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Canucks: Top brass takes a look at a Burnaby practice rink

Could the Vancouver Canucks really go back to Burnaby in their search for a permanent practice facility solution? Article content The NHL team's senior managers — president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford, general manager Patrik Allvin, president of business operations Michael Doyle and Dax Aquilini, son of team co-owner Roberto Aquilini — were spotted at Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in south Burnaby on Wednesday, taking an apparent tour of the facility. Article content Article content Article content Opened in April 2024, the facility boasts two NHL-sized rinks, an obvious item on the Canucks' required list. Article content The Canucks have spoken openly of their need for about 20,000 square feet of floor space to use for medical space, for gym space and for offices, over and above the need for a practice rink and changing rooms. To the west of the centre is Byrne Creek Secondary School and just down the road is the SkyTrain maintenance yard. Article content It's in a part of Burnaby, bordering on New Westminster, that's seen a fair bit of development in the last 20 years. A number of townhouse and condo complexes have been built. A large development, called Southgate City, is in the works, and there is also some city owned land as well. There are also some underused multi-purpose rooms inside the facility, though presumably those spaces would get busier as the neighbouring development grows. Article content It's about a 30-minute drive from Rogers Arena and about a 25-minute drive to Vancouver International Airport, so the location makes some sense. Along with securing 20,000 square feet of floor space, proximity to the airport and the arena are on the Canucks' list of priorities. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content