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Posts About "Jack Skille"

5 Forgotten Picks of the 2005 NHL Draft

5 Forgotten Picks of the 2005 NHL Draft

January 8th, 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 overall. But the 2005 draft is often overlooked for how many future stars would come out of it. Players like Anze Kopitar, T.J. Oshie, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Keith...
The Nuck Stops Here: Sutter, Skille & Demko

The Nuck Stops Here: Sutter, Skille & Demko

December 11th, 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 that the team has recalled goaltending prospect Thatcher Demko from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League....
The Nuck Stops Here: Virtanen, Granlund, Skille

The Nuck Stops Here: Virtanen, Granlund, Skille

October 16th, 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 Sign Jack Skille to One-Year Contract The following is a press release from the organization: Vancouver, B.C. — Vancouver Canucks general...
Questionable Roster Decisions Plague Canucks

Questionable Roster Decisions Plague Canucks

October 14th, 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 barely more than an eyebrow raised. On Wednesday, the Canucks announced that they were placing 24-year-old forward Emerson Etem on waivers. Benning decided to...
5 Surprises From the Canucks Preseason

5 Surprises From the Canucks Preseason

October 7th, 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 the young Canucks on the roster have come to play this preseason. Ben Hutton, Bo Horvat and Brenan Gaunce among others have been flying around...
Jack Skille Takes PTO With Vancouver

Jack Skille Takes PTO With Vancouver

September 22nd, 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 competition for open forward spots. Between tryouts for James Sheppard and Tuomo Ruutu, and prospects vying for a roster spot, competition...
Colorado Avalanche Free Agent Pick-Ups Gelling

Colorado Avalanche Free Agent Pick-Ups Gelling

December 20th, 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 to find their identity and struggling to gel as a unit. Fast forward to today and the Avalanche have won five games in a row and are suddenly right back in...
Avs Sign Jack Skille Off Tryout Deal

Avs Sign Jack Skille Off Tryout Deal

October 6th, 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 training camp on a tryout deal. The 28-year-old Skille must have impressed the coaching staff during camp, because the team also had...
Report: Jack Skille, Andrej Meszaros to Colorado on Tryouts

Report: Jack Skille, Andrej Meszaros to Colorado on Tryouts

September 16th, 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 draft pick for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2005 and he wound up playing four seasons with the 'Hawks. Since then, he spent time with the Florida...
The 5 Biggest Blackhawks Draft Busts this Century

The 5 Biggest Blackhawks Draft Busts this Century

July 29th, 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 like to call them, busts. We couldn't possibly go through every pick the Blackhawks have had in those fifteen years of drafting, so I am just examining the first round selections of...
What Do We Make Of The Blue Jackets Historic Start?

What Do We Make Of The Blue Jackets Historic Start?

October 13th, 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 this was accomplished was back in the 2009-2010 season where the Blue Jackets won their first 2 games, but then lost their next game.  In that season, they won 5 of their 1st 6 games,...
NHL Free Agents: 5 Targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Free Agents: 5 Targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins

July 3rd, 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 twist for NHL free agents though – at 12:01am on July 3rd, an “interview period” began for unrestricted  free agents to talk to all teams about potential contracts...
John Moore: A Star In The Making

John Moore: A Star In The Making

April 26th, 2013 Shockwaves were sent through the world of hockey when it was announced that Marian Gaborik was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on trade deadline day. The Rangers, who, at the time, were struggling to win games and put together consistent efforts, decided to trade the Slovakian scorer to Columbus in an attempt to rekindle some of the...
Stan Bowman's Top Five Trades as Chicago Blackhawks GM - 2013 Edition

Stan Bowman's Top Five Trades as Chicago Blackhawks GM - 2013 Edition

February 8th, 2013 On July 14th, 2009, Stan Bowman was named the ninth General Manager in Chicago Blackhawks history. Nearly four years has passed since his inauguration into the GM position and he has made 21 trades to his name, along with two waiver claims and has signed just over 60 contracts. Today we'll dive into his trade history and pull out his top...
Is It Time For The Panthers To Panic?

Is It Time For The Panthers To Panic?

January 27th, 2013 The Florida Panthers’ recent struggles came to a head on Saturday night as the Philadelphia Flyers embarrassed the Cats during a 7-1 victory on their home ice in Sunrise Florida. After winning their home opener 5-1 in an impressive fashion, the Panthers have been outscored 18-3 since then and have looked down right terrible on most...
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