Posts About "Hunter Shinkaruk"
NHL News & Notes: Ty Smith, Shinkaruk Trade & More
August 20th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, the New Jersey Devils have signed their 2018 first-round pick Ty Smith to a three-year entry-level contract, the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames made a trade and the New York Rangers have signed Dustin Tokarski to a one-year contract and the NHL Network has released their top-20 NHL winger list (which...
Canadiens Trade Rychel to Flames for Shinkaruk
August 20th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens have traded left-winger Kerby Rychel to the Calgary Flames in exchange for fellow left-winger Hunter Shinkaruk, the Canadiens announced Monday. This deal is a minor one that will see Shinkaruk and Rychel sent to their third and fourth NHL teams respectively since being drafted in...
4 Flames Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
January 25th, 2017 Another week means four more players that fans of the Vegas Golden Knights should be keeping an eye on. Two weeks into this 30 team project, I confess, I was concerned that we had birthed a THW curse. On January 3rd, we told you that Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg was likely headed to Vegas this summer. The 26-year-old Swede was...
5 Flames Prospects Poised for NHL Jobs
August 26th, 2016 The Calgary Flames have progressed through their rebuild quite a bit over the past few seasons, owing a large part of their recent successes to the emergence of the young, home-grown talent. With Flames-drafted players such as Sam Bennett, Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau anchoring their roster, Calgary seems poised to continue some of...
Have The Flames Improved Their Forward Depth?
July 31st, 2016 When the Calgary Flames take the ice to kick off the 2016-17 National Hockey League season, they will do so with a complement of forwards that are drastically different from a year prior. In light of a disappointing 2015-16 season, Flames general manager Brad Treliving made a series of moves designed to upgrade the forward ranks and make...
Sam Bennett Crucial to Flames Success in 2016-17
July 30th, 2016 The Flames off-season has been an eventful one. While they solved their goaltending problems and added a top six right-winger in Troy Brouwer, they still have some work to do with Gaudreau and Monahan needing new contracts. The team also lost some depth up front with Josh Jooris and Joe Colborne finding new homes. While Jooris isn't a...
4 Flames Prospects Who Should Be NHL Bound
April 18th, 2016 After a disappointing season in Calgary, there's no doubt there's going to be changes made by the Flames for the start of 2016-2017. Coming off of an unexpected playoff run in 2015, the Flames were poised to be a powerhouse in the Western Conference this year, but instead, fell flat on their face. Nevertheless, Calgary has a number...
Shinkaruk Swap Will Burn Canucks
April 8th, 2016 On Thursday night, Hunter Shinkaruk and Markus Granlund faced off for the first time against each other. For a minute, Shinkaruk forgot what team he played for. https://twitter.com/passittobulis/status/718247648881459200 All jokes aside, Shinkaruk had himself a fine game. He registered four shots and didn't look out of place...
Facing Off: How About Those Canucks?
March 14th, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion — you name it, we’re debating it. Albeit, not always with a serious tone. We’re keeping this column light, so keep that in mind when...
Flames, Canucks Swap Hunter Shinkaruk, Markus Granlund
February 22nd, 2016 For the second year in a row the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames have put together a trade. Monday the teams announced a swap of 21-year-old Vancouver forward Hunter Shinkaruk and 22-year-old Calgary center Markus Granlund. Granlund, a 2nd round pick in 2011 for the Flames, has found his way into 86 games over the last three...
The Nuck Stops Here: Alex Edler, Youth Movement
February 21st, 2016 'The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Los Angeles Kings reportedly interested in Dan Hamhuis Last week, it was reported by Pierre Lebrun that the LA Kings have talked about acquiring Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis in preparation for another run at...
Four Canucks Prospects Having Stellar Seasons
February 13th, 2016 While players like Bo Horvat, Jake Virtanen, Jared McCann and Ben Hutton are no longer "in the system" for Vancouver, a number of fellow young players, who could find themselves on the Canucks' roster in the future, are playing impressive hockey in 2015-16. The Canucks' focus continues to be on the youth movement in their lineup,...
The Nuck Stops Here: Bo Horvat, Emerson Etem
January 10th, 2016 The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Canucks acquire Emerson Etem The following is a press release courtesy of the organization: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have acquired right...
