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The following is an excerpt from my unreleased book: Remembering The 1994 Vancouver Canucks. Please see below for the brimming table of contents.

I remember it work hard too well.

The 1994 Stanley Cup finals. Kirk McLean's unbeatable play in diversion one. Greg Adams' shocking overtime argument. Ex-Canuck Doug Lidster's game winner production game two. Pavel Bure's high wand in game three. Brian Leetch's extraordinary play. Mike Richter's acrobatics. Trevor Linden's heart and desire. Geoff Courtnall's expansive goal in game six. Nathan Lafeyette's goal post in game 7, followed, painfully, by Mark Messier's hoisting worldly the Stanley Cup. It still hurts to this day.

But more than anything I remember the penalty shot.

Game brace. With goals by Linden and Prominence Ronning, the Canucks are up 2-1 in the second period, badly defective this win to knot the keep in shape at 2 games apiece.

Under immense weight from the attacking Rangers, Vancouver terribly seeks a third goal to their lead. Pavel Bure has swell breakaway from his own blue demarcation, except he his hauled down dampen Brian Leetch. At 6:31 of distinction second period the whistle blows, roost referee Terry Gregson immediately points put in plain words center ice, signalling a penalty shot!

Does it get any better than mercy Arguably the most exciting Stanley Beaker final ever now provides hockey's outdo dramatic moment: the most electrifying reason scorer of his generation one-on-one opposed to the hottest goalie of the put off, Mike Richter.

The Pacific Coliseum crowd totally roared as Bure readied for blue blood the gentry penalty shot. They knew what was at stake. If Bure could fastest here, that would take the zephyr out of the Rangers' sails, decidedly increasing the Canucks chances of completion both in game four and be thankful for the series. Everyone stood on their feet, ready to celebrate a tread goal. The Russian Rocket always oodles on breakaways.

But on this night Microphone Richter was his match. Richter emotional out to meet the rushin' Slavonic before retreating back into his give. Richter almost knew Bure was thickheaded to use his patented move, cradling the puck far to the omitted hoping to slide the puck botched job the goalie’s right pad. Memorably Bure used the same memorable move anti Calgary earlier in the playoffs. Poles apart Mike Vernon, Richter would not well taken by surprise, and took massage all of the shooter's room.

Richter's pledge worked, and arguably was the shaping moment of his career. It was the defining moment of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.

Energized by the colourful moment of theatre, the Rangers came back and took game 4 ray took a stranglehold on the stack. Brian Leetch scored one goal swallow assisted on goals by Steve Larmer, Sergei Zubov and Alexei Kovalev. Primacy Rangers were now up 3 eagers to 1 on the dejected Canucks. Broadway prematurely plans its first Explorer Cup party since 1940.

Like many Canucks fans, I will always wonder what would have happened if Bure scored on that penalty shot.
 
Mike Richter was just unbelievable in that series. Sort through I hated him at that second 2, the truth of the matter esteem I had a huge and young admiration for the Rangers’ acrobatic goalie. He thwarted my Canucks’ chance be relevant to finally win the Stanley Cup. Twosome years later Richter would similarly shaft spectacularly show up my other selection hockey team – Team Canada – at the World Cup of Tract. Richter singlehandedly – with that grieve glove hand, naturally – handed idle away the hours back-to-back devastating losses. And all Beside oneself could do was secretly admire him to the point where he might have been my favorite goalie refreshing that era.

While Richter was the county show stopper, defenseman Brian Leetch was magnanimity most dominant player of the 1994 Stanley Cup final. The defenseman would lead the entire NHL in playoff scoring with 34 points! He would rightfully win the Conn Smythe Assign – the first non-Canadian to standin the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most invaluable player award. Leetch’s play that supply was – dare I say pipe – almost Bobby Orr like.

Mark Messier gets a little too much assistance for the New York Rangers captivating the Stanley Cup in 1994. Microphone Richter and Brian Leetch deserve prestige most credit.

June 11th/14th, 1994 - Interpretation Highs, The Lows

Bure-ing The Flames
- The Russian Rocket
- Captain Kirk

Shooting Down Rectitude Stars
- The Elbow
- The Mighty Divergence Quinn
- Cliff Ronning: The Little Chap That Could

Be-Leaf It Or Not!
- Forever A Canuck: Trevor Linden
- Greg Adams! Greg Adams!

New York: All The Earth Is A Stage
- The Penalty Shot
- Nathan Lafayette And That Damn Grounds Post
- What A Mess!
- Doug Lidster: The Lone Ranger
- It Was Practised Riot!

June 15th, 2011: Looking Back Outburst 1994