Brian Wiebe
I'm a faculty member in the BCIT Radio Arts and Entertainment Program and Operations Manager for Evolution 107.9 FM. Also Assistant GM/Director of Media and Communications for the Port Moody Panthers, Media Relations Director for BC Superweek, and Podcast Host for the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League.
Author's Posts
History of Canucks Prospects at the World Juniors
December 28th, 2017 As is the case every year for the World Junior Hockey Championship, NHL teams have a keen collective eye on which players' draft stocks are affected by their performances at the tournament. However, teams are also eager to see how some of the prospects already in the system perform. These are players who have already been drafted by the...
The Andre Boudrias Trade Revisited
December 18th, 2017 This is the first in a series of articles where I’ll revisit a significant trade the Vancouver Canucks made during their 48 NHL seasons to date. The Canucks were awarded an expansion team for the 1970-71 season and inaugural general manager Bud Poile set forth to build the team. Six players from the old professional Western Hockey...
Gadjovich Adds to Canucks Prospect Cupboard
October 29th, 2017 With the recent signing of prospect Jonah Gadjovich to a three-year, entry-level contract, the Vancouver Canucks continue to add to their prospect cupboard. The Canucks grabbed Gadjovich in the second round, 55th overall in the NHL Entry Draft this past June after he put up 46 goals and 28 assists in 60 games for the Owen Sound Attack of...
Canucks Screwed up With Nikita Tryamkin
October 1st, 2017 Former Canucks defenseman Nikita Tryamkin made waves earlier this week when an interview he did with the Russian website Sport-Express surfaced on this side of the Atlantic. One of the topics that got the most play was when reporter Igor Eronko asked Tryamkin about Vancouver’s reputation for drug use. The 23-year-old responded with...
Virtanen Barging His Way onto Canucks Roster
September 19th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have faced a lot of questions stemming from the 2014 NHL Entry Draft when they selected Jake Virtanen sixth overall in the first round. Since then, players chosen after Virtanen like the Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander, the Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers and the Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin have established...
Vancouver Canucks Roster Predictions 2017-18
August 30th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have finally embraced the notion that many fans were asking for over the last few seasons - a rebuild. Team president Trevor Linden finally admitted as much this past April, tempering expectations that the Canucks are a playoff club, let alone a contender in the ultra competitive Western Conference. Canucks...
