Vancouver Magazine
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Before Hibernation Season Ends: A Round-Up of the Coziest Shopping Picks
Hockey | Vancouver Canucks The NHL season runs from October to April, and the Canucks draw capacity crowds. Home games at Rogers Arena are a must-see if you are in town during the season. 800 Griffiths Way, Yaletown, 604-899-4600. Nhl.com
Vancouver GiantsThe Giants are our less expensive and often more aggressive alternative to the Canucks. The 2007 Western Hockey League champions’ season runs from mid September to mid March, with home games at the Pacific Coliseum. 100 N. Renfrew St., East Vancouver, 604-444-2687. Vancouvergiants.comSoccer | Vancouver WhitecapsThe revived team did us proud in its first MLS season, with dedicated play and packed stadiums. Are we finally getting back to our 1970s soccer-powerhouse roots? Games move to revamped BC Place Stadium starting September 30. 777 Pacific Blvd., Yaletown, 604-669-9283. Whitecapsfc.com
Baseball | Vancouver CanadiansFrom June to September, catch home games at Nat Bailey Stadium—the perfect spot to enjoy baseball, beer, and a bask in the sun. 4601 Ontario St., 604-872-5232. Canadiansbaseball.comFootball | BC LionsCatch our five-time Grey Cup champs throughout the CFL football season (June to November). The 99th Grey Cup is taking place here November 27. BC Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Blvd., Yaletown, 604-589-7627. Bclions.com
Horse Racing | Hastings RacecourseSince 1889, the sport of kings has thrilled locals. Six hundred thousand wager over $150 million a year in live and simulcast races. 188 N. Renfrew St., East Vancouver, 604-254-1631. Hastingspark.com
Run | BMO Vancouver Marathon It’s a grind, with some serious vertical gain (the Burrard Bridge is 30 metres up each way and feels twice that when you’re on the outward stretch and the frontrunners are already doubling back). Four decades in, the BMO compensates with beautiful vistas and enthusiastic crowds that make the 42.2 kilometres flash by. (That’s the theory.) May 6, 2012. 604-872-2928. Bmovanmarathon.ca
Scotiabank Vancouver Half-MarathonA beauty, the “Vancouver Half” lopes from UBC along the West Side waterfront into Stanley Park. June 24, 2012. Vancouverhalf.com
Terry Fox RunIn 1981 the first Terry Fox Run raised $3.5 million; to date more than $400 million has benefited cancer research. Various routes, 604-464-2666. Terryfoxrun.orgRun for the CureMore than 170,000 Canadians come together for the cure at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s CIBC Run for the Cure. October 2. Starts at Concord Pacific Place. 604-683-2873. Runforthecure.com
Vancouver Sun RunOver 50,000 runners converge from around the world for the Sun Run, an annual 10K run in April that tours large parts of downtown. Starts at BC Place. Sunrun.com
Swim | Polar Bear SwimNot just anyone would jump into the Pacific Ocean on New Year’s Day (air temperature: 10ºC; water temperature, 0ºC)—but 2,246 managed it in 2011. Various beaches. Vancouver.ca/parks/events/polarbear
