VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks got a glimpse of their future on Tuesday night. Emmanuel Lamur Raiders Jersey . Bo Horvat scored the winner and Hunter Shinkaruk added a goal and an assist as the Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in a split-squad game that kicked off the pre-season for both clubs. Members of the Canucks 2013 draft class -- Horvat was taken ninth overall with the pick acquired in the Cory Schneider trade with the New Jersey Devils, while Shinkaruk was selected 15 spots later -- the 19-year-olds are in a battle for a job with the Canucks, and each showed a willingness to go to the dirty areas on the ice on their goals. "I try to go to the net as much as I can. It was definitely nice to get that one," said Horvat, who banged home his goal at 11:33 of the third. "You always want to help your team offensively. Ive been getting points all my life. To finally get on the board and finally score a goal in NHL pre-season is definitely special and something I wont forget." Shinkaruk, meanwhile, also swatted home a loose puck to give Vancouver a brief 2-1 lead late in the second. "Youve just got to play your game. At the end of the day its going to be what its going to be. Im just trying to come in here every day and prove to the brass that I can play," said Shinkaruk. "Thats what I feel I made a step towards tonight. "This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for a 19-year-old and Im just trying to enjoy it." And with good reason. Shinkaruk missed most of last season after undergoing hip surgery, but has fully recovered to try to make a splash with the Canucks at his second training camp. "It was really nice mentally for me. I knew that I felt really good coming into the game," he said. "There was a lot that I had to go through, a lot that my family had to go through, last year. I felt good tonight." Canucks assistant coach Doug Lidster said both Horvat and Shinkaruk settled into the game after some early nerves. "Theyre getting stronger every day, and thats what you would expect from a young guy," he said. "I thought that as the game wore on they got a little bit more comfortable out there and they showed what theyre capable of." Jordan Subban gave the Canucks an early lead, while Linden Vey -- who like Horvat and Shinkaruk is in a fight for a forward spot with the Canucks after coming over in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in June -- added an empty-net goal with under a minute to go after chipping in with two assists. "You cant worry about offence. I think when youre playing well things like that happen," said the 23-year-old. "You dont go into a game worrying about points or goals or anything like that. You want to just go out there and play a solid game." Vey would appear to be ahead of Horvat and Shinkaruk in the pecking order, and Lidster said the Canucks want a battle for spots. "He had a good game tonight and if he continues to do that, thats certainly going to be good for him," he said. "We want competition on the team. We want guys to step up and play hard and make tough decisions and he did that tonight." Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said its exciting to see players battle for spots in training camp. "Its great. I think every year they come in and they keep getting better," he said. "A lot of times in camp theres talk about one guy making the team. This year theres a lot of guys that can come in and make a difference for us." Another storyline for the Canucks was Radim Vrbata playing his first game with Henrik and Daniel Sedin on the top line. The trio had some chances and looked dangerous as they continue to try to develop chemistry. "First game after a long time for everybody -- its always tough," said Vrbata, who signed a two-year deal in the off-season. "I thought we had some good shifts and some good looks on the power play. Unfortunately nothing went in but I think we can build from here." Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist for San Jose, while Brent Burns also scored as the Sharks outshot the Canucks 34-20. Eddie Lack started for Vancouver and stopped all 16 shots he faced before being replaced midway through the second by Joe Cannata, who also finished with 16 saves. Alex Stalock made 15 stops for San Jose. Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins was not in Vancouver for Tuesdays game and instead travelled to Stockton, Calif., for the other split-squad game between the two clubs, which San Jose took 5-2. The 6 p.m. local time start in Vancouver meant that Rogers Arena looked about half empty at puck drop, but many fans also appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach with the team under new president Trevor Linden as the Canucks look to rebound in 2014-15 after missing the playoffs for the first time in six years. After Subban scored in the first period for Vancouver, San Jose tied it at 16:07 of the second when Burns ripped a shot past Cannata on the power play off a Marleau feed. Shinkaruk restored the Vancouver advantage just 50 seconds later, but the Sharks got right back on even terms 1:03 after that when Canucks forward Derek Dorsett turned the puck over in the neutral zone to Marleau, who moved in alone and beat Cannata. Notes: Lidster ran the Vancouver bench along with fellow assistant Glen Gulutzan in Desjardins absence. ... The Canucks visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday before the two teams meet again on Friday at Rogers Arena. ... Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler left the game in the first period after taking a puck in the face. ... Sharks centre Logan Couture left the game in the second but the team said it was just a precaution. -- STOCKTON, Calif. -- Joe Thornton scored two goals, and Nikolay Goldobin and Barclay Goodrow each had a goal and an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in a split-squad preseason matchup Tuesday night. The Sharks gave the crowd plenty to cheer about in their first game in Stockton. San Jose dominated and outshot Vancouver 34-12. Thornton began a three-goal flurry by the Sharks in the second period, rushing the net to beat goalie Jakob Markstrom. He also scored San Joses final goal midway through the third. Goldobin, San Joses first-round pick in this years draft, completed San Joses second-period run by beating goalie Joacim Eriksson with a slick wraparound. Goodrow was set up by Goldobin eight minutes earlier, sending Markstrom, to the bench. Joe Pavelski, San Joses leading scorer last season, also had a goal. Dylan DeMelo had an assist on each of the Sharks final two goals. Nick Bonino and Nicklas Jensen scored for Vancouver against Troy Grosenick in the third period. Jensen assisted on Boninos goal. Ryan Switzer Jersey . Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one-year contract. Johnny Townsend Raiders Jersey . Dwyane Wade took over in the fourth quarter. http://www.shoptheraidersonline.com/Elite-Kyle-Wilber-Raiders-Jersey/ . They signed their first kicker. Ottawa inked Nick Setta, a 32-year-old native of Lockport, Illinois, to a contract. Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start. My question is, is there anything that the refs couldve done to prevent this from happening? Secondly, Canucks coach John Tortorella confronted the Flames after the end of the second period. He was pretty wound up after the brawl and there were the two refs and a linesman beside him trying to calm him down. The confrontation would not have most likely happened if he received a penalty of some sort after the brawl. He was pretty worked up, and yelling at the Calgary bench, so why not penalize him for his actions or just toss him altogether? Thanks Patrick Patrick, The referee is expected to execute his duties as a reactionary arbitrator. He must determine when a violation of the rules has been committed and then raise his arm to assess the appropriate penalty. There is nothing within the playing rules that prevents either coach from placing their fourth liners on the ice to start the game. As the visiting team, Flames coach Bob Hartley must provide his starting lineup to the Official Scorer first. This generally takes place following the pre-game warm-up. As the home team coach, John Tortorella had the option to counter with a starting lineup selection of his choice. Torts accepted the challenge from Hartley and chose to match "beef for beef"! Both coaches must accept the consequences of their players actions, premeditated or otherwise. All hands of the officiating crew were on deck as they observed the tell-tale signs as to what was about to occur the instant the puck was dropped. Players extended menacing looks, chatted each other up as they assumed their positions, gloves shook on hands to make sure they came off quickly and Canuck defenceman Kevin Bieksa offered a word with Flames starting centre Kevin Westgarth before switching positions with Canucks starting center, 66 rookie Kellan Lain. Referee Dave Jackson was privy to all of this and delayed the puck drop after providing some instructions of his own. At this point in the posturing that took place, I am going to step well outside of the expected referee protocol. I suuspect many will disagree with the proactive intervention that I am about to suggest. Cornellius Carradine Raiders Jersey. . (Know that I have utilized something similar when situations called for it). While many of you might have even enjoyed watching the line brawl that took place, I personally didnt like the staged event that forced players to initiate and others to defend themselves as a result of coaching decisions and perhaps even instructions. Prior to even thinking about dropping the puck, I would bring the other officials to centre ice for a conference and ask the linesmen to escort both starting lineups to their respective players bench. I would speak to Bob Hartley first (with my ref partner) and read him the riot act. I would promise (not threaten) that if a brawl erupted, we would identify the instigators from either team and eject them from the game. Additionally, I would offer the coach a moment, before we started the game, to instruct his players to exhibit restraint once I dropped the puck and to just play! If they did not comply with this request and a brawl resulted, I would hold the coach responsible and eject him from the game as well! The final thing I would do is allow the coach to make a change in his starting lineup if he wished. The very same discussion would be held with John Tortorella at the Canucks bench and if Hartley made a change in his starting lineup, Torts could counter the move. These are pretty drastic measures, for sure. Would I do it in the best interest of the game? Youre damn right! If a line brawl erupted following the discussion with both coaches and their players, I would make good on my "promise". The battle lines would have been drawn before the puck drop. Following the brawl, Tortorella understandably lost his mind on Hartley, perhaps forgetting that he also had a hand in placing a starting lineup on the ice. This would have been a perfect time to eject both coaches from the game in addition to the players that got an early shower. Once the period ended, assuming the referees observed what took place in the hallway outside of the Calgary dressing room that was captured on camera, Tortorella should have been ejected from the game for his conduct. The officials would be required to submit a full report to the commissioner immediately following the game with regard to the line brawl and their account of the incident in the hallway. Hefty fines and even suspensions should result from this ugly incident. [url=http://www.cheapchargersjerseysauthentic