Vancouver, British Columbia (My Sportsbook) - Queen Elizabeth II dropped the ceremonial first puck at Sunday night's NHL pre-season matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks. The queen dropped the puck between Markus Naslund of the Canucks and Mike Ricci of the Sharks. She then retired to a royal suite and watched the first period before leaving. The queen is in Vancouver with her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her rule. The last game the British monarch saw was in 1951 between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers The queen was joined on the ice by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, the executive director of Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the NHL's career scoring leader; Cassie Campbell, captain of the Canadian women's Olympic team; Canucks and Team Canada defenseman Ed Jovanovski; and Hall of Fame television broadcaster Howie Meeker. |
