Jim Wilkie

Jim Wilkie is a native of Vancouver, B.C., and a longtime journalist who has written and edited for ESPN.com, Agence France-Presse and worked for the Toronto Star and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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Canucks 'Shotgun Jake' Virtanen Belongs on Top Lines

November 12th, 2018 As if the excitement over super rookie Elias Petterson wasn't intoxicating enough for Vancouver, recent evidence suggests that forward Jake Virtanen is starting to realize his immense potential might just consume Canucks fans. After playing on the third and fourth lines for much of this season, Virtanen scored his seventh...

Get a Load of These High-Scoring Canucks

November 10th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks are the highest-scoring team in the Western Conference. Let that sink in a little. The gang that couldn't shoot straight while finishing 26th overall with 2.66 goals per game last season now has 56 goals in 17 games after defeating the Boston Bruins 8-5 on Thursday night. Heading into Friday's action,...

Pettersson Dazzles With Creativity & Hockey IQ

November 5th, 2018 Canucks center Elias Petterson just keeps conjuring more magic early in his rookie season, scoring two goals and three assists Friday night in a 7-6 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The 19-year-old super Swede scored with 36 seconds left in the third period to force overtime,...