Canucks fans litter the ice with garbage after an absolutely brutal call from the refs

Angry Vancouver Canucks fans caused a brief pause in the action of Game 5 of their second round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers after they littered the ice with garbage. Fans chucked empty beer cups onto the ice after the officials made a bizarre call on Canucks forward Elias Pettersson, who was slapped with a two minute charging penalty for... taking a hit?

Pettersson pulled the old stationary reverse hit and somehow he gets called for a penalty.

Check it out:

I guess because Pettersson left his feet?

In any case, I'm pretty sure I've never seen a charging call levied to a player who was stationary.

Read below for our earlier reports on the Canucks and Oilers, published prior to game time.

The Canucks' bench boss just won't commit to his team.

Relax, Canucks fans... I'm not talking about Rick Tocchet.

I'm talking about AHL Abbotsford Canucks bench boss Jeremy Colliton, formerly of the Chicago Blackhawks. According to a report from Sportsnet Canucks host Dan Murphy, the Canucks offered Colliton a two year extension to remain head coach of the AHL Canucks but Colliton has elected to turn down the offer.

From Murphy:

Colliton has performed admirably as the AHL Canucks' head coach the past two seasons and has helped the organization develop the likes of Nils Hoglander, Vasili Podkolzin, Arshdeep Bains, Aatu Raty and Linus Karlsson. Still, you have to imagine that the 39 year old Colliton is holding out hope for another NHL job in the near future. With Tocchet fully entrenched in Vancouver, Colliton is unlikely to get a head coaching job in Vancouver anytime soon. It'll be interesting to see how the offseason shakes out for the young head coach and whether or not he receives any big-league interest in the offseason. Stay tuned.

Read below for our earlier report on the Oilers' goaltending situation as they get ready for Game 5 this evening

This just in from TSN insider Ryan Rishaug, the Edmonton Oilers appear to have chosen Clavin Pickard as their starting goaltender for Game 5 tonight against the Vancouver Canucks.

From Rishaug:

Pickard, of course, replaced Stuart Skinner as the team's starting goalie for Game 4 and earned a much needed victory. It appears that coach Kris Knoblauch is running with the 'win and you're in' strategy, which is probably a smart play.