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5 Forgotten Picks of the 2005 NHL Draft

THW Archives | January 8, 2021

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft is most known for being the Sidney Crosby draft. As one of the most anticipated prospects in NHL history, Crosby was a solid lock for first…

The Nuck Stops Here: Sutter, Skille & Demko

Markus Meyer | December 11, 2016

‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Thatcher Demko Recalled Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced…

The Nuck Stops Here: Virtanen, Granlund, Skille

Markus Meyer | October 16, 2016

After a Thanksgiving break, we are back! ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Canucks…

Questionable Roster Decisions Plague Canucks

Trevor Beggs | October 14, 2016

Last year, the Canucks were lambasted for exposing and losing a young player on the waiver wire. When general manager Jim Benning did the same thing on Wednesday, there was…

5 Surprises From the Canucks Preseason

Trevor Beggs | October 7, 2016

Expectations are undoubtedly low for the Vancouver Canucks entering the 2016-17 season. That being said, this has been one of the most competitive Canucks preseasons in recent memory. Many of…

Jack Skille Takes PTO With Vancouver

Dustin L. Nelson | September 22, 2016

Former Colorado Avalanche forward Jack Skille has accepted a professional tryout (PTO) with the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced this week. Skille will hit Canucks training camp with plenty of…

Colorado Avalanche Free Agent Pick-Ups Gelling

Kevin Goff | December 20, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche had a busy offseason, overhauling 1/3 of their roster from the previous year. The early portion of the 2015-2016 season then showed a team that was struggling…

Avs Sign Jack Skille Off Tryout Deal

Dustin L. Nelson | October 6, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Jack Skille to a one-year contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed. Skille had been at Avalanche…

Report: Jack Skille, Andrej Meszaros to Colorado on Tryouts

Dustin L. Nelson | September 16, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche have invited forward Jack Skille and defenseman Andrej Meszaros to training camp on a tryout, according to The Denver Post’s Mike Chambers. Skille was a 1st round…

The 5 Biggest Blackhawks Draft Busts this Century

The Hockey Writers | July 29, 2015

Since the turn of the century the Blackhawks, like many teams, have had some home run draft picks and some draft picks that didn’t quite pan out, or as we…

What Do We Make Of The Blue Jackets Historic Start?

Mark Scheig | October 13, 2014

A Historic Start For only the 2nd time in the history of the Columbus Blue Jackets franchise, the team is off to a 2-0 start.  The only other time that…

NHL Free Agents: 5 Targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Meesh Shanmugam | July 3, 2013

With the free agent market opening on Friday, teams are scrambling to keep their unrestricted free agents or figure out how to replace them. The new CBA has added a…

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