Matthew Zator
My name is Matthew and I cover the Vancouver Canucks here at the Hockey Writers. I am passionate about the Canucks and all things hockey. I love telling stories through my writing and sharing opinions and analysis. Excited to give people things to discuss and debate about! I also contribute to the Canuck Way and Puck Prose. I also am director of hockey operations at Overtime Heroics.
Author's Posts
NHL's Top 5 Passers of the Decade
January 14th, 2020 Another decade of hockey has been completed, making it another ten years of amazing and jaw-dropping moments. Many of these would not have been possible without one of the most important skills in the game, the pass. You might ask, haven't we had this list already? Well, yes and no. The best playmakers are usually forwards, but the best...
Canucks All-Stars Showcase Exciting Future
January 13th, 2020 For the first time ever the Vancouver Canucks are sending a forward, a defenceman and a goaltender to an NHL All-Star Game. They have sent three players to it before, but never one from each position group. The last time that happened was back in 2012 when the Sedins and Alex Edler were selected for the annual showcase. This season...
2020 WJC: Takeaways From Sweden vs. Russia
January 4th, 2020 Another World Junior Championship, another semi-final loss. It's become somewhat of a bitter tradition for Team Sweden in recent years. Despite their immense success in the preliminary rounds where they have gone a staggering 52-0, they can't seem to get over the hump that is the playoff rounds. It doesn't seem to matter what players...
3 Reasons Markstrom is Canucks' All-Star
January 4th, 2020 Vancouver Canucks leading scorer Elias Pettersson will be getting some company at the All-Star Game after all. Even if Quinn Hughes does not get voted in with the Last Man In fan vote, he will be joined by his countryman and starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom. The news came down late Friday evening that he was replacing Vegas Golden...
3 Reasons Hughes Deserves to be in the All-Star Game
December 31st, 2019 I'm sure all of you know by now that rookie sensation Quinn Hughes has not been selected to join Elias Pettersson in representing the Vancouver Canucks at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis. Twitter went ablaze when the news came down that Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames was the defenseman selected to the Pacific Division...
Hoglander a Standout for Sweden at WJC
December 31st, 2019 The 2020 World Junior Championship has become somewhat of a coming-out party for Vancouver Canucks' prospect Nils Hoglander. He started the tournament on the top line with Samuel Fagemo and David Gustafsson and has been an offensive threat since day one. It didn't take long for him to dazzle the hockey world either. On a Swedish team...
