Vancouver is a great town for sports lovers who enjoy professional sports competition. Vancouver is the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps (soccer), the British Columbia Lions (Canadian Football League), and of course, the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Vancouver hockey fans are some of the most knowledgeable in the world, and the Vancouver Canucks hockey franchise understand what it takes to put a quality hockey product on the ice.

The Vancouver Canucks play their home games at General Motors Place, a modern arena facility that holds nearly 20,000 spectators. The Canucks play forty (40) home games throughout the regular NHL hockey season, as well as hopefully several rounds of playoffs games. There are many wonderful hotels situated within walking distance of GM Place, making the games very accessible for tourists and visitors. After the games, there hundreds of dining establishments and local pubs in which to hang out, eat and discuss the Canucks' victories.

If you plan on spending a lot of time in Vancouver to watch hockey, there is also the Vancouver Giants hockey franchise, a team that plays in the Western Hockey League. This major junior team plays at the Pacific Coliseum, the old home location of the Vancouver Canucks, situated in East Vancouver, very accessible by bus, shuttle, or taxi.

Tickets for Vancouver Canucks hockey games can be purchased online through the Vancouver Canucks website or through Ticketmaster, as well as from walk-ups, or local folks standing outside looking to "sell" their game tickets to visitors.

The Vancouver Canucks hockey season begins in early October (earlier, if you wish to see a pre-season hockey game), and ends in April, unless they make it all the way to the Stanley Cup, that is!