Official Site of Darcy Hordichuk

Being the new guy in town is always hard but coming here was maybe one of the best moves we’ve had. My wife, our two dogs, and I came into Vancouver at the end of August, found a place real quick and now we’re pretty much settled. I mean, we’ve still got furniture coming in everyday but for the most part, we’re pretty much situated and this is home now.

My wife loves it here so far but the move has been a little tough with the pregnancy, it’s her first trimester and she hasn’t had as much energy but she loves it. She’s originally from Fresno, California but she’s lived in Phoenix for the last 10 years so she’s finally getting a chance to experience Canada.

We’re very excited about having our first child and when people ask me if I want to find out if it’s going to be a boy or girl, I just have to know. It’ll be like an early Christmas present and then I’ll wrap it back up but I have to know. We’re coming up on that time so we’ll find out in the next few weeks.

It’s very exciting and I keep asking her if she feels like a mom but she’s not showing too much right now. I don’t feel like too many things are different but we’re definitely excited and hearing the heartbeat just made it that much more real and exciting – it’s a new experience for both of us so we’re enjoying every minute of it.

I hear a lot of the guys here had babies last year so w can definitely lean on them for some advice and stories. But we also benefitted from a lot of the other guys last year in Nashville because a lot of guys were having babies at around playoff time. We’re due in March, so we kind of planned it that way to have it all happen before playoffs.

Vancouver’s incredible so far. It’s just such a good experience and especially the last few weeks we’ve been here, it’s been sunny everyday so we could get used to this. I haven’t had to deal with the rain too much but I hear it something we’ll deal with later on.

Obviously whenever we play, we’d fly in here but being from Saskatchewan, we didn’t really come to Vancouver that much so honestly, I didn’t really know a ton about the city.

It’s so funny because when you’re in the States, everybody’s always saying how Canada’s so beautiful and they’re always talking about British Columbia. Now that I’ve got to experience it for the last two weeks, I know exactly what they’re talking about.

In comparison to Nashville, the cities are definitely different, in that you get the four different seasons and it’s little hillier in Nashville. The people are friendly like here and you don’t get the ocean or the mountains, but I mean both cities are beautiful but I think Vancouver’s got the edge (and I’m not just saying that).

The biggest difference I’d probably have to say is the country music scene. I’ve always loved country music growing up in Saskatchewan – there’s generally a lot of country music out there and you gain quite an appreciation for it – so being in Nashville wasn’t a huge transition for me as far as that was concerned. Once you land in downtown Nashville, it’s all about country music and every bar or restaurant plays it and it’s some of the best music you’ll ever hear.

I’m very excited about the season starting and I think just getting to meet all the guys and getting together for the first time again is the best part. For me, especially getting traded, just getting used to the new lifestyle. Getting ready for my first game with these guys, it’s going to be exciting. I can’t wait.