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Ex-Canuck Nathan LaFayette talks Quinn Hughes, Pacific Coliseum memories, and more

As Nathan LaFayette looked over the concourse of the Pacific Coliseum during the Vancouver Goldeneyes’ first day of training camp, it brought all the memories back from his time as a Vancouver Canuck. Sandwiched between stints with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, LaFayette’s 58 combined regular season and playoff games in a Canucks uniform were as impactful as they come. The fans dressed in white and waving towels to welcome the Canucks onto the ice during the 1994 playoff run stuck out, as did his goal on Felix Potvin in Game 5 of the conference final against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “Being a part of that [1994] team, just coming on the ice, it’s a feeling that I remember,” Lafayette said. “I scored the goal of my life against Toronto the one year in the playoffs, so I remember that very fondly.” But the moment he remembered most was his pass to Geoff Courtnall in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Courtnall’s backhander hit the back bar of Mike Richter’s net and ricocheted out soRead More

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