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Towel Power: Vancouver Canucks

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Butts Giraud by Roger Nielson Statue "Towel Power" has strong Nanaimo ties.

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YouthInk Magazine: reports on the return of Towel Power.

 
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Towel Power: While Vancouver Canucks fans continue to brandish white towels during home games 21 years after coach Roger Nielsen started the trend, it was T-shirt shop owner Butts Giraud who first put towels in the hands of fans during Vancouver's 1982 playoff run.

 
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Roger Nielson raised the first white towel, but Butts Giraud filled the stands with them