Nathan Kanter
Nathan Kanter covers the Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche for The Hockey Writers, as well fantasy hockey and junior hockey. He received his master's in journalism from Western University in May of 2015 before serving as the first ever Digital Managing Editor at Western's university newspaper, The Western Gazette, in 2015-16. From 2016-18, he served as the radio play-by-play voice of the Battlefords North Stars in the SJHL. His work has been published in The Hockey News, at Sportsnet.ca and at Dobber Prospects.
Author's Posts
Canucks Need to Stop Winning
January 22nd, 2019 As we approach the All-Star break, the Western Conference playoff race is a mess. By "mess," I mean extremely tight and unpredictable, so perhaps "chaotic" is a better word. As of Jan. 21, just five points separate the first Wild Card team — right now the Dallas Stars — from the 13th-place St. Louis Blues. In that...
3 Bold Canucks Predictions for the Second Half
January 16th, 2019 With the Vancouver Canucks just two points out of a playoff spot, all eyes are currently on the health status of rookie sensation Elias Pettersson after he suffered a knee injury against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 3. Although he will not play Wednesday against the Ottawa Senators, Pettersson said he is hoping to return to the...
Canucks' Prospect Quinn Hughes Is Elite
January 16th, 2019 Vancouver Canucks prospect Quinn Hughes recently won a silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships, where he was an assistant captain. He only recorded two assists in seven games, but stats don't always tell the whole story. It's abundantly clear Hughes has the skill to be an impact player when he makes the jump to the...
Top 10 Contracts in the NHL
January 12th, 2019 With more than half of all National Hockey League clubs within $4 million of the current $79.5 million salary cap, it's safe to say many were relieved when it was widely reported that next season's ceiling will increase to $83 million. That $3.5 million increase may be enough to give contending teams the room they need to piece things...
MacKinnon & Rantanen's Formidable Season
January 10th, 2019 Only four times in Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise history have two teammates each recorded 60 or more points in the first 43 games of a season. It first happened in 1987-88 with Michel Goulet and Peter Stastny. It happened in 1992-93 with Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin. It happened again in 1995-96 with Sakic and Peter...
Avalanche Need to Add Some Depth Scoring
January 6th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche snapped out of their recent funk on Friday night, slapping the New York Rangers 6-1 on home ice. The lopsided victory ended the Avs' six-game losing streak and was just their third win in the last 13 games. Leading the way were the usual suspects. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen each recorded three points,...
