It has been 10 years since Alex Burrows scored an overtime goal in game seven against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Many believe that this was the biggest goal in Vancouver Canucks history. I tend to agree with the masses on this one as it was the most magical night of my life.

I was 17-years-old and received tickets to the game as an early birthday present. The arena was electric, it was a perfect example of why we love sports. The Canucks were in tough against the Blackhawks. They had been knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Blackhawks in each of the previous two playoffs and on April 26th, 2011, they finally got the monkey off their back.

The streets were like something I had never seen before.

The pre-game saw crowds of fans gather around the arena for the massive game to cheer on the home team and hope that this was the year that the Canucks could finally clobber the Hawks and move on with their much-deserved Stanley Cup run.

Alex Burrows will go down in history as one of the best Canucks stories in their existence. He was a world-class floor hockey player who worked his way into the NHL in one of the hardest ways imaginable. His work ethic and drive to compete were immediately loved by Canucks fans and the big goals that he scored throughout his Canucks career will live on forever in the team’s lore.

Alex Burrows and the #Canucks slayed the dragon 10 years ago today 💙💚 pic.twitter.com/fVrwyAavIr

— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) April 26, 2021

No goal of his was bigger than the “Slay the Dragon” goal. We all loved Burrows and continue to love him as he is not an associate coach with the Montreal Canadiens.

There have been big goals since that one, like the game eight slapper or the Sedin magic in their final home game but no goal meant as much to the fans as Burrows’ goal in 2011 did.

Do you remember where you were when Burr slayed the dragon?

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