S89 Continental Cup Lore: Real Reason Why Vancouver Lost the Continental Cup finals

[Gaikoku-hito 2,089]

 

When I first seen the theme for this season theme week I was like scooby doo; “Ruh-roh” As I had no clue what lore I would want to talk about when it came to the VHL. I have talked about different lore most season here like the Goaltending issue of lower TPE goaltenders being better at least in the regular season then higher TPE goaltenders, The Vancouver Captaincy Curse, Victory Cup Curse etc…. But there is one situation that I actually haven`t talked about since the event took place and rather fitting fits with lore around another team in the Vancouver city….. the Vancouver Canucks.

 

Back in 94 play-offs, a play-off filled with Lore as Mark Messier famous guarantee that New York would win game 6 and force a game 7 is most likely the one that most remember but part of the lore around the 94 Canucks and more so the 2011 Vancouver Canucks the lore around the team was the fact that the team started celebrating and practice lifting the cup before both Finals were even half way done; thus the hockey gods said FU to the Canucks as Vancouver would lose both finals. While I don`t know if that is true I know the Wolves story is true….

 

S89 Vancouver Wolves made the Continental Cup finals for the second time in three season this time against HC Davos. Vancouver won the first two game in a rough tough hockey games lead by the two players Pierre Marc Bouchard and Wann Kerr; who both were having an outstanding play-off. If I remember correctly sitting 1-2 in play-off scoring. When the event in question took place:

 

Player 1: Who do you think will win the Daisuke Kanou Trophy if we win the next two games?

Player 2: I don`t know but it would be between Wann Kerr and PEB.

Player 1: Wann Kerr never wins anything so I would give it to PEB.

Player 3: What the hell are you two discussing? SHUT UP!! We haven`t won anything yet!!

Player 2: Yeah, we should really focus on winning the next two game before we talk about the Kanou! But even if we lose I think the Kanou should got to Kerr!!

Player 1: It always nice to dream and no harm no foul!!

Player 3: I am not sure about that!!

 

Well, The damage was done as STHS and Lachlan Summers must have both gotten wind of the conversation as Vancouver Wolves would much like the Vancouver Canucks get caught by the Hockey gods as the Wolves would lose the next four straight games 5-2, 2-1, 4-2 & 4-2 but it really was Summer story that became part of the known Lore of that Finals as Summers made 172 saves, an average of 43 saves in the next four games for a amazing 1.75 GA and 0.960% putting the final nail in the coffin of the Vancouver Wolves. While some might consider this part of the Spartan curse of not being able to win the Continental Cup; the three players know this is clearly about counting the eggs before they hatched situation similar to the Canucks in 1994 and 2011.

 

So in the end HC Davos didn`t really win the Cup against Vancouver that season but rather Vancouver played with fire and got caught!! Adding more salt to the wounds Summers didn`t even win the Kanou even though he was the main reason for HC Davos turn around as it was hand to some guy named Thunder instead!!

 

Being Confident is one thing but Shut the hell up about winning until you have actually won!!

 

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Edited Monday at 11:40 PM by Gaikoku-hito

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[Alex 3,204]

Now what if, davos was just better.

[Gaikoku-hito 2,089]

On 11/19/2024 at 9:11 AM, Alex said:

Now what if, davos was just better.