The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2021-22 season with some fresh new faces in the lineup. Those players, along with a few from last year, could break out this season. In 2020-21, Nils Hoglander, Thatcher Demko, Jake Virtanen and Olli Juolevi were breakout candidates. Hoglander and Demko had good seasons, while Virtanen and Juolevi had disappointing
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As the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs start, the Vancouver Canucks are still finishing their regular season. With the team out of the playoffs, they played five of their final seven games last week. Starting with a back-to-back against the Winnipeg Jets and then made a trip to Alberta to play against the Calgary Flames and
The Vancouver Canucks had two prospects at the 2021 World Junior Championships (WJC) – Vasili Podkolzin for Russia and Arvid Costmar for Sweden. The two played different roles for their teams, but both put together strong performances. Costmar’s (and Sweden’s) tournament came to an end in the quarterfinal round after a loss to Finland. Podkolzin
In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll report that Justin Bailey has re-signed with the team. I’ll also report Swiss-native Sven Baertschi’s comments that he is determined to once again, as he was for several seasons, become a key part of the team during the training camp. Related: Canucks News & Rumors:
In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the amazing three-game playoffs young goalie Thatcher Demko had against the Vegas Golden Knights and what that might mean in this upcoming season. Related: Is Demko Here to Stay With the Canucks? Second, I’ll look at some of the attention young
The Vancouver Canucks finally have some prospects playing in North America as the NCAA and United States Hockey League (USHL) have both started their 2020-21 seasons. Jacob Truscott was front and center with the Michigan Wolverines this past week and Jackson Kunz is showing some intriguing potential early on with the Greenbay Gamblers as well.
It seems as if Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been a step behind this offseason. Rumor suggests he was trying like crazy to move salary as a way to clear salary-cap space so the organization could sign the Arizona Coyotes elite defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. When that didn’t happen, it seems he missed a
While we wait for the majority of hockey leagues in North America to get back to action, the European season is chugging along. A recent top pick by the Vancouver Canucks has been demoted in Russia but has responded well. Also, prospects of the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks will be teammates and
The Kontinental Hockey League’s (KHL) 2020-21 season is in full swing with plenty of National Hockey League prospects getting valuable ice time. We will look at three recent NHL draft picks who are off to fast starts. Plus, we will stay in Russia for our Prospect of the Day. Canucks First-Rounder Showing Improvement The Vancouver
This week, Jim Benning celebrated his sixth anniversary as the Vancouver Canucks general manager. In NHL terms, that’s longevity. It makes him the 11th-most senior general manager in the NHL. His record since he took over the team is a middling 211-213-54, and the Canucks have only made the playoffs one time. However, things are
The Vancouver Canucks have a deep prospect pool right now that has a lot of players on the cusp of breaking into the professional ranks. We hope that many of them will go on to successful NHL careers with at least one Stanley Cup in their future, ideally with the Canucks. So without further ado,
With the NHL play suspended for the foreseeable future, it seemed as if it might be time to look at some of the news that’s emerging from the Vancouver Canucks organization and review where the season stands just in case it will be officially over sometime in the near future. Related: Vancouver Canucks News &
Oilers interested in Pageau Jim Matheson: The Edmonton Oilers would like Ottawa Senators pending UFA forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau as a rental but they can’t sell the farm to acquire him. Jim Matheson: Pageau would definitely solve the Oilers issues at third-line center. They don’t really have the salary cap space to sign him beyond this