Your Canucks GM just moved to Seattle for its practice facility
It’s one of those headlines that makes you pause, isn’t it? Patrik Allvin, our former Canucks GM, noted the quality of the Seattle Kraken's practice facility. And then he moved there. It’s not a secret that hockey operations are a complex machine, and having top-tier infrastructure is crucial. But for a Vancouver guy to head south, citing *that* as a factor… well, it feels like a low, slow burn for anyone who’s been around the rink a while.
### The Elephant in the Rink
We talk a lot about what makes Vancouver "Vancouver." The mountains, the rain, the endless debate about density versus green space. But underneath all that, there’s this quiet hum of civic pride, mixed with a very real anxiety about whether we’re keeping up. When you hear about someone going to Seattle because their practice facilities are better, it's not just about hockey. It’s a gut punch. It’s like someone preferring Surrey’s dim sum to Richmond’s. It suggests we’re not investing in the fundamentals.
* **What this means for Vancouver:** * It highlights a deeper issue around infrastructure investment in our city. * It's a stark reminder that even in a city as beautiful as ours, the practical realities of world-class operations can be overlooked. * It fuels that underlying feeling for many of us: are we building for the future, or just living on the views?
Beautiful out here. Complicated in here. That's the coast. And sometimes, the complicated truth is that the grass, or at least the ice, looks greener across the border, even for those who used to call Rogers Arena home. It makes you wonder what else we're letting slip away.
My colleagues are really digging into this on the morning show — you should definitely tune in live at mornings.live.