Vancouver Canucks pumped to return home to play in front of their fans for first time in almost 600 days
It’s been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that’s set to end Tuesday when Vancouver plays host to the Minnesota Wild.
Much has changed over the past 19 months. Fans in attendance Tuesday will be required to wear masks and show vaccine passports, ideas that sounded more like science fiction than everyday reality back in March, 2020.“I was joking with my dad because he was at that [March, 2020] game and he’s actually in town right now and I was like, `Geeze, it’s been a long time. You were at the last game with friends and you’ll be at the one where we get them back, too.
It’s an element some players missed last season, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Canucks – and many other NHL teams – to play in empty arenas against the same teams again and again.“It’s like an extra player almost,” he said. “Last year made me realize fans play a big part in just getting you going in a game. So the fans, they play a big part.”
The Canucks and Wild haven’t face one another since August, 2020, when Vancouver beat Minnesota in a four-game series held in the NHL’s post-season “bubble” in Edmonton.
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