The Canucks are looking for Mikael Samuelsson to fill a variety of very important roles with the team in 2011-12, especially early on in the season. There has been no shortage of stories to follow this summer pertaining to the Vancouver Canucks – Ryan Kesler’s progression from July hip surgery, Christian Ehrhoff’s change ...
When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding the move. Ballard had developed a reputation as a swift-skating, hard-hitting, exciting defenseman during his tenure in Phoenix and Florida. In 2008-09, he was widely ...
Joel Smith/Joel Smith Photography It is rare for a player who was passed over three times to make an immediate impact as a prospect at the NHL level. The odd college player will sneak through because the NCAA (up until recently) wasn’t scouted as heavily as the CHL. Some examples of this include Joey ...
