http://www.bravshockeyblog.com a hockey blog from a fan's perspective Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:28:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not too long after the outcome of a game was directly influenced by phantom calls made by the referees, they are at it again. Just 9 days after a controversial game where Alex Burrows was called for two questionable, if not phantom, penalties that very well could have cost the ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/nhl/another-game-influenced It looks like the drama will continue for some time for the Vancouver Canucks and Alex Burrows. Following a game against the Nashville Preditors, Alex Burrows spoke out to the media, insinuating that Stephan Auger was "out to get him." Alex Burrows basically said that Auger talked to him before ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/nhl/the-drama-continues-in-the-west Biggest Draft Steals in Hockey History Author: Eurotraveler Hockey players just love to prove the scouts wrong. Teams take a huge amount of heat from fans and media alike when they bet the farm on a player who seems like a lock to become a star in the NHL, but ultimately turns ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/general-talk/biggest-draft-steals-in-hockey-history In the early weeks of this 2009/2010 NHL season you would hear a lot of Canucks fans expressing their dislike of Willie Mitchell's play. The fierceness, determination, and outright punishment seemed to have vanished completely from his game. No longer did was he laying down punishing hits on the opposition, ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/big-hits/mitchell-is-a-big-hit Every team goes through injury problems throughout the season, but the Canucks seem to be plagued with them so far early in the 2009-2010 NHL season. This year Canucks have already lost many key players to injury. Schneider, Salo, and Rypien have just recently returned to the lineup, but the Canucks ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/injuries/canucks-injuries-continue-to-pile-up Roberto Luongo will be out for approximately 1-3 weeks due to a hairline fracture of the ribs. The original injury apparently happened during Saturday's game against the Edmonton Oilers. Roberto Luongo re-aggravated the injury sometime during the game against Detroit, the same game that saw the Canucks lose Ryan Johnson when ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/injuries/roberto-luongo-injured We recently had a server crash and lost everything. We decided it was time to give the site an overhall and a new look. We hope you like the new look to Brav's Hockey Blog and will come back often and contribute to the site by posting comments or your own ... http://www.bravshockeyblog.com/general-talk/new-hockey-blog