The Unlikely Journey Of Chris Tanev – Vancouver Canuck Daniel Schöpf | October 12, 2011 Early last year, Canucks rookie Chris Tanev was playing college hockey in the Atlantic Hockey Association for the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers. What a difference 18 months makes. Tanev…
2011/12 NHL Season Predictions: Western Conference Brandon Schlager | October 12, 2011 Western Conference // Eastern Conference I know what you’re thinking: how could this be a predictions piece nearly a week into the NHL season? But, if you really think about…
10 Thoughts from NHL’s 2011 Opening Night James Neveau | October 7, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL’s opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of…
Cut Day: Examining The Vancouver Canucks’ 2011/2012 Starting Roster Daniel Schöpf | October 3, 2011 The final roster released for the start of the 2011/2012 season by the Vancouver Canucks looks very similar to the line-up that was one game away from a Stanley…
Burrows not such a bad guy … Steve Kendall | September 24, 2011 (This originally appeared on my website, causewaycrowd.com. I have since left that site and wanted more exposure for this piece, so here it is!) After last year’s postseason, one of…
Vancouver’s Swiss-Army Knife Jeff Angus | September 22, 2011 The Canucks are looking for Mikael Samuelsson to fill a variety of very important roles with the team in 2011-12, especially early on in the season. There has…
Haliburton’s Hodgson gets an assist from Claude Lemieux / Gary Roberts Terrance Gavan | August 30, 2011 BY TERRANCE GAVAN – HALIBURTON, ON We see it all the time in tennis. An older retired player lending some one on one coaching to an up and coming or…
Current Enemy Number One: The Vancouver Canucks Daniel Schöpf | August 28, 2011 So I am supposed to be ashamed of being a Canucks fan now? The memo arrived late but take a small trip out of BC with your Orca jersey and…
The Strange Case of Keith Ballard Jeff Angus | August 11, 2011 When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding…
Darren Archibald – The Road Less Traveled Jeff Angus | July 30, 2011 It is rare for a player who was passed over three times to make an immediate impact as a prospect at the NHL level. The odd college player will…
Rumour – Vancouver Canucks sign Brad Winchester Jason Kurylo | July 28, 2011 Rumours say the Vancouver Canucks have signed hired gun Brad Winchester – see what I did there? “Hired gun”? “Winchester”? Hey, I can’t let sports editors have all the lame…
Ryan Kesler: The Rise Of A Superstar Daniel Schöpf | July 24, 2011 NUMBER: 17 POSITION: CENTRE HEIGHT: 6′ 2″ WEIGHT: 195 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHDATE: AUG 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: LIVONIA, MI, UNITED STATES If any true hockey fan doesn’t recognize the name…