More NHL: | | | | | Wednesday night in Grant Hartwig Jersey Vancouver, the hosted the 14th annual Dice & Ice Benefit, a fundraising even that supports children's charities all acro s British Columbia. In addition to the annual gift of giving, the Canucks always have a special gift of initiation for the rookies.This year the approach was a little different but no le s intimidating. Their task: Sing onstage with the one and only Sarah McLachlan on the piano. , and filled in the chorus adequately enough (I'm being kind, it's the holiday season) while took on a little bigger role. As in singing a duet with McLachlan.Dalpe added a couple of his own lyrics of the song, directed right for McLachlan. : Lyrics for I Will Remember You were pa sed out to the players, who were to sing the chorus. They did. Quite terribly. But when McLachlan went into the second verse, Dalpe sang right along and dropped jaws throughout the sold-out event by holding his own with the two-time Grammy winner.When the pair were joined by the remaining three players for the chorus, emotions got the best of Dalpe as he blurted out "I love you" to McLachlan."I forgot I had the mic in my hand when I said that," blushed the forward. "Everyone was thinking it though, I just had the guts to say it."McLachlan herself was pretty impre sed as she so colorfully pointed out at the conclusion of their short performance. Not bad rookies, and more importantly, way to show some courage -- we're looking at you, Dalpe.All that performance was mi sing were some sad photos of dogs and cats.Oh and by the way, the Canucks wore some hideously awful Christmas sweaters and took picture in them. . Every ki s begins with K........ Strombone (@strombone1) What a night in Vancouver, helping a good cause and giving us some amazing lasting impre sions. Francisco Alvarez Jersey