Oddly, Chapman recalls being a
Rangers fan as a kid and especially
loving their uniforms. “I wore it
into the newsroom for one game,
kind of just to create a reaction,
and it did, some people got quite
angry,’ Chapman said.

Even Douglas College student
Ryan Wildgrube remembers where
he was the night of game seven. “I
remember watching game seven
at my friend Scott’s place with our
parents,” said Wildgrube, a third-
year psychiatric nursing student at
Douglas College. “It was at the time
one of the things we kind of all did
as a big group.”

Wildgrube said the ’94. Canuck
team had a strong nucleus. “At
the time I was a fan and a number
of players stood out. Of course,
Pavel Bure, who was an insanely
good skater and goal scorer; Trevor
Linden, who was an extremely
young captain, who led through
his actions on the ice; Dave
Babych, probably the team’s best
defenseman; and Kirk McLean,
who was an amazing goalie.”

For Trevor Linden, the captain
of the Canucks in ’94, who scored
both Vancouver goals in game
seven of the cup final, the passage
of time has not made the loss to
the Rangers any easier. Ina March
2014 interview on the Hockey

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Night in Canada segment called
“Inside Hockey,’ Linden said the
opportunity to win a Stanley Cup
is a rare occurrence because you
may never get another chance. “I
think ultimately, you get that close
to something that you dreamed of,
you realize the opportunity that
you had and the opportunity that
you missed,” said Linden. “And I

think just the emptiness of just
leaving the ice with nothing [is
painful].

Linden also states that because
the Canucks did not win the
Stanley Cup, he does not have

good memories of that ’94 cup run.

“People have really fond memories
of that spring in Vancouver,’
Linden said. “It was a beautiful

What was happening
on June 14, 1994?

Douglas College only had the New Westminster Campus, as the David Lam
Campus didn’t open until fall of 1996

Canadian Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien

US President
Bill Clinton

BC Premier
Mike Harcourt

Number one song on the Billboard Charts

“I Swear” by All-4-One

Number one album on the Billboard Charts

The Sign by Ace of Base

Movies released in theatres
Speed and City Slickers IT

The Legend of Curly’s Gold (both released on June 10).

The Lion King would open on June 15

Sports Events

The NBA Final was taking place, with the Houston Rockets leading the New

York Knicks two games to one

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, held in the US, would begin on June 17

 

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spring and I remember the weather
was incredible. It was just very
euphoric around the team. So,
people have wonderful memories
about that. And I got to say I’m not
sure that I share that because we
lost and that’s the bottom line.”

For Pat Quinn, coach of the
Canucks during the ’94 cup run,
the loss to the Rangers hurt but he
was very proud of what his team
had accomplished. Before his death
in November 2014, Quinn spoke
about losing game seven to the
Rangers. In an interview during
that same March 2014 “Inside
Hockey” segment, he stated how
proud he was of that Canucks
team who captured the hearts and
imagination of Vancouver fans
during that incredible spring in
1994.

“I always believed to this day
that the wrong team got that cup,
based on its play,’ Quinn said. “And
it didn’t happen and I’m a bit of a
dreamer. I was so disappointed for
them because I wanted it badly for
them. I always remembered Fred
Shero [Philadelphia Flyers coach,
who won Stanley Cups in 1974 and
1975], saying the old statement
that he said, “Win and you walk
together forever’ Well, this group
in my mind were winners and they
will walk together forever.” *