Photos: Roberto Luongo and the Canucks: Serious runs for the Stanley Cup . . . and beyond
 

Photos: Roberto Luongo and the Canucks: Serious runs for the Stanley Cup . . . and beyond

 

Culminating with a crushing game 7 loss in 2011, Vancouver made three strong playoff runs. Here’s a look back, with the No. 1 goaltender as the focus

 
January 11, 2013
 
 
 
Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is gracious in victory with Roberto Luongo after Boston won the Stanley Cup final with a 4-0 victory over the Canucks in Vancouver on June 15, 2011.
 

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is gracious in victory with Roberto Luongo after Boston won the Stanley Cup final with a 4-0 victory over the Canucks in Vancouver on June 15, 2011.

Photograph by: Ric Ernst, PNG

 
Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is gracious in victory with Roberto Luongo after Boston won the Stanley Cup final with a 4-0 victory over the Canucks in Vancouver on June 15, 2011.
An intense Canucks captain Roberto Luongo prepares at practice for the opening game of the Western quarter-final series against the St. Louis Blues on April 14, 2009.
Roberto Luongo turns back a shot from St. Louis Blues forward David Backes in the Game 2 of the Western quarter-final series on April 17, 2009 at GM Place in Vancouver. Luongo shut out the Blues 3-0 in that game en route to a 4-0 series sweep by Vancouver.
Canucks Shane O’Brien (55) and Alexander Edler (23) come to the support of Roberto Luongo to defend against Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp (10) and Jonathan Toews (19), who are buzzing around the net in Game 6 of the Western semifinal on May 11, 2009, in Chicago. The Hawks won the game 7-5 and the series 4-2.
Roberto Luongo sits dejected in his crease after a Chicago Blackhawks goal in Game 5 of the Western semifinal series on May 9, 2009 in Vancouver.
Before the season started, Roberto Luongo relinquinshed his captaincy of the Canucks after a couple tumultuous season in that capacity. Here Luongo addresses the media on the issue on Sept. 13, 2010.
Roberto Luongo stops a shot by Los Angeles centre Dustin Brown in Game 1 of the Western quarter-final in Vancouver on April 15, 2010. The Canucks won the opening game 3-2 in overtime and went on to win the series in six games.
Roberto Luongo can’t stop Chicago winger Dave Bolland from scoring a short-handed goal during the second period of Game 6 in the Western semi-final at Vancouver on May 11, 2010. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back in a 5-1 Blackhawks victory and their 4-2 series win.
After being eliminated from the playoffs for the second straight year by the Chicago Blackhawks, Canucks players, including Roberto Luongo, faced the media, cleaned out their lockers and signed Canucks memorabilia at GM Place on May 13, 2010.
Roberto Luongo holds daughter Gabriella during the annual Vancouver Canucks skills competition at Rogers Areana in Vancouver on Feb. 27, 2011.
Roberto Luongo keeps his eye on a shot by Nashville’s Mike Fisher in the third period of Game 1 of the Western quarter-final in Vancouver on April 28, 2011. Vancouver won the series in six game.
Mason Raymond (21), Alex Burrows (14) and Kevin Bieksa (3) of the Canucks are ready look to repsond after Roberto Luongo shuts down Marian Hossa of the Blackhawks in Game 7 of the Western semifinal on April 26, 2011 in Vancouver.
Chicago captain Jonathan Toews congratulates Roberto Luongo after the Canucks won 2-1 in overtime in Vancouver on on April 26, 2011, to win a tough series in seven games. For Luongo and the Canucks, it avenged series losses the previous two years.
San Joes Shark Joe Pavelski deflection fails to beat Roberto Luongo in the third period in Game 5 of the Western finals on May 24, 2011.
Canucks Alex Burrows and Roberto Luongo are overjoyed after defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in double-overtime in Game 5 to win the Western final and advance to the Cup final in Vancouver on May 24, 2011.
Roberto Luongo finds his focus prior to the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup final series against the Boston Bruins on June 15, 2011.
Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks tries to get a glove on the puck as Gregory Campbell of the Boston Bruins crashes the net during the first period of Game 7 of the 2011 final series in Vancouver.
Despite surrendering five goals, Roberto Luongo was solid in net the deciding game loss to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Cup final series. Here Luongo turns aside a shot by Mark Recchi in the third period.
Pulled: Roberto Luongo peels off his mask after being yanked from the game against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period on Vancouver, April 3, 2012.
With the NHL season on hold due to the lockout, Roberto Luongo turns of competition of a different sort, and competes in a World Series of Poker circuit event at River Rock Casino in Richmond on Oct. 27, 2012.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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