Nathan Kanter
Nathan Kanter covers the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs for The Hockey Writers. 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 Must Limit Hughes' Games
March 11th, 2019 Over the last five weeks, the Vancouver Canucks have four wins in 17 games. Their 11 accumulated points and .324 points percentage since Feb. 4 are the third-worst in the National Hockey League and they have scored the fewest goals of any club in that span (33). And yet, with 13 games still remaining on the 2018-19 schedule, it's...
Canucks Should Offer Sheet Kapanen or Johnsson
March 8th, 2019 It's no secret Bo Horvat's revolving door of wingers has been a problem for the Vancouver Canucks this season. The club's promising 23-year-old centre has played at least 100 minutes with 10 different wingers at 5-on-5 so far in 2018-19. Brock Boeser: 296:01 Antoine Roussel: 251:36 Jake Virtanen: 249:40 Nikolay...
Canucks' Gaudette Deserves Bigger Role
March 4th, 2019 The last time Vancouver Canucks' centre Jay Beagle was on the ice for a goal for was 15 games ago: Feb. 2 in a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. In the 14 games since, not only has Beagle been on the ice for zero goals for at five-on-five (and eight goals against), but he's been on the ice for nearly twice as many five-on-five...
Maple Leafs Show Long-Term Approach on Deadline Day
February 26th, 2019 During Monday's trade deadline, seven of the eight Atlantic Division teams were very quiet. The league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning didn't make a single tweak to their already formidable roster. The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs each made one minor transaction. The Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres made their major...
Canucks' Gudbranson Trade a Massive Win
February 25th, 2019 The biggest news out of the NHL Trade Deadline day was the Ottawa Senators trading Mark Stone to the Vegas Golden Knights. Almost immediately, Stone agreed to an eight-year contract extension. The move makes the Golden Knights the winners of the deadline, as they are once again legitimate Stanley Cup contenders and have a superstar...
Canucks Need to Be Careful With Edler Extension
February 25th, 2019 Now less than five hours away, the trade deadline is fast approaching. But because Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning is not expected to be very active today, a lot of focus in the Vancouver media over the weekend was placed on veteran defenceman Alex Edler who is set to become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) this...
