Vancouver Canucks host Fan Appreciation Night as they play last game on home ice

The Vancouver Canucks are playing their final regular-season home game at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night, and the NHL team says it will take advantage of the opportunity by hosting Fan Appreciation Night.

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While the action inside starts at 7 p.m., fans are recommended to arrive early because the team is expected to make a grand entrance across the Blue Carpet on the North Plaza of Rogers Arena.

The Party on the Plaza is scheduled to kick off after 4 p.m., and fans will be able to take photos of their hockey team favourites.

The Canucks will also give away a special price.

“We will be celebrating the 50-millionth fan to enter Rogers Arena,” the team said in a written statement.

“To honour this milestone, one lucky fan will win the ultimate Rogers Arena experience: a pair of tickets to every event at Rogers Arena for the next year across Canucks, Warriors, and Live Entertainment.”

Another 8,000 fans are in to win smaller prizes, such as team store discounts and free food and beverage items.

While the team has had a rough season and will place last in the NHL standings, players will arrive in downtown Vancouver with the spirit to win.

“Obviously, we haven’t been great at home this whole year, and I think if we could at least go out on a high note and get a win for the fans, that’d be awesome,” said winger Brock Boeser.

“So we’re going to try to keep this thing rolling and play as hard as we can.”

That spirit is shared with Vancouver’s head coach, Adam Foote.

In response to rumours about the coaching carousel around the league, he said he stays in the present.

“I don’t think about that. I think about the now. We’re playing hockey, we have L.A. tonight.”

The Vancouver Canucks will face the Los Angeles Kings.

– With files from The Canadian Press.

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