June 17, 2026: NHL business heats up, Canucks lie in wait; HNIC RIP
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How will the World Cup in Vancouver shape Saturday’s citywide atmosphere and fan events?
Metzik Harrison Price for Wednesday, June 17th, 2026. We're a presentation of Bet365. At Bet365, boring games a thing of the past. Now, there's always a reason to tune in, even if the scorer isn't one of them. Download the app today. Must be 19+. Please play responsibly. Metzik Harrison with Blake Price, Mike Rogerson hitting switches and conducting things. Big show coming up for you. Very, very big show. Christian Jack is on the show today, came in studio. He's here in Vancouver, of course, covering the World Cup for TSN and won soccer. It was great to catch up with KJ. We'll play that interview later because needless to say, I was thinking about this. Okay. Canucks playoff games are very big locally. Yeah.
And they're big in the hockey world, especially when you get to the second round against Connor McDavid in the Edmonton Oilers. And, of course, we had a Game 7 here at Rogers Arena a couple of springs ago where the Canucks faced off against the world's best hockey player and eventual Western Conference champion, if not Stanley Cup champion, in the Edmonton Oilers. We, of course, had the... FIFA Women's World Cup here, including the championship match, right? But tomorrow versus Qatar, like in terms of a big game in the eyes of the world on our city, okay, Saturday, the Australian-Turkey match here to begin the World Cup lineup here in Vancouver. But the stakes tomorrow... For Canada and, of course, for Qatar because everybody in that Canadian group tied at 1-1 in the first group match.
Canada tying the Bosnians. The Qataris got a late goal to tie Switzerland, number 19 in the world, Switzerland. I mean, we haven't had a lot of these, partner. This is the eyes of the world on Vancouver tomorrow. This is the eyes of the country on Vancouver tomorrow. The stakes are ratcheted up because we didn't get a win against Bosnia and because everybody is on equal footing after the first group match. The city is going to be absolutely ablaze tomorrow in Canada, red and white. We talked about the march to the match that is happening. from near Science World down to BC Place Stadium. I can only imagine what the FIFA Fan Fest at the P&E is going to look like, the shipyards in North Vancouver, and, of course, Granville Street as a pedestrian mall tomorrow.
For those of you who remember 2010 and the Olympics, I think there's going to be a lot of vibe and redux there.
Well, I'd love to know the numbers. No event at the Winter Olympics in 2010 will equal, I would guess, certainly Canada versus Switzerland, if that has the gravitas of winning the group attached to it. But even tomorrow... The gold medal hockey game, I think, you know. Within the country?
Worldwide? Not a chance. No, not because soccer is such a behemoth worldwide. The opening ceremonies? Maybe. Let's not discount the gold medal hockey game, though. That was Canada-United States as a stand-alone centerpiece game. to the Winter Olympics. So you had the entire hockey world and plus plus, I would think.
We'll have to check the numbers, yeah. But the opening ceremonies might be the only thing of 2010 that comes close to tomorrow.
Yep, yep, that's fair. The opening ceremonies because they rope in non-sports fans. Yes, everybody the world over. So just so looking forward to Canada, Qatar tomorrow, and of course the whole next week, right? Because we've got Canada, Switzerland, the final group tomorrow. not to mention the other matches here that are at BC Place as this World Cup heats up. And my goodness, did it heat up yesterday. Oh, so far. Two days ago, we just saw brilliant back and forth games that were close right down to the end and all wind up tied. And then yesterday, some of the biggest sports stars the world over. And when you get to a level of a Lionel Messi, an Erling Haaland, or a Kylian Mbappe, Your comparables aren't the top stars in the NHL, the NFL, in terms of celebrity.
No.
Why are listeners debating whether the end of Hockey Night in Canada matters?
Your comparables are more like the president, the pope, and the king. Yes. Those sorts of instantly recognizable global— Taylor Swift, maybe. Oh, yeah, exactly.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How will the World Cup in Vancouver shape Saturday’s citywide atmosphere and fan events?
0:14–4:45
2
Why are listeners debating whether the end of Hockey Night in Canada matters?
4:45–16:15
3
What roster and trade opportunities could the Canucks pursue with buyout or bad-contract assets?
16:15–24:14
4
How will a reported Canucks ownership budget affect trades, veteran moves and the rebuild?
24:14–1:17:18
5
What are the block-by-block stadium site debates and who owns the key Vancouver parcels?
1:17:18–1:23:09
6
How is the World Cup atmosphere impacting Vancouver and what early tournament trends are analysts seeing?
1:23:09–1:28:01
7
Will Alphonso Davies and Moïse Bombito play vs Qatar and how are Canada managing injury decisions?
1:28:01–1:34:50
8
How are local teams and sports business reacting — Whitecaps roster moves, CPL future, and other North American sports notes?
1:34:50–2:21:09
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