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Bruce Boudreau adds Vancouver Canucks’ championship wrestling belt to wall of Hershey home

Bruce Boudreau was only head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for a little over a year but the jovial bench boss seemed to make a special connection with the team’s fans. One that perhaps only Bruce can.

Boudreau’s tenure in Vancouver started with seven wins in a row and he quickly noticed that the team did not have something to bring them fully together after those victories. So, later in the season, a noted fan of professional wrestling, Boudreau introduced a Canucks-themed championship belt to be handed out to the team’s chosen player of the game.

During his final night as coach of Vancouver, Boudreau was gifted the belt by his players as a token of their love and appreciation.

“I’ll treasure it for the rest of my life because every time I look at it I’ll remember what we had together here,” Boudreau said then.

Now the belt officially hangs on a memento wall in his Hershey, PA home.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago

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Bruce Boudreau returns home to Hershey, gifted custom ‘Bruce, there it is’ jersey by Canucks fan

Despite only being the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for a little over a year, Bruce Boudreau made a special connection with the team’s fans that really only he can.

Boudreau won his first seven games behind the Canucks bench and during that streak, Vancouver fans showered him with “Bruce, there it is” chants to show their appreciation.

That appreciation still lasts even after his unceremonious departure from the organization on January 22. One Canucks fan chose to show that by sending the veteran bench boss a special custom jersey.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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The Vancouver Canucks have three different head coaches on their payroll for the rest of the season

The Vancouver Canucks fired Bruce Boudreau on Sunday after a long song and dance that left the former Capitals bench boss the most sympathetic figure in the NHL. The Canucks announced the hiring of Rick Tocchet, who reportedly had to give four weeks’ notice to TNT to get out of his TV analyst deal.

Boudreau, who is one of the best personalities in hockey, was cheered and revered by Canucks fans as he was pushed out the door by Canucks brass. Boudreau ended his tenure with the second-best points percentage in Canucks’ history (50-39-13; .554%).

The Canucks are paying for their mismanagement in more ways than one.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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The Vancouver Canucks have finally fired Bruce Boudreau

On Sunday, after months of anticipation, the Vancouver Canucks finally announced that they have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau.

The Canucks have named Rick Tocchet their new head coach. Boudreau, 68, held a 50-40-13 record in his two years with Vancouver. Boudreau becomes the first NHL coach fired this season.

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By Peter Hassett 8 months ago

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Bruce Boudreau was in tears as he left the bench for likely the final time with the Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Saturday, but the team and its coach left the ice to a deafening cheer at Rogers Place.

Bruce Boudreau, who reportedly was coaching his final game behind the bench, was serenaded with a “Bruce, there it is!” chant as time expired.

Boudreau could be seen tearing up as he stood there, taking it all in.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Bruce Boudreau emotional after Canucks’ fans ‘Bruce, there it is’ chant, responds with Ovi-inspired heart tap

Despite being one of the kindest and most accomplished coaches in the game, Bruce Boudreau is being humiliated on his apparent way out the door in Vancouver. Canucks general manager Jim Rutherford said Boudreau is the team’s coach “for now” as reports run rampant that Vancouver is waiting for Rick Tocchet to be released from his contract with TNT.

“I’d be a fool not to say that I don’t know what’s going on,” Boudreau said teary-eyed after the team’s morning skate.

During Friday’s home game against the Colorado Avalanche, Canucks fans showed appreciation to their beloved and embattled head coach, loudly chanting “Bruce, there it is!” at Rogers Arena.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Bruce Boudreau teary-eyed after Canucks morning skate as Rick Tocchet rumors grow louder

The Vancouver Canucks are unlikely to make the playoffs as their 18-23-3 record has them 12 points out of a playoff spot and eight points from the cellar of the Pacific Division.

For a team that was expected to be involved in the playoff conversation, the Canucks’ performance has been as surprising as it’s been dismal. Big changes are likely coming. And one of those changes appears to be happening in slow motion with head coach Bruce Boudreau.

Boudreau’s future firing has seemingly already been decided by the team, but they are keeping him in limbo as their bench boss for the time being. Boudreau spoke about that strange process in an emotional press conference with the media on Friday.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Bruce Boudreau is getting quiet fired by the Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are really bad this season. Sporting a 17-22-3 record, Vancouver sits sixth in the Pacific Division, above only San Jose and Anaheim. Their big weakness is their penalty kill, whose 66.1-percent kill rate is dead last in the league.

So you could certainly understand why the team is eager to make changes, particularly regarding head coach Bruce Boudreau. Boudreau’s firing seem to have already been decided, but the team will keep him around, coaching in limbo, for several more weeks.

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By Peter Hassett 8 months ago

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Friedman: Capitals a ‘darkhorse’ suitor for Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser

The Toronto Maple Leafs shut out the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Tuesday night. On the Canadian broadcast of the game, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman dropped some more info on the ongoing Brock Boeser and Vancouver Canucks situation.

Last week, Friedman reported that Boeser’s agent had permission to talk to other teams about facilitating a potential move.

The hockey insider now says that the Washington Capitals could be one of those teams and are a “darkhorse” suitor.

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By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago

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Ovechkin scores twice as Caps play incredibly effective road game: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals got right back on track with two more standings points after a disappointing loss in New Jersey to kick off their season-long road trip. The Caps scored early and often against the Vancouver Canucks, securing an eventual 5-1 victory.

A rather encouraging performance.

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By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago

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