On Tuesday night Michael Buble spent time on the ice with his favourite hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks.
Buble, 36, appeared in full gear and did a few twirls around the ice before the Canucks began their 11 a.m. practice. He was then invited to have a go at Luongo.
“It was just the greatest day of my life, really,” said Buble, who was still bubbling about it 20 minutes later. “I had way too much fun. To get to do that, I guess, is every fan’s wish.”
Buble is a lifelong Canuck fan. He has altered his work schedule to watch them in the playoffs and even altered a few lyrics in one of his songs – Santa Baby – on his best-selling Christmas CD.
“I thought I’d perhaps be the next Alex Burrows but it turns out I’m crappy,” he quipped.
It was also fun for the Canuck players to have Buble skate with them.
“We obviously respect him for what he does and he’s the same for us,” Luongo said. “It was nice to see him out there. Guys are impressed by the talent that he has – and he’s a pretty good singer as well.”
“He is one of the best and most popular singers in the world and he just wanted to spend a morning with us,” added Burrows. “That makes it nice for us. I thought he had Lou beat on that shootout and it would have been nice to see him score.”
