Canucks Goaltending
Markstrom Is the Canucks' Second-Biggest Surprise
January 22nd, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are doing much better than anyone predicted at the start of the 2018-19 season. For Canuck fans, there are two obvious reasons. First, Elias Pettersson has emerged as bona fide star. Watch him walking into the locker room prior to a...
Is Demko Here to Stay With the Canucks?
January 9th, 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 College product from San Diego, California, by trading Anders...
Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Michael DiPietro
December 29th, 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 regarded as one of, if not the, best goalies in the OHL. In fact, he was...
Canucks' Markstrom & Nilsson Showing Improvement
October 29th, 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 before the start of the season, the results for the Canucks two...
Canucks' Michael DiPietro Making Waves
May 4th, 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 career and his already-impressive hockey resume has been bolstered even further, making some...
Should the Canucks Call Up Demko?
March 22nd, 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 really a whole lot for Canucks fans to cheer about. So, should the Canucks spice...
Did Canucks Miss Their Chance to Deal Nilsson?
February 21st, 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 come out with one win since Nov. 30, he has played well enough of late to keep...
Canucks Goaltending Deserves More Credit
November 25th, 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. He's on pace to shatter the rookie scoring record for both goals and points. It's...
Is Anders Nilsson the Canucks' Starter?
October 28th, 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 the fold all while saying adios to previous starter, Ryan Miller. The two...
Canucks Goalies Performing Well Early
October 27th, 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 Markstrom was presumably going to take over the starting job. It was the logical...
Canucks: Don't Get Too Excited About Nilsson
October 19th, 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 in British Columbia. However, when the Canucks started...
Canucks 'X' Factors: Jacob Markstrom
September 24th, 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 be the Canucks' starting net-minder for the coming 2017-18 season. Markstrom, the 27-year-old...
Jacob Markstrom Is Canucks' Best Option
August 22nd, 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 as the main man going forward. He can dominate the crease for the Canucks, and here is...
