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
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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.
After being drafted 10th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, Vancouver Canucks right winger Vasily Podkolzin has had a slow start to his career. Despite a decent rookie season in 2021-22, he found himself in and out of the lineup in 2022-23, raising questions about his development and the pick in general. He finished strong
After three days of training camp, which included a grueling bag skate, several practices, and two scrimmages, the Vancouver Canucks are ready to start the preseason. That’s where the real evaluation begins. Practices are not games, no matter how many scrimmages you try to pack into it. You get to know a player by how
The last time I wrote a Vancouver Canucks prospects report, Jonah Gadjovich was just getting the call from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Utica Comets, William Lockwood was on an insane run of goal scoring and Mikey DiPietro was just getting back into the crease after a long stint on the taxi squad. Now, here
The wait is almost over folks. Yes, Vasily Podkolzin is about to suit up for the Vancouver Canucks. 48 days to be exact, as he will likely be in the lineup for their first preseason game against the Seattle Kraken on Sept 26. It’s been a long time coming as he’s toiled in the Kontinental
It’s been a long time since the Vancouver Canucks had two lethal power play units. Even the 2010-11 version of the team really only had one that carried the mail in Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler, Christian Ehrhoff, and Mikael Samuelsson. They accounted for 52 of their 72 total power play goals that season.
Today’s Prospects News & Rumors takes us all over the hockey globe. We start with a talented young Carolina Hurricanes prospect who is leaving the pro ranks to head back to juniors. The postseason has started in Russia, and top prospects of both the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers got off to fast starts.
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft was important for Vasily Podkolzin. The Russian forward was predicted to be a top-five pick, but his approach to the draft was more level-headed than some expected. Podkolzin headed to Vancouver to attend the draft and spoke regularly to the media through an interpreter, repeatedly saying that he did not
It’s been a tale of two seasons for Vancouver Canucks prospect Vasily Podkolzin. At one point, it seemed as if the 18-year-old would never record a point while playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. Thankfully, for both SKA and Canucks fans, those fortunes have changed as of late. Vasily Podkolzin of SKA St.
report this ad The NHL Draft is a mere two weeks away. As we speak, teams are meeting to plan their offseason and the potential moves they could make. Among the long list of items teams will do in these next two weeks is finalizing their draft list. Teams will ultimately decide who should go