Hockey
Vancouver Canucks
General Motors Arena
800 Griffiths Way
Vancouver, BC V6B 6G1
(604) 899-7400
www.canucks.com
The Canucks play in the Western Conference in the National Hockey League. They’ve been in the league since 1970, but are yet to win the Stanley Cup, despite having collected more than a few Conference and Division Championships.
Vancouver Giants
100 North Renfrew Street
Vancouver, BC V5K 3N7
(604) 444-2687
www.vancouvergiants.com
The Giants are a fairly new team in the Western Hockey League. They won the League Championship in 2006 and play out of the Pacific Coliseum.
Football
British Columbia Lions
BC Place Stadium
765 Pacific Boulevard
Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y9
(604) 661-3626
www.bclions.com
The BC Lions play in the Western Division of the Canadian Football League. They won the Grey Cup, the league’s championship, in 2006. Canadian football is slightly different than the American version, with a wider field that values speed over size
Baseball
Vancouver Canadians
4601 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC V5V 3H4
(604) – 872-5232
www.canadiansbaseball.com
The Canadians are a Class A Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They play in the Northwest League’s Western Division. The season, including the playoffs, lasts about three months, from mid June through mid December.
Soccer
Whitecaps FC
Swangard Stadium
3883 Imperial Street
Burnaby, BC
(604) 669-9283
www.whitecapsfc.com
The Whitecaps play in the First Division of the United Soccer Leagues. The club also has women’s and youth development teams that play under the Whitecaps banner. The Whitecaps main rivals are the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers.
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