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Avid Thoughts: Expectations for Canucks, Whitecaps woes and more
The Vancouver Canucks start their season soon and fall is right around the corner. Fall is a great time for sports. The Canucks and NHL season begins MLS playoffs, CFL playoffs, baseball playoffs and of course, the start of the NFL. So goodbye and good riddance to the heat. Oh yeah, this is Avid Thoughts. […]
Avid Thoughts: Draft week, Whitecaps atmosphere and crazy Chelsea rumours
It’s been a while since the last Avid Thoughts. I’ve been busy with things. We also have a new website and it uses WordPress! No more formatting to fix and there is SEO! It also helped in writing Vancouver Whitecaps post games. With Summer officially here, the sports world’s madness continues. Let’s get into Avid […]
Avid Thoughts: Kuzmenko watch, the Avalanche roll and big home games for the Whitecaps
Photo credit: TSN *This was originally posted on June 19, 2022* I feel like there was some sort of anniversary of some big Vancouver sporting event that happened this past week. Don’t remember it. Oh well, it probably wasn’t of any significance anyway. What is significant is the fact that Vancouver will host some games […]
Avid Thoughts: Stanley Cup Final is set, Canucks country club and the BC Lions draw a big crowd
Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Lightning Twitter *This was originally posted June 13, 2022* The weather in Vancouver is unpredictable. One hour it is sunny, the next it is raining and the one after that it could hail or something. Luckily the weather is getting warmer but I am not prepared for another heat wave. It […]
Avid Thoughts: Canada soccer controversy, betting shoved down our throats and Oilers are in trouble
Photo Credit: @BenSteiner00 on Twitter *This was originally posted on June 5, 2022* Sports are fun. However, sports always have controversy. That’s what makes things interesting. We often have to remind ourselves that sports are also businesses and athletes are just ordinary human beings with really cool jobs. There is also a side of sports […]
Avid Thoughts: NHL conference finals, security in soccer, can the Celtics beat the Warriors?
Photo Credit: Colorado Avalanche Twitter *This was originally posted on May 31, 2022* Summer is almost here as June is upon us. It’s time for another edition of Avid Thoughts. Let’s get into it. The NHL conference finals The conference finals have already begun in the NHL. But first, let’s look back at an interesting […]
Lacklustre performance as Whitecaps draw 0-0 in Austin
Having a full week off has not been kind to Vancouver Whitecaps this season. Travelling on rest to Austin FC, a club that played midweek, the Blue-and-White were lacklustre in a 0-0 performance. The Whitecaps managed only two shots on target (five in total), both late in the second half. In contrast, the home side […]
Rise lack offence in 3-0 loss to Rapids
The Vancouver Rise made their final stop of their inaugural road trip in Canada’s capital. After a 1-1 draw against AFC Toronto, the Rise looked to get their first-ever road win. Ottawa Rapids were standing in their way, and they started with a 1-1-1 record. Vancouver was also missing Quinn and Nicole Stanton due to […]
Whitecaps claw back for feisty draw against LAFC
For the first time, the Vancouver Whitecaps were featured on prime time. It was the first time they were put on MLS Season Pass’s Sunday Night Soccer. Familiar adversaries, LAFC, were in town, and the Whitecaps wanted to prove to them they are truly an elite team. LAFC and Vancouver have met 12 times in […]
Soaring Whitecaps face familiar foes LAFC
When you think of rivals for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who do you think of? The most obvious answer would be the Seattle Sounders, the closest MLS team to Vancouver. Given their geographical region, they and the Portland Timbers are the Whitecaps’ biggest rivals. Plus, there is the supporters-created Cascadia Cup, which all three teams compete […]