Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Sunday afternoon that defenceman Quinn Hughes will not participate in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off for Team USA. He was one of the first six selections in June and was going to be a huge part of the American blue line. Currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury,
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t provide much of an update on the injury status of Sidney Crosby. Will he play in the 4 Nations Tournament? Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks have to decide on Quinn Hughes’ status for the tournament, and they signed Marcus Pettersson to a new contract. Finally, why did
The Vancouver Canucks are finally gaining some traction in their game, coming away with wins against the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and Nashville Predators for their first three-game winning streak since the beginning of November. They are starting to form some good habits and were briefly back in a playoff spot before the Calgary
The Vancouver Canucks (6-2-3) rolled into Anaheim on Tuesday night and handed the Anaheim Ducks (4-6-2) a 5-1 loss. Led by captain Quinn Hughes‘ three assists and two-point performances by Kiefer Sherwood, Brock Boeser and Danton Heinen, they are now 2-0-0 on their California road trip that wraps up on Thursday against the Los Angeles
As we eagerly await the beginning of the 2024-25 NHL season, let’s take a look at the top players in the league at each age along with some honorable mentions. For simplicity, I’ll use how old each player is when the season starts on Oct. 8 to determine their age. What does that list look
The Vancouver Canucks have emerged from their offseason slumber. From Vasily Podkolzin getting traded to the Edmonton Oilers and Quinn Hughes being named as a cover athlete for NHL 25 to Thatcher Demko missing training camp and the preseason and NHL Network’s positional rankings, we have plenty of things to discuss. With that said, let’s
The Sunday nightcap of the Stanley Cup Playoffs featured the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks debuting their first-round series. It was an appropriately close, emotional battle, one the Canucks took 4-2, not without some difficulty. Canucks Win Dog Fight Versus Predators On paper, this may have been a matchup between one team – the Canucks
The Colorado Avalanche are off to a hot start to the season, as they currently sit second in the Central Division. That placement is with the help of a consistent Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon breaking league and franchise records, and Cale Makar looking for his second Norris Trophy. Makar has been a cornerstone for the
The Vancouver Canucks are off to a historic start this season with a remarkable 20-9-1 record – the fastest they have ever hit 20 wins in a campaign. They sit second in the league behind the Vegas Golden Knights with 41 points and are on pace to eclipse the century mark for the first time
With the NHL calendar set to turn to December and all but two teams playing between 18 and 22 games, we’ve reached the quarter-mark of the 2023-24 season. As such, it’s an appropriate time to analyze and evaluate the early returns in one of the most intriguing storylines of the campaign. The race for the
At this point last season, the Vancouver Canucks were an abysmal 0-4-2, blowing multi-goal leads left and right and losing games either in the third period or overtime. This season, they are a respectable 4-2 and look more structured and controlled in their systems. Apart from the rather confusing outlier against the Philadelphia Flyers where
The calendar has flipped to October and that means the regular season is just around the corner for the Vancouver Canucks. They have only two more preseason games to go before the points start being counted in the standings, and there are still plenty of decisions to be made before the puck drops on Oct.
In the NHL, names like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Nathan MacKinnon (and others) are the definition of superstars. These players tend to dominate the league and capture much of the spotlight. But what about the future? Who are the rising stars? What players aged 23 years old or
Rick Tocchet has now been head coach of the Vancouver Canucks for 20 games, and it is hard to argue against the notion that the team hasn’t improved. From their 11-7-2 record to the overall way they have played on the ice, it looks as though the team is buying into his game plan and
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Should there be more than one Vancouver Canucks untouchable? Donnie & Dhali: Craig Button on the Donnie & Dhali show on the Vancouver Canucks. Don Taylor: “Should Elias Pettersson be considered Vancouver’s only untouchable?” Button: “Well, I would put Quinn Hughes
On Sunday, NHL Network released its picks for the top-20 defencemen in the NHL going into the 2022-23 season. Guess what? Vancouver Canucks star Quinn Hughes was on it – ranked 12th ahead of Brent Burns, Alex Pietrangelo, Rasmus Dahlin, Drew Doughty, Zach Werenski, Shea Theodore, Morgan Rielly and Jaccob Slavin. Finally, after being a
The 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks season was full of exciting comebacks, a late-season playoff push and, of course, a major leadership change in the organization. Fans saw players like Quinn Hughes, Thatcher Demko and Elias Pettersson take their games to new levels while also witnessing J.T. Miller almost eclipse 100 points. While there were many memories
With just one game remaining in the NHL regular season, the Vancouver Canucks will watch on having played their final contest on Friday night, knowing they missed the postseason. But the fact that the Canucks fought right up until the very end after starting the season 8-15-2, their season shouldn’t be viewed as a failure.