Mmmn, it's got that new blog smell still.

This here is going to be my Canucks only blog. And I'm going to put effort into it and everything. Of course right now I am just really gung ho about it but chances are, I'll forget about it and it will be neglected like all my other little projects.

So to start off, a little about me.

Name: Tamara

Age: 23

Location: Vancouver, BC

Favourite Player: This is where things get tricky. My first instinct is to say Todd Bertuzzi but I also have a lot of love for Jarkko Ruutu. So generally I say those two, but then my brain starts screaming "What about Trevor! And Clouts! Naslund! BMo! Matty-ass!..." See? Basically I love all of them, but some of them I love a little more, and some of them, a little less.

Puck Bunny Status: Negative. Yeah, I'm a girl. Yeah, I think some of the players are cute. But don't you dare call me a Puck Bunny or I might have to tear you a new one. I admit, however, that I do have my origins in Puck Bunny-ness. I grew up in a hockey town (Grande Cache, AB - Hometown of Dean McAmmond - barf) but was never really caught up with it. Most of the guys I knew who played were major jerks, so I associated the sport with them. Shortly after I graduated high school, I moved to Vancouver. It took me 2 years of living in this city before I realized that 1) Vancouver has a hockey team and 2) that hockey team is rad.

In the beginning, I had no idea what icing or offside was. I knew it was usually a bad thing, but I couldn't recognize it when it happened. I watched the Detroit - Vancouver series (this was back in 2002) and, although the Canucks lost in the first round, I was hooked.

That following summer, I met my current boyfriend, a hockey obsessed boy from Port Coquitlam. He helped me make the full transition. I started out screaming obscenities at the television and asking questions after every play, and thankfully he was very patient with me. Now, I can actually appreciate a great play, a nice pass, and yes, I do know what icing is. And, let me tell you, it's not just for cakes. I still ask questions now, but mainly they are questions about random trivia or things that happened before my time. I wasn't there for the 1994 Cup run, but I cry whenever I hear about it or see pictures from it. And I will most definitely be there for the 2006 run.



Basically I think that is enough for now. You get the idea.

Up next: Hopefully I'll do a quick yammer about the last game, and talk about the game to come. It should be good times, I promise.