025 | 1.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #15
2026 | 44.3% chance to win - lost, picked #3
That's a 98.57% chance that they would have won at least one time across the 10 lotteries.
The Vancouver Canucks draft lottery luck since they were last competitive:
2014 | 6.2% chance to climb - lost, picked #6
2016 | 48.4% chance to climb - lost, picked #5
2017 | 69.3% chance to climb - lost, picked #5
2018 | 39.6% chance to climb - lost, picked #7
2019 | 64.8% chance to climb - lost, picked #10
2021 | 11.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #9
2022 | 1.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #15
2023 | 6.3% chance to climb - lost, picked #11
2025 | 1.1% chance to climb - lost, picked #15
2026 | 44.3% chance to win - lost, picked #3
That's a 98.57% chance that they would have won at least one time across the 10 lotteries.
I don't think the #Canucks are ready for the backlash they'll face in this market if Pierre Dorion is hired as GM. That would legitimately be the last straw for a lot of fans with this team
In related news, every @BlueJays game for the next two months was just instantly sold out, due to a sudden surge in popularity among a certain demographic.
Tonight the CN Tower will dim for 5 minutes at the top of every hour in honour of Air Canada pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther who died in the plane crash at LaGuardia Airport