VANCOUVER, B.C., — The Vancouver Canucks announced today the Grand Opening celebration of the Canucks Team Store Outlet will be September 2nd from 11am to 6pm. The outlet store, located at the corner of Hastings and Renfrew, will feature high quality Canucks merchandise at discounted prices. Canucks fans can preview the store, beginning August 27.

“We are very excited to open a Canucks Team Store Outlet,” said Victor de Bonis, COO, Canucks Sports & Entertainment and Alternate Governor, NHL. “We have great demand from our fans for Canucks merchandise and this new store will allow us the opportunity to provide a larger selection of merchandise at affordable prices. We look forward to returning to our roots and having a greater connection to the passionate hockey fans near our former home.”

As the Vancouver Canucks enter their 40th season, the Canucks Team Store Outlet will feature clothing and other Canucks memorabilia with logos from all eras of the organization to help fans complete their collections. The new store, conveniently located for fans outside of downtown Vancouver, will offer exclusive Team Canada merchandise, Canucks used equipment, white skate jerseys, practice jerseys and vintage stick and primary tees in blue, white and green for only $10.00. The store will also include BC Lions merchandise for sale. The Canucks Team Store Outlet is located at 150-2893 East Hastings Street (the corner of Hastings and Renfrew) and will be open seven days a week. Hours of operation will be 11am-6pm from Monday to Saturday and 12-5pm on Sundays.

The full assortment of exclusive 2010-11 Canucks gear and merchandise will be available at Rogers Arena, beginning in September.