Thousands of people packed the streets around Rogers Arena last night in Game 1 at the start of the Stanley Cup series as the Canucks beat the Predators 4-2. Vancouver Police are congratulating the fans for celebrating responsibility and making it a positive experience for those who gathered.
On Sunday, the Canucks will host their first home playoff game since 2015 when they kick off a first-round matchup against the Nashville Predators. Vancouver has been one of the big surprises of the NHL season. The team went 23-9-3 ahead of the Christmas break and consistently hovered near the top of the league standings before capturing the Pacific Division title with a 50-23-9 record.
The first look of the wax statue of ace India cricketer Virat Kohli, which will be installed at the Jaipur Wax Museum in Nahargarh on World Heritage Day (April 18, was unveiled on Friday. Anoop Srivastava, Founder-Director of the Jaipur Wax Museum, said there was a huge demand from tourists to install a statue of Virat Kohli in the museum for the past year.
A skipper's knock of 89 runs by Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan's quickfire 33 propelled host Gujarat Giants to 199/4 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Thursday. Given the chance to bat first on a flat central pitch with small square boundaries, Gujarat openers, Wriddhiman Saha and skipper Gill kicked off their batting with the latter hitting a six on the last delivery of the first over of left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar.
The city of Vancouver says it's unsure about the final breakdown of costs associated with hosting seven 2026 FIFA World Cup matches. By 2023, that number had changed with B.C. Place no longer included in the estimate, and the province of B.C. and the city broke down the costs as follows:
As per Dan Murphy of Sportsnet, Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks, Rick Tocchet, got Arshdeep Bains in the lineup for his NHL debut. This is the first time a South Asian player is making his NHL debut with the Canucks—a truly proud moment for the community.
