Vancouver Canucks have a new post-game tradition inspired by Flavor Flav
The Vancouver Canucks know what time it is.
It’s been a much better start to the season than initially expected for the Canucks. This was expected to be a painful year for Vancouver, which has finally embarked on a scorched-earth rebuild, but they’ve found a way to win two of their first three games to kick off the season.
Saturday night’s 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames was a gutsy effort that saw Vancouver score four unanswered goals in the third period to put away their division rivals. After the game, the team revealed a new post-win tradition that is inspired by one of the most iconic rappers in the business: Flavor Flav.
Veteran Brock Boeser had the honours of handing out an oversized Canucks themed bedazlled clock necklace to Liam Öhgren, who notched a goal and assist in the victory.
“A bedazzled clock with a chain starting at 7 a.m., not 7 p.m.,” Boeser addressed the team. “The first one is going to Ohgy, got us going.”
"Start at 7 AM not 7 PM."
Liam Öhgren earns the first-ever bedazzled clock player of the game honours! ⏰ pic.twitter.com/7aujPVGEpt
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) October 4, 2026
The new post-game ritual is a departure from the previous one, started midway through last season, that involved the player of the game receiving a battle axe. That was inspired by first responders in the city, while this one is taking on a less serious meaning with its connection to Flavor Flav.
A neat detail with the clock is that the time is set to 7 a.m. rather than game time, which symbolizes that the team’s hard work begins at the start of the day, rather than the start of the game.
Öhgren had a short message to his team after donning the clock for the first time.
“Great win, boys,” Öhgren said. “Get some rest and get at it tomorrow.”
What a feed from Liam Ohgren 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/k5owWkBobI
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 4, 2026
The hope is that the new ritual will become commonplace around the Canucks locker room. While the team isn’t expected to compete for a playoff spot this season, they’ve managed to look a lot better than expected to start the year.
Could Vancouver wind up being one of the most surprising teams of the season?