It is tradition in the NHL for teams to honor their former players when they make their first visit as an opposing player by giving them a highlight reel video tribute to them on the jumbotron. Last night, the Canucks chose not to honor this tradition when one former star defenseman returned for the first time as a visiting player.
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson visited Vancouver for the first time as a member of the Florida Panthers organization last night. While many fans might have expected the team to honor him with the traditional video tribute, none came.
Ekman-Larsson was famously bought out by the Canucks last offseason. Now the star defenseman is enjoying his revenge tour as he is second among NHL defenseman in goal scoring this year, only behind Vancouver's Quinn Hughes.
