The hockey club announced on March 19 that Ryan Kesler has agreed to a six-year extension that keeps him under contract through the 2015-16 National Hockey League season.
Having invited the world to the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Vancouver can look forward to again hosting athletes from across the globe when the Deaflympics come to town in five years.
Forward Craig Cunningham and defenseman Kevin Connauton were both named to the Western Hockey League's Western Conference First All-Star team on March 18.