The Vancouver Canucks are heading to the NHL playoffs and fans could not be more excited.
It was made official last night after the St. Louis Blues lost 4-0 to the San Jose Sharks, putting every non-playoff team out of reach of the Pacific Division-leading Canucks. This is the team’s first time clinching a playoff spot since the 2014-15 season.
OFFICIALLY PLAYOFF BOUND!
LET THE HARD WORK BEGIN. pic.twitter.com/m9MPDFNZAT
— X – Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 31, 2024
Vancouver did make the second round of the 2020 bubble playoffs, but they didn’t technically clinch a spot. They had to defeat the Minnesota Wild in a qualifying round. The Canucks also didn’t play a single game of that run in Vancouver either, as games were exclusively held in Edmonton with no fans during the pandemic.
Fans took to social media to celebrate the accomplishment.
Great effort
— BuckFoston (@BuckFoston_) March 31, 2024
Lemme see that x beside the username🥳
— NucksPicks (@NucksPicks) March 31, 2024
Well deserved! Best squad we had in a while 👌🏻
— Oleg 🇨🇦 (@olmezent) March 31, 2024
Woot woot 🇨🇦🏒💙💚💥
— Matthew D White (@MatthewDWhite2) March 31, 2024
PLAYOFF HOCKEY IN VANCOUVER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015
— x-𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙗 ✭ (@DiggsEnjoyer) March 31, 2024
Get in loser we’re going to the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/5NvmMVOg4U
— CoppeR (@copperleaf22) March 31, 2024
— Jez (@Zer0PucksGiven) March 31, 2024
9 years in the making. I’ve been working out both towel arms.
— Pete Edwards (@pete_gas) March 31, 2024
Woohoo Playoffs baby!!! Putting my car flag in tomorrow.
— ~JWcanuckfan (@jwcanuckfan) March 31, 2024
WHERE CAN I BUY PLAYOFF TOWELS?
— Dane Frizzell (@Frizz_99) March 31, 2024
I LOVE THIS LETS GO WIN A CUP BABY
— Tyler (@tylerwolo0) March 31, 2024
LETS GOOOOOOOOO FIRST TIME SINCE 2015
— 🎯 (@Wockesha604) March 31, 2024
Though the excitement is hitting a fever pitch in Vancouver, the Canucks still have some business to take care of over their last nine regular season games. The Edmonton Oilers are just four points behind them for the division lead and have games in hand on the Canucks. If they want to secure the division, they must play at the top of their game.
If the playoffs started today, the Canucks would be playing the red-hot Nashville Predators. If you want to get in on the action, playoff tickets in Vancouver are set to go on sale to the general public tomorrow at 10 am PT.