Canucks sport rabbit warmup jerseys in honor of Lunar New Year

Vancouver celebrates East Asian holiday before game Tuesday

By Anna Kulesa

@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

January 25, 2023

The Vancouver Canucks hopped into the Lunar New Year in style.

The Canucks wore special warmup jerseys that celebrated the Year of the Rabbit before their game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena on Tuesday.
Trevor Lai, an award-winning local artist, designed the jerseys.

Our #LunarNewYear jerseys for tonight’s warmups 🤩

Designed by award-winning artist Trevor Lai. pic.twitter.com/mTRgZYYWK2
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2023

The red warmups played off the Canucks flying skate logo jerseys and featured a rabbit in place of the skate.

Our Lunar New Year jersey unites the Year of the Rabbit with the iconic Skate logo. pic.twitter.com/3FlT1BDQWk
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2023

Dressed in our #LunarNewYear best 😍 pic.twitter.com/inB4JzeShj
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2023

Mayor Ken Sim, Vancouver's first Chinese-Canadian mayor, performed the ceremonial puck drop between Canucks captain Bo Horvat and Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

We are honoured to have Mayor Ken Sim, the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Vancouver, participate in tonight’s #LunarNewYear ceremonial puck drop. pic.twitter.com/DLWF5gjpvD
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2023

Vancouver's Lunar New Year warmups are up for auction with the proceeds benefiting Elimin8hate, a racial equity and inclusive society for Asian Canadians, and Vancouver Chinatown Foundation.

Canucks sport rabbit warmup jerseys in honor of Lunar New Year

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