Is Demko Here to Stay With the Canucks? The Old Prof | January 9, 2019 Late last week, Thatcher Demko was recalled from the Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. Space was created, probably on purpose, for their young 2014 second-round pick and Boston…
Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Michael DiPietro Matt Lawson | December 29, 2018 (Originally published Nov. 23, 2018) The Vancouver Canucks picked up a gem in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft with the third round selection of Michael DiPietro. The 20-year-old is largely…
Canucks’ Markstrom & Nilsson Showing Improvement Trevor Beggs | October 29, 2018 No one in the league was raving about the Vancouver Canucks goaltending prior to the season, but one ranking was especially damning. TSN’s Jamie McLennan released his starting goaltender rankings…
Canucks’ Michael DiPietro Making Waves Matt Lawson | May 4, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks drafted Michael DiPietro in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and the 18-year-old has not disappointed. The past week has been huge for DiPietro’s…
Should the Canucks Call Up Demko? Matt Lawson | March 22, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have lost seven straight games, star sniper Brock Boeser is injured for the remainder of the season, everyone else is playing pretty lackluster hockey, and there isn’t…
Did Canucks Miss Their Chance to Deal Nilsson? Curtis Land | February 21, 2018 Goaltender Anders Nilsson’s has played eleven consecutive periods for the Vancouver Canucks. For the most part, Nilsson has dominated, making big save after big save. Even though he has only…
Canucks Goaltending Deserves More Credit Trevor Beggs | November 25, 2017 It’s one of the most under-discussed stories of this young Canucks season. ‘The Flow’ aka ‘Brockstar’ is stealing all of the headlines in Vancouver with a rookie performance for the ages.…
Is Anders Nilsson the Canucks’ Starter? Matt Lawson | October 28, 2017 Coming into the 2017-18 season, the Vancouver Canucks goaltending situation was somewhat up in the air. The Canucks extended Jacob Markstrom’s stay in Vancouver and also brought Anders Nilsson into…
Canucks Goalies Performing Well Early Trevor Beggs | October 27, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks were supposed to have many weaknesses this season, and goaltending was near the top of that list. After Ryan Miller departed for Disneyland in the offseason, Jacob…
Canucks: Don’t Get Too Excited About Nilsson Paul Taylor | October 19, 2017 Entering the 2017-18 regular season, the overriding sentiment was that Vancouver Canucks fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. While professional sports can be unpredictable, not much was expected from the team based…
Canucks ‘X’ Factors: Jacob Markstrom Matt Lawson | September 24, 2017 This is the third and final installment of my three-part series on Vancouver Canucks ‘X’ factors and this article will be focused on Jacob Markstrom, the young man pegged to…
Jacob Markstrom Is Canucks’ Best Option The Hockey Writers | August 22, 2017 On July 1, the Vancouver Canucks lost former Vezina Trophy winner Ryan Miller to the Anaheim Ducks in free agency. With this reshuffling of the pack, Jacob Markstrom has been earmarked…