Brendan Batchelor
@BatchHockey
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Play-by-Play Voice of the @Canucks on @Sportsnet650. Supporter of @manutd. My views are my own. he/him
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Joined March 2009
Bruce Boudreau said post-game that he had a parade of players come to his office after the game to say goodbye individually, all of them in tears along with him. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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For the second straight year, the last four teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs are the Lightning, Islanders, Golden Knights and Corey Perry’s team.
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Roberto Luongo: I want to especially thank the people of Vancouver for their support. Received a lot of messages from people supporting me. @Sportsnet650.
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All these people out here complaining about having to wear masks while literal Olympic athletes are currently playing hockey in N95s. Just a bit of perspective for you.
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The #Canucks can pick up their 69th all-time win over the #LeafsForever tomorrow on 4/20.
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Bruce Boudreau said one of the captains told him not to come into the room to talk to the team after the second period and said "I'll take care of this.". Luke Schenn told us on @Sportsnet650 that the player was J.T. Miller. "That's leadership." - Boudreau #Canucks.
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You just have to feel awful for Brock Boeser. He’s overcome so much adversity and had such a tremendous season. Hoping for a speedy and full recovery for him. Just a brutal blow to have this happen right now.
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Quinn Hughes says he and Jack have a bet on tonight's game. They want to buy a painting for the house they own together, and the loser will have to pay for it. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Nikita Zadorov asked about increasing his value with his play in the playoffs. "How much do you think I should make? I don't know where you get those numbers from, the trees? You've gotta stop listening to Edmonton reporters." Says he wants to be back. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bruce Boudreau on wearing the black skate jerseys: If we keep getting results like that, I'll wear them to bed. #Canucks @Sportsnet650 #FreeTheSkate.
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Quinn Hughes: In our organization, everyone is welcome. Every time we’ve done the pride night, I’ve worn the jersey and celebrated the night…we’re looking forward to it. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Cool tribute by Jaroslav Halak. He has 38 Demitra on the back of his new mask to pay tribute to the former #Canucks forward and his fellow countryman.
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Quinn Hughes gets a major. Tim Stützle takes a long distance run at Höglander in the numbers into the end boards and Vancouver ends up on the PK somehow. Make. It. Make. Sense.
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Quinn Hughes says he’s heading out east to go watch the Devils and support his brothers. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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I could get used to calling games like that one! 🤩. Here’s the #Canucks last two goals and the final minute as heard on @Sportsnet650. Full video with all 5 goals included is on my Instagram and Tik Tok (they’re both @BatchHockey too)
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Andrei Kuzmenko:. “I remember my 1st practice in NHL. JT Miller say to me:. “Kuzy, you stay in front of net.” . I say, “ok no problem, what you want?” . “I shoot”. “Okayyy…. no problem”. Millsy has very hard shot. I am happy is not broken. Very happy.”. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Elias Pettersson: It means a lot. It was encouraging to have the fans behind you. I always have that here, but to hear them chant my name, it just makes me want to work harder for them. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Boudreau calls the fan support he’s received in Vancouver the most incredible thing on a personal level that he’s experienced in his long career — outside of winning championships. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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The Hamonic trade might be the best deal the #Canucks have made in a decade. To offload $3 million for a bottom pair defenceman while also adding a 3rd rounder is basically wizardry in today’s NHL.
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Vasily Podkolzin is asked what his favourite English word is (that he can repeat during a media availability.) . His answer? “Bruce, there it is” #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Our family is thrilled to welcome Rory Mervyn Batchelor into the world! He arrived early this morning and is already being touted as a potential top pick in 2042.
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My wife Ellen and I are pretty excited for next year.
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Elias Pettersson: We’ve won four in a row, but it doesn’t mean shit if we don’t continue on this wave. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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“See you tomorrow…I hope” jokes Bruce Boudreau at the end of his post-game media availability. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Quinn Hughes: Couldn't really believe how loud the fans were. I've seen some playoff games. I've been to New Jersey and the Garden last year, but it wasn't anything like that. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bruce Boudreau just held court with the media for more ten minutes to look back on his time in a job that he hasn't lost yet. That is a real thing that just happened.
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Introducing Harriet Edith Batchelor! Our beautiful daughter arrived on Monday night and has already stolen our hearts. My wife, Ellen, has been an absolute champ, and both mother and baby are recovering well!
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Tyler Myers with some very candid post-game comments. Said he thinks the outside noise around the team impacted the way they played tonight. Said he hasn’t experienced anything like what’s happening right now in his career. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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JT Miller on hitting 90 points on the season: It doesn’t really mean shit to me if we don’t get into the playoffs. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Quinn Hughes on wanting to kill penalties: For Bruce to put me on the PK, it means a lot. I’m trying to round out my game, and I’m tired of hearing that I’m just an offensive defenseman. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bruce Boudreau on the chants from last night: If we lose the next game it could be “Bruce, there he goes!” #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Anyone trying to make this about the vaccine catches an immediate block from me. Don’t be an idiot. Be better.
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Filip Hronek’s shot on the 3-3 goal has been clocked at 107.9 miles per hour, per the NHL’s official puck tracking data. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Andrei Kuzmenko jokes with the media that fans who have been bringing bananas to trade with him during warmup should bring other food items. He has requested Twix, Kit-Kat, steak and chicken in future. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Rick Tocchet on Conor Garland: He's gonna probably have a baby here soon. Was up at 3 in the morning. Was up again at 7. No sleep, and he was our best player. What can you say? You love the kid. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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What a #Canucks game! Here’s how the tying goal and OT winner sounded with me and @RandipJanda on @Sportsnet650!. Now I’m going to spend the next 48 hours eating lozenges.
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Rick Tocchet on his team: They put respect back in this city and on this jersey. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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I can remember how thrilled I was when I walked through the doors at TSN 1040 as an intern 11 years ago. I was a small part of the station I spent so much time listening to. I would go on to spend nearly a decade there. So many good memories. So many good people. Today sucks.
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Bruce Boudreau gets emotional during his morning availability. When asked about how much it means to him to coach in the NHL, he could barely answer, and ended the availability quickly. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Nikita Zadorov took unprovoked shots at both Edmonton and Calgary in his final media availability of the season. If he hadn't endeared himself to #Canucks fans already, he certainly has now. @Sportsnet650.
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“Yeah I heard a squeaky noise behind me.” - Elias Pettersson on whether he heard Quinn Hughes call for the drop pass on Miller’s first goal #Canucks.
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D-Petey wearing the “E. Pettersson” name bar to distinguish himself from his NHL counterpart. #Canucks
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Bruce Boudreau: My philosophy, in a nutshell, is why do we let teams in our zone, ever? #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Elias Pettersson says it will be nice to get away and refocus over the summer. "It's been a noisy season in terms of the contract and how shit I've been the last few months." #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Quinn Hughes: I don't know where that comes from. People on Twitter can say whatever they want, and it blew up. I wasn't on an IV. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Elias Lindholm is asked about what he's looking for in a deal. Thatcher Demko seated to his right says "be really specific". JT Miller sitting to his left jokes he should mention the term and number he wants. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Suter: 0 goals in last 23 GP.Miller: 0 goals in last 9 GP.DeBrusk: 0 goals in last 9 GP.Garland: 0 goals in last 8 GP.Pettersson: 1 goal in last 8 GP.Höglander: 1 goal in last 39 GP.Boeser: 2 goals in last 12 GP. Hughes: 5 goals in last 5 GP. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bruce Boudreau was asked about how much it would hurt the team if JT Miller were to be traded away before the deadline. He joked that it would be fine if they got Connor McDavid in return. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Hockey is secondary right now. Just hoping and praying that all the #Canucks and their families can get through this frightening time. I feel for them all, and all of those who are being impacted by this brutal virus in our communities.
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If I had told you the #Canucks would be 2-0 after two games against the Oilers, and that they would outscore them 12-4, and that they would only concede one even strength goal, and that Demko would play with the flu in the first game, and that DeSmith would play the second game….
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The Myers and Joshua deals are looking like absolute steals when compared to some of the contracts being signed this morning. #Canucks.
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5 years and 6 days after making his NHL debut on January 21, 2017, Spencer Martin has his first NHL win. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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When asked if he’ll have a special message for his players before tonight’s game, Bruce Boudreau says “it’s just another game” before pausing and guffawing. “Sorry. Well it’s better than crying, right?” #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Rick Tocchet on Zadorov: He's a leader, but he's also a funny guy. He keeps guys loose. Even on the bench with me. The pressure's on, and he says something, and even I'm laughing. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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I am disgusted to see my colleagues abused this way. Absolutely despicable and cowardly behaviour. Be better. Everyone.
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Nate Schmidt has taken over the media availability and is now asking Braden Holtby questions. #Canucks.
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Daniel Sprong says he and Elias Pettersson are good friends after a happenstance meeting while both on vacation a few years ago. Pettersson was one of the first guys to call him after he signed. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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I asked Zadorov about hitting the griddy. He retorted that he’s not as good at it as the guys in red. He was also asked about Demko shooting for the empty net: “Guys are making dance moves in overtime, so might as well go for the empty net as the goalie.” #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Here’s my call of last night’s winner. Follow me on Tik Tok (handle is also @BatchHockey) for more! #Canucks @Sportsnet650
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Schenn on trade interest in him: A couple of years ago, you're just trying to be wanted by anyone. Now you're at the point where you're wanted, and it's a compliment for sure, but you want to be wanted, for me, it's always been to be wanted in Vancouver. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Rick Tocchet on JT Miller: There's been a lot of noise. I've been here 2 and a half years, he's played a lot of good hockey. He was outstanding tonight. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bo Horvat: I can't say enough about the fans and the province of BC and all of the unbelievable people that I've met in my time in Vancouver. I'm getting emotional here. It's a tough goodbye. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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The #Canucks just handed the Avs their fourth regulation loss on home ice this season. Their best effort of the season, by far.
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Alex Edler on Quinn Hughes breaking his records: I have those records because I was here for so long. He's going to break every record because that's how good he is. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Dakota Joshua: I want to stay. I want to be here and build on what just happened. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Erik Brännström was asked if he's ever played with a D partner that talked too much, and he joked "Yeah, Vinnie probably.". At that moment, Desharnais popped up at the back of the scrum: "What are you saying about me?!?!". Brännström through a laugh "you're talking too much.".
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Thatcher Demko: Clarkie is unbelievable. I owe just about everything to him. I don’t speak too much about him in the media, but the way he’s guided me and mentored me, it’s been amazing. I just really hope they can figure something out and have him return. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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When asked what he was trying to do on the penalty shot, Elias Pettersson deadpans “…score” #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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“We just need to be better pros. We get paid a lot of money to do this.” - JT Miller #Canucks.
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Rick Tocchet tells a story from when he was coaching Garland earlier in his career in Arizona. Tocchet told Garland he wasn't a 17 minute per night player, to which Garland responded, "you'd better make me one." #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Brandon Sutter chuckling about his first career hat-trick. “It only took 13 years” #Canucks.
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Rick Tocchet says JT Miller has been skating and "we have a plan." #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Nadia Popovici, the Seattle Kraken fan who noticed the mole on #Canucks trainer Red Hamilton's neck, is here at morning skates at Rogers Arena and will be in attendance for tonight's game.
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You should be able to challenge when your player is obviously fouled and isn't able to get back into the play while the other team is scoring. #Canucks.
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Bruce Boudreau on whether he’s earned an extension: I think I’ve done an okay job. It’s a tough question. I want to coach forever, and I really like Vancouver. So I guess that answers the question. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Rick Tocchet on Conor Garland: I know Gars really well. The players kid me that he's my favourite. Teacher's pet kinda thing. Millsy busts my balls for that. He's a small guy that plays big. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bo Horvat became the first player in the NHL to take 700 face-offs this season during the game against Carolina. No one else in the league has reached 600. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Nate Schmidt says he was trying to order Brandon Sutter a McFlurry to be delivered to his house after the game last night as a little treat, but he couldn’t get Sutter’s address before the delivery service closed. #Canucks.
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The #Canucks have announced they’re holding a “major news press conference” tomorrow at 2:30pm. @Sportsnet650.
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Alex Edler has to be a Ring of Honour guy. The best defenceman in the history of the #Canucks.
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Andrei Kuzmenko on Silovs’ first NHL win: Oh I like it. I am happy for Arch. He is best player today. Did you see how many saves?! A lot. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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Bruce Boudreau on Demko: The Olympic team has got to be looking at him. They’d be silly not to. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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The #Canucks are practicing with black skate helmets, gloves and goalie gear today. 👀 @Sportsnet650.
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I saw this tweet and legitimately thought: “Already?! Ottawa hasn’t even played a game!”.
Senators holding a closed door meeting now.
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Quinn Hughes gives Travis Hamonic a big bear hug on the ice prior to the start of #Canucks practice at Rogers Arena.
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Am I the only one that doesn’t think the Edler/McDavid play was dirty?. Hockey is a physical sport. Yes, even for the superstars sometimes.
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Nate Schmidt on whether Thatcher is starting to look like ‘Bubble Demko’: I’ve tried to black out those memories. Those are selectively deleted. #Canucks @Sportsnet650.
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