Shanaban Strikes Again: Was Duncan Keith’s Five Game Ban Fair? James Neveau | March 23, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist It has been a recurring theme throughout the past several NHL seasons, and once again on Wednesday night in Chicago the biggest story in the…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Chris Wassel | March 13, 2012 We have survived much this fantasy hockey season but now comes the first March edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a…
Then And Now In March: The Vancouver Canucks A Year Later Daniel Schöpf | March 11, 2012 In mid-March 2011, the Canucks were 45-16-9, defeating the Calgary Flames 4-3 (after being down 2-0 after 4 minutes of play). While still sitting in second place in the Western…
Can the Vancouver Canucks Blame the Western Conference For the Dip in the Twins Scoring? Andrew Eide | March 10, 2012 Coming into their Saturday night game with the Montreal Canadiens the Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a familiar spot. They are one point behind St. Louis for the Western Conference…
Brad Marchand’s Hit on Sami Salo: Not Clean, Not Clipping Bob Mand | January 8, 2012 Brad Marchand (Icon SMI) The Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand was given a five-minute major and ejected from Saturday afternoon’s game versus Vancouver for a low hit on the Canucks’ Sami…
Steven Stamkos Heats Up Scoring Race Brent Lemon | December 21, 2011 When Steven Stamkos beat Columbus Blue Jacket’s goaltender Steve Mason with his patented one-timer on December 17, the 21-year-old center became the first NHLer to reach 20 goals this season,…
Daniel Sedin now 4th in Vancouver Canucks all-time scoring Jason Kurylo | November 18, 2011 With an assist on the only Vancouver Canucks goal on Wednesday night, Daniel Sedin moved into sole possession of fourth overall in franchise scoring. His 674 points are one better…
Watch Out NHL, It’s November And The Vancouver Canucks Are Back Daniel Schöpf | November 2, 2011 What a difference two games makes for a top NHL franchise. A 7-4 win at home against the Capitals and a 5-1 road win against Calgary finally setting the Canucks…
Red Wings Rewind: Week 2 Edition Andrew Johnson | October 16, 2011 Detroit came into the week undefeated, and they exited it in the same manner, locking up another 2 wins on their way to their first 4-0 start since 1996-97 (a year which saw them go on to win it all).
Penguins Playbook: Pens Still Adjusting To Defensive System Mike Colligan | October 11, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
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…
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…