Forgotten Canucks Get 2nd Chance at 2018 Olympics Matt Lawson | January 12, 2018 Team Canada announced their men’s ice hockey team roster on Thursday and to nobody’s surprise, it was nothing spectacular because of NHL players not being permitted to compete. However, there…
Canucks Prospect Pettersson Lit up the 2018 WJC Matt Lawson | January 10, 2018 If you tuned into the 2018 World Junior Championship, then you’re without-a-doubt familiar with the name, Elias Pettersson — he lit up the tournament and found himself on a handful…
Canucks’ Jonah Gadjovich Was a Beast at the 2018 WJC Matt Lawson | January 7, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks selected Jonah Gadjovich 55th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and have been very pleased thus far. Gadjovich, or ‘The Man Child’, just capped off his…
The Gregg Boddy Trade Revisited Brian Wiebe | January 6, 2018 This is the second in a series of articles in which I explore a significant trade for each Vancouver Canucks season, starting with their inaugural season of 1970-71. Without a…
Rick Rypien: A Personal Story Mark Wallace Graham | January 5, 2018 Today marks the eight-year anniversary of the suicide of Vancouver Canucks’ enforcer Rick Rypien. This may be one of the hardest articles I’ve ever had to write because Rypien’s death…
The Much-Needed Return of Sven Baertschi Matt Lawson | January 5, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have been obnoxiously injury-plagued in this 2017-18 season and one of their major losses has been that of Sven Baertschi, their top-line winger, and sidekick of the…
Is Nikolay Goldobin Too Soft for the NHL? Matt Lawson | January 3, 2018 Nikolay Goldobin is an extremely talented 22-year-old out of Moscow, Russia who can dangle, snipe and skate with the best. However, he has also been labeled as soft in the…
Vanek Lighting It Up for Canucks, but for How Long? Matt Lawson | January 1, 2018 Thomas Vanek was an off-season acquisition for the 2017-18 Vancouver Canucks, and the decision to bring him in brought on mixed reviews, but, he has silenced his critics with some…
History of Canucks Prospects at the World Juniors Brian Wiebe | December 28, 2017 As is the case every year for the World Junior Hockey Championship, NHL teams have a keen collective eye on which players’ draft stocks are affected by their performances at…
Vancouver Canucks at the 2018 WJC Matt Lawson | December 27, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks’ promising future will be on display in the 2018 World Junior Championship as they have four prospects competing and arguably the best prospects pool in the tournament.…
Canucks Weekly Thoughts: Trade Talk, Revival of the Sedins, Prospects Harman Dayal | December 18, 2017 For this segment of weekly thoughts, we address Vancouver Canucks trade rumours, explore the ramifications of Chris Tanev’s injury, and highlight the bounce-back performance of the Sedins. We also take…
The Andre Boudrias Trade Revisited Brian Wiebe | December 18, 2017 This is the first in a series of articles where I’ll revisit a significant trade the Vancouver Canucks made during their 48 NHL seasons to date. The Canucks were awarded…