Kiefer Sherwood, a former thorn in the Canucks' side, has become a star player. He scored his first NHL hat trick and powered the Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
VANCOUVER — Kiefer Sherwood was a thorn in the Vancouver Canucks ' side last spring. Eight months later, the feisty winger has bloomed into one of the team's top forwards. Chants of'Kie-fer Sher-wood!' echoed through Rogers Arena at multiple points on Monday night as the American forward scored his first NHL hat trick and powered the Canucks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche . Hearing his name ring out was'a pretty special honour,' Sherwood said. 'I was trying to take it in,' he said.
'I really appreciate the fan support. Obviously, their passion is something that Vancouver is known for, and it's pretty cool. I'll definitely remember it.” The Canucks' faithful weren't cheering for Sherwood in April as he used his speed and aggression to pester the team's stars throughout a first-round playoff series between Vancouver and the Nashville Predators. The Canucks eventually prevailed in the six-game set. The post-season run capped a career-best regular season where he racked up 10 goals, 17 assists and 41 penalty minutes in 68 games. The 29-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, went on to sign a two-year, US$3-million deal with Vancouver when free agency opened on July 1. Thirty games into his first season with the Canucks (16-9-5), he's already put up a career-high 11 goals and is tied with Pius Suter for the second-most on the team behind Jake DeBrusk (14). Sherwood also leads the league in hits (184). 'I just try to put my work boots on each and every night and I think when you do that, sometimes good things happen,' he said Monday. 'And I'm just grateful for opportunity. There's a lot of good players up and down the line up here, so it doesn't really matter who we're playing with, but I think when everyone contributes, it's a fun group to be a part of and we showed that tonight.” The Canucks believed the six-foot-tall, 194-pound winger had more offence to give when they signed him, said head coach Rick Tocche
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