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	<title>Vancouver Sun Sports Blogs &#187; Hockey</title>
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	<description>Crashing the (key)boards</description>
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		<title>Burrows scores for Canada in disappointing quarter-final loss to Slovakia</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/17/burrows-scores-for-canada-in-disappointing-quarter-final-loss-to-slovakia/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/17/burrows-scores-for-canada-in-disappointing-quarter-final-loss-to-slovakia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Championship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a moment, it looked like Alexandre Burrows' incredible story was going to have another amazing chapter. In Canada's must-win quarter-final against Slovakia, Burrows scored his third goal of the tournament, putting Canada up 3-2. It looked like it might stand up as the game winner and carry Canada to the semi-final.

Instead, a series of poor decisions cost Canada the lead, then cost Canada the game.]]></description>
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		<title>How do you solve a problem like Edler?</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/16/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-edler/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/16/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-edler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harrison Mooney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's going to be a big offseason for Mike Gillis, who will likely be moving either Roberto Luongo or Cory Schneider some time before September in what could be the biggest deal since he arrived in Vancouver. But, as important as that deal is likely to be, the goaltending situation is hardly the most pressing issue on his plate. Regardless of which backstop the team keeps, the Canucks will be just fine in goal next season.

Priority number one for the Canucks this summer has to be solving the curious case of Alex Edler. Either the Canucks need to go out and get him someone to play with, or they need to move him as part of a package for someone that can anchor a top pairing in a way that Edler can't.]]></description>
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		<title>CTV quotes Canucks.com forum in &#8220;news&#8221; story about Booth hunting bear</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/15/ctv-quotes-canucks-com-forum-in-news-story-about-booth-hunting-bear/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/15/ctv-quotes-canucks-com-forum-in-news-story-about-booth-hunting-bear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[booth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[message boards are ridiculous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[There are some stupid people in the media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Booth created a lot of controversy when he first tweeted a picture of a bear he killed on a hunting excursion then shared the video of the event as well. Many people have strong opinions on the subject and it seems like no one can agree on any aspect of the story.

Well, thanks to CTV, we can all agree on one thing: CTV doesn't know what a blog is.]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Burrows scores goals, hugs goalies, is the best</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/alex-burrows-scores-goals-hugs-goalies-is-the-best/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/alex-burrows-scores-goals-hugs-goalies-is-the-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The YouTubes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Championship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alex Burrows has scored his second goal in as many games since returning to the Team Canada lineup after his injury in the first game of the tournament. While it was a nice goal, it was just one of eight that Canada scored on Kazakhstan, who couldn't repeat their gutsy effort from their overtime game against the US. It was probably too much to ask of the Kazakhstan to handle the US and Canada on back-to-back nights, and the game got silly in the third period as Kazakhstan simply looked worn out against Canada's superior depth.

Fortunately, Burrows didn't just score a goal. He also played a solid two-way game, seeing ice time in all situations, and was named the Best Player of the game for Canada. Even better, his wife, Nancy, and one-year old daughter, Victoria, were in attendance and got to see the whole thing.

Oh, and Burrows hugged Kazakhstan goaltender Vitali Kolesnik in the middle of the game.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Finally, the footage of David Booth killing that black bear that you&#8217;ve all been waiting for</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/finally-the-footage-of-david-booth-killing-that-bear-youve-all-been-waiting-for/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/finally-the-footage-of-david-booth-killing-that-bear-youve-all-been-waiting-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harrison Mooney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[booth controversies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david booth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting Bears]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, remember that black bear that David Booth horrified everyone by killing two weeks ago? I have some good news and some bad news about that. The good news is that we now have footage of the bear walking around, doing just fine, tipping over a steel drum -- you know, typical happy, unshot bear stuff. The bad news is that the bear is only like that for the first half of the video. Then David Booth shoots him in the gut with an arrow. Yikes.

The latest episode in the ongoing saga of David Booth vs. nature comes to us the same way as all the other episodes, via David Booth's Twitter account. On Saturday afternoon, he tweeted a video of the kill with the following disclaimer: You have every right not to watch just like i have the right to choose to hunt. 

Please keep that in mind before you click play. This ain't no Charmin Ultra Soft commercial.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>47</slash:comments>
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		<title>Drance Numbers: Investigating the Canucks&#8217; prospects</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/drance-numbers-investigating-the-canucks-prospect-pool/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/12/drance-numbers-investigating-the-canucks-prospect-pool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Drance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drance numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[using tables to prove things]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is May 11th, the day on which the Canucks were eliminated from the playoffs in 2009 and 2010. It was seen as a date of bad omen during last year's playoff run as well, although they managed to survive it. This season, however, the team is long since eliminated and we're already looking to the future.

Heading into this June’s NHL draft and the offseason, the Canucks are poised to make major changes to their roster. One of their goaltenders will likely be moved, and that trade should net the club significant assets. The team is likely to pursue much-hyped NCAA prospect (and West Kelowna native) Justin Schultz in the offseason, and certainly adding a player of that caliber would give the prospect pool a massive boost. Meanwhile Gillis has the 26th, 57th, 147th, 177th and 207th picks in the 2012 NHL draft to work with.

With all of the uncertainty, I figured we’d take stock of where the prospect pool is at for the moment. What are the clubs areas of strength, what are its needs and what players in the system are likely to play a major role with the team going forward?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Burrows scores his first ever goal for Team Canada (in ice hockey)</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/11/burrows-scores-first-ever-goal-for-team-canada-in-ice-hockey/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/11/burrows-scores-first-ever-goal-for-team-canada-in-ice-hockey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Championship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last time Alex Burrows scored a goal for Team Canada, he wasn't wearing skates. Burrows was one of the best ball hockey players of all time, renowned for his offensive skill and on-ice vision, to the point that he was apparently called "The Goalmaker" by his ball hockey brethren.

On Friday morning, he made another goal happen, the first ever in his international career in ice hockey. In his first game since suffering a head injury against Slovakia, Burrows scored Canada's first goal of the game, turning the tide against a Finnish team that was dominant early on home ice.

Burrows was the last forward added to the Canadian roster, likely for his ability to play a strong defensive role while still having solid offensive instincts and skill. He played both roles perfectly against Finland.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meet Loango, the most appropriately-named Mangabey monkey in all of Paris</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/10/meet-loango-the-most-appropriately-named-monkey-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/10/meet-loango-the-most-appropriately-named-monkey-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harrison Mooney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad analogies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loango is adorable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luongo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monkeys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schneider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shameless offseason content]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You're looking at an infant, crown male Mangabey monkey that was born at the Jardin des Plantes’s zoo in Paris on March 5, 2012. The little guy is being bottle-fed because he was rejected by his mother at birth. Why is this on a Vancouver Canucks hockey blog?

The monkey's name is Loango.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Spitballin&#8217; on sweeping Kings, Kesler&#8217;s shoulder, and Skittle Burrows</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/10/spitballin-on-sweeping-kings-keslers-shoulder-and-skittle-burrows/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/10/spitballin-on-sweeping-kings-keslers-shoulder-and-skittle-burrows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burrows is the worst Skittle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kesler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kesler takes drastic action when it comes to injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salo is a superhero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spitballin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spitballin’ (or Super Pass It To Bulis: All In, if you love adventurous acronymizing) is a feature that allows us to touch on a multitude of things really fast, because in the world of hockey, there are always lots of things to find and colour. Here are a few quick topics.]]></description>
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		<title>Denmark needs Jannik Hansen</title>
		<link>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/08/denmark-needs-jannik-hansen/</link>
		<comments>http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2012/05/08/denmark-needs-jannik-hansen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Wagner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass it to Bulis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denmark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jannik Hansen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Championship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vansunsportsblogs.com/?p=15345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jannik Hansen is one of only two Vancouver Canucks at the 2012 World Championship, but he's not the only player from the NHL on Team Denmark. He is, however, one of Denmark's top players and one of the most important. That has already proven to be true just three games into the tournament.

Hansen was named Denmark's best player of the game in a 2-0 loss to the Czech Republic, finishing the game with 4 shots on goal from the second line. He also received a 2-minute minor for boarding that turned into a one-game suspension, causing him to miss Denmark's game against Italy on Sunday.

While 2-0 was a solid result against a team like Czech Republic, the most important games for Denmark at this tournament are against teams like Italy, who they will be battling to avoid relegation. Unfortunately for Denmark, they seemed to sorely miss Hansen against Italy, losing 4-3 in overtime.]]></description>
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