Vancouver Canucks

On Wednesday, January 29th, the Vancouver Canucks faced off against their rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. The Canucks got off to a good start, with a goal by Chris Higgins, sixteen seconds into the game, to give the Canucks an early lead. Early in the second period, Tom Sestito scored to make the game 2-0 for the Canucks. Not long after that, the Blackhawks scored four times in a row with goals by Marian Hossa, Brandon Saad, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp, to put Chicago up 4-2. With 38 seconds left in the game, Brandon Saad scored his second goal of the game into the Canucks' empty net, allowing Chicago to win, 5-2.

Seattle Seahawks Win NFC

The Seattle Seahawks won the National Football Conference (NFC) title in a game against the San Francisco 49ers (23-17) on Sunday, January 19th after a rough start, with San Francisco leading 10-3 during the halftime. They will now advance to the Super Bowl- a feat they have not accomplished since 2005. The NFL Super Bowl XLVIII (National Football League Super Bowl 48) will be held at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2nd at 3:30 p.m. P.T, and the Seattle Seahawks will be facing the Denver Broncos, who had won against the New England Patriots (26-16) on Sunday as well.

Canucks Snap 3 Game Losing Streak

The Vancouver Canucks snapped their 3 game losing streak with a win on Saturday, January 18th in a bizarre game against the Calgary Flames, winning 3-2 in the shootout. The game began with a line brawl two seconds into the game, leaving each team without four players, and only four defencemen. There were no goals in the first period, which had ended with 188 penalty minutes. During the first intermission, a furious Coach John Tortorella had to be restrained after going into the tunnel that lead to the Calgary locker room. Early in the second period, Calgary's Mark Giordano opened up the scoring on the powerplay, but not long after that Ryan Kesler tied the game at 1-1. In the third, Matt Stajan of the Flames made the score 2-1, but Yannick Weber tied it up again on the powerplay. The game went on to the shootout after a goal-less OT. After goals from Colborne and Weber, Chris Higgins wins the game for the Canucks in the fifth round, and ends their 3 game losing streak. Tortorella later apologized to the players that were on the ice at the beginning of the game during the brawl, especially rookie Kellan Lain, whose first NHL game lasted a grand total of two seconds.

Canucks- First Games of January

Vancouver Canucks

On New Year's Day, the Canucks lost to Tampa Bay, with a final score of 4-2. Brad Richardson opened the scoring, putting Vancouver on top with 8:35 left in the period. Zac Dalpe scored his first goal with the Canucks after two consecutive goals from Tampa Bay, tieing the game at   2-2. Kucherov took back the lead after Chris Higgins failed to clear the zone, with another goal from the Lightning to end the game 4-2.

On Saturday, January 4th, the Canucks lost 3-1 to the LA kings, with 1 goal by the Canucks in the first period, followed by 3 goals by the Kings in the last period.

In the following week, Vancouver lost twice, losing 3-2 to the Ducks in overtime, then losing 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the shootout.

On Friday, January 10th, the Canucks finally broke their five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, and ended St. Louis' seven-game winning streak as well. Zac Dalpe opened the scoring, and Mike Santorelli added another early in the third period. Alex Pietrangelo scored the only goal for the Blues, who lost in regulation for the first time in 11 games.    

Gr.8 Girls Seaquam Basketball Tournament

Grade 8 Girls Basketball

The Grade 8 Girls basketball team had a tournament on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th at Seaquam Secondary. On Friday they won 68-16 in their only game that day, and on Saturday they played two games. The first game was against William A. Fraser Middle School and they won 42-39. They beat Brookswood Secondary in their last game, winning 62-10.

Seattle Seahawks

NFL Playoffs



On Saturday, January 11th, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints 23-15 in the NFC Divisionals. Next, they will play against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championships to determine the champion of the National Football Conference, and to determine who will move on to the Super Bowl. The Seahawks have only been to the Super Bowl once, in 2005. Over in the AFC, the Denver Broncos won 24-17 against the San Diego Chargers, advancing to AFC Championships, and they will host the New England Patriots next, in a game that will decide the team that gets to advance to the Super Bowl.