Canucks could host playoff fan fest outside B.C. Place: minister [Video]

It’s unclear whether there will be full-on public viewing areas for Vancouver Canucks games during this Stanley Cup playoff run in the downtown core – but the hockey team is in talks about setting up a possible fan fest area outside B.C. Place.

Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham alluded to the plan while speaking to reporters at the legislature on Thursday.

“We see that working really well at B.C. Place for the BC Lions and so it’s already been established that people know how to have fun right there,” Popham said. “It’s a great spot.”

Outdoor viewing parties are featuring heavily in other Canadian cities during this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs – with some Vancouver fans here feeling like they’re missing out.

Canuck fans CTV News spoke with on Thursday said they wanted the return of outdoor viewing events – but acknowledged it would need to …