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Spencer Bacon

My name is Spencer Bacon, I am a 26 year old from Victoria, BC. I played junior hockey all around North America and attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA on a hockey scholarship and played for the Division 1 NCAA team. I have an Honours B.A. in National Security Intelligence Studies and am coming off a year of professional hockey, primarily for the Columbus Cottonmouths of the SPHL. I am a big time hockey nerd and hope to bring a fresh perspective to THW from being so closely removed from the game we all love.

Elias Pettersson: Canucks Fans Should Be Excited

Spencer Bacon | March 24, 2018

Elias Pettersson is the best prospect in the National Hockey League. The lanky, 6-foot-2 winger was drafted fifth overall in last year’s entry draft, and the hockey world has been…

Canucks 2018 Trade Deadline Wrap Up

Spencer Bacon | February 27, 2018

It was a slower-than-expected deadline day for the Vancouver Canucks. The team laid rather dormant, making just two trades. Out are winger Thomas Vanek and minor leaguer Philip Holm, and…

Will Karlsson or Doughty Test Free Agency?

Spencer Bacon | February 22, 2018

Long gone are the days of big names dominating July 1; or ‘Free Agent Frenzy Day,’ as us hockey fanatics choose to see it. It is a new age in…

Canucks Under 25 Core: Keep, Cut or Bubble?

Spencer Bacon | February 18, 2018

To win a Stanley Cup in today’s NHL requires a dynamic core of elite young players. In order to forecast an organization’s future, it is important to examine the franchise’s…

Future of Vanek & the Sedin-less Canucks

Spencer Bacon | February 7, 2018

As the slumping Vancouver Canucks sink further into the league’s basement, it becomes increasingly obvious that the rag-tag group of misfits Jim Benning has thrown together for the 2017-2018 season…

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