Photos: Wu-Tang rocks Evander Kane Canucks jersey during Vancouver concert
Is it cash or the Canucks that rule everything around me?
The Wu-Tang Clan were in Vancouver on Monday evening, performing at
Rogers Arena
and hockey fans were pleased to see Method Man rock a Canucks skate logo jersey with the newly acquired Evander Kane's name and number on the back.
Method Man goes Evander Kane #91
#Canucks
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Method Man wearing an Evander Kane skate jersey 😮💨🔥
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Method man with Evander Kane reppin
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The Wu-Tang Clan have become one of the most legendary and influential acts in hip hop since their 1993 release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), largely regarded as one of the best hip hop albums of all time.
The group's Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour will include 27 stops across North America and features the group's surviving members, including GZA, RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna and Mathematics.
Young Dirty Bastard — who is the son of original member Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004 — also joins the group on tour, while Run the Jewels will open for Wu-Tang on the majority of their stops.
The B.C.-born Kane played for the Vancouver Giants before being drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009. Since then, Kane has played 930 games in his career, scoring 326 goals in that time. He also has 32 goals in 97 career playoff games, including six in 21 games during the Oilers' 2025 Stanley Cup playoff run.
Last week, the Canucks traded a fourth-round draft pick for Kane, bringing the B.C. boy back to his hometown.
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