The year is 1991.
The Hubble Space Telescope has just launched, (and much like the Vancouver Canucks), it arrives seven years behind schedule, is mostly defective, and requires an expensive rescue mission to fix it.
On the big screen, the highest grossing movie of the year is Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The film features Vancouver born stuntman Peter Kent who fills in for Arnold Schwarzenegger whenever the action heats up.
In the world of music, Billboard's biggest song of the year is a love theme by an artist nicknamed 'The Groover from Vancouver.' '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You' goes on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide, to become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Meanwhile in arenas across North America, The National Hockey League is preparing to celebrate it's 75th Anniversary Season. It's a special diamond jubilee where arguably the most exciting player in Canucks history is about to debut...