{"id":441890,"date":"2026-01-28T01:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441890\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:39:08","slug":"vancouver-canucks-fans-got-to-experience-sedin-magic-one-more-time-at-rogers-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441890\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks fans got to experience Sedin magic one more time at Rogers Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sedins still got game.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Canucks fans already knew that with stories of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/canucks-sedins-crushed-vancouver-sun-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sedins\u2019 legendary fitness making the rounds<\/a> since they retired in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>And, with the Canucks severely lacking talent and centre depth, it\u2019s fair to wonder, could they still suit up for the Canucks?<\/p>\n<p>Well, their performance for the Canucks at a game on Monday night didn\u2019t dispel that notion.<\/p>\n<p>Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, and several other former Canucks played a hockey game versus the cast of Shorsey on Monday night at Rogers Arena. This was part of the Shorsey Classic, where characters from the hit TV show have been travelling around and facing off against alumni from other NHL teams.<\/p>\n<p>With some younger Canucks fans seeing the Sedins on the ice in person for the first time, the most legendary twins in sport didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Henrik Sedin didn\u2019t score many shootout goals during his career, but he looked like a natural on this one.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">first time seeing the sedins play in person. so fucking cool <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dyeClNTmXP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dyeClNTmXP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tatiana\ud83c\udfd2 (@tatituzzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatituzzi\/status\/2016023729617432582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but he did so while wearing a helmet with Brock Boeser\u2019s No. 6 on it, just one day after the Canucks\u2019 winger <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/canucks-boeser-may-have-concussion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">suffered a suspected concussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The chemistry between Henrik and Daniel hasn\u2019t dissipated either, as they made Geoff Courtnall look like the latest triplet on their line.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Sedins are still so good. Great finish by Geoff Courtnall. Pure nostalgia tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6m9CQ42TZc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6m9CQ42TZc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Dangles (@DrDangles87) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrDangles87\/status\/2015996345492873492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the Sedins were the most notable players to suit up, a plethora of other former Canucks fan favourites were in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>That included Cliff Ronning, who scored a goal of his own with a slapper.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT A CLAP BOMB!!! \ud83d\udca3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QEnDwHdReR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QEnDwHdReR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rogers Arena (@RogersArena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogersArena\/status\/2016014986712355202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also included Kyle Wellwood, who showed off some silky moves in front for a backhand goal.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Backhand beauty \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FH46AVI4Pc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FH46AVI4Pc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rogers Arena (@RogersArena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogersArena\/status\/2015996393492758998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former fan favourite Eddie Lack tended the net alongside Kirk McLean, and he made a few key saves of his own.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable Canucks to suit up included Chris Higgins, Greg Adams, Adrian Aucoin, Mike Sillinger and Nathan LaFayette.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most nostalgic part of the evening for fans was getting the chance to experience Sedinery at least one more time.<\/p>\n<p>This was the final stop for the Shorsey Classic, as the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs lost 10-9 to Canucks Alumni at Rogers Arena. The cast of Shorsey previously played games in Calgary and Edmonton as part of their tour.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sedins still got game. Vancouver Canucks fans already knew that with stories of the Sedins\u2019 legendary fitness&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-441890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}