Bob Marjanovich

Dec 13, 2024 | thenorthernview.com | Bob Marjanovich

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet hopes that the worst is over. Canuck Nation is hoping he’s right. Last year when the Canucks improved by 26 points from the previous season, pretty much everything fell the Canucks way especially when it came to injuries or lack thereof. The 2024-25 NHL season has been a different story.

Dec 6, 2024 | trailtimes.ca | Bob Marjanovich

With a six-game homestand starting Friday versus Columbus, the Vancouver Canucks are hoping they can bring their Road Warrior mentality to Rogers Arena. The Canucks are coming off a six-game road trip where they picked up 9 out of a possible 12 points to improve their road record to 10-2-1. When it comes to playing at Rogers Arena, well that’s a different story. The Canucks are 3-5-3 on home ice this year but are looking to improve those numbers starting against the Blue Jackets.

Dec 5, 2024 | nelsonstar.com | Bob Marjanovich

Buck Pierce has returned to B.C. Pierce broke into the CFL as a quarterback with the Lions in 2005 and spent five seasons with the organization before the Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed him as a free agent. On Wednesday, he was introduced as the 28th head coach in the team’s 70-year history at the Lions Surrey practice facility. “About 20 years ago, I jumped into a car with my dad in Crescent City, California and drove up to Portland, Oregon.

Nov 26, 2024 | castlegarnews.com | Bob Marjanovich

It’s here. American Thanksgiving. While most of our friends south of the border look at the late-November holiday and think NFL when it comes to sports, most Canadians view it through a different lens. They examine the NHL standings – hoping that their team is above the playoff line. Why? Since realignment occurred over a decade ago, 80% of the teams that are in playoff spots at Thanksgiving qualify for the post-season. For those that are mathematically challenged, that’s 13 out of 16 teams.

Nov 21, 2024 | interior-news.com | Bob Marjanovich

The Rick Campbell era has ended while the Ryan Rigmaiden era has begun. The B.C. Lions introduced Rigmaiden as the football club’s new general manager at a press conference at the team’s Surrey practice facility on Wednesday, and at the same time, announced that they had parted ways with head coach Rick Campbell after four seasons and that Neil McEvoy was moving from the co-GM position that he shared with Campbell to the newly-created title of Vice President of Football Operations.