Posts About "Jacob Markstrom"
Jacob Markstrom Emerging as Elite Goalie for the Vancouver Canucks
April 1st, 2019 VANCOUVER — Jacob Markstrom's quiet evolution into an elite NHL goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks hasn't surprised his teammate Alex Biega. The defenceman had already witnessed the six-foot-six netminder's ability to stun opponents four ye...
5 Reasons the Canucks Will Make the Playoffs
February 5th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are currently in the playoffs. With 52 games played, they have a record of 24-22-6 for 54 points. If their most recent road beat down of the Colorado Avalanche is any indication of how they will play going forward, they should make the playoffs easily. Here are five reasons I believe they will gain a playoff...
Markstrom Is the Canucks' Second-Biggest Surprise
January 22nd, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are doing much better than anyone predicted at the start of the 2018-19 season. For Canuck fans, there are two obvious reasons. First, Elias Pettersson has emerged as bona fide star. Watch him walking into the locker room prior to a game and he looks a bit “bookish.” On the ice, he’s little...
Is Demko Here to Stay With the Canucks?
January 9th, 2019 Late last week, Thatcher Demko was recalled from the Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. Space was created, probably on purpose, for their young 2014 second-round pick and Boston College product from San Diego, California, by trading Anders Nilsson and putting (and losing) Mike McKenna on...
Canucks’ News & Notes: Markstrom, Pettersson, Edler & Hughes Rumor
January 7th, 2019 With the Vancouver Canucks on a five-day hiatus between games, it seems like a good time to catch up on some team news. The first good news is that the team is coming home from a 3-3 road trip, which is a decent record and makes it a bit easier to forget the 5-0 pasting the team experienced in Toronto against the Maple...
3 Reasons the Canucks Have Surged
January 2nd, 2019 While the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to New Jersey on Monday may have halted the team's momentum, it's hard not to look at the Western Conference standings with some level of optimism. Thanks to a trifecta of former contenders — Chicago Blackhawks, LA Kings and St. Louis Blues — severely underperforming, the playoff...
