Posts About "Jake Virtanen"
NHL Rumors: Devils, Canucks, New Free Agent Frenzy Date, More
July 2nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there are a few more details to share when it comes to the discussions on a new CBA, including news about NHL free agency. The NHL, the owners, and the fans may have some answers before the weekend is out. In other news, the New Jersey Devils may add some veteran players and Vancouver Canucks forward...
Canucks Look Good for Playoff Series Against the Wild
May 28th, 2020 Now that the NHL has officially announced the 24-team playoff format, we know that the Vancouver Canucks will be playing the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the modified postseason. Too bad we will have to potentially wait until the end of July to watch the boys in blue and green take to the ice again. Nevertheless, hockey is back...
Revisiting Jim Benning's Drafts - 2014
April 11th, 2020 Since Jim Benning became general manager of the Vancouver Canucks in 2014, he has presided over six drafts and selected 43 players. Amongst those are current NHL stars Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, and Elias Pettersson. That's quite the success rate for a team that has struggled in the past at the draft table. Related: Who's Never...
Canucks' Free Agents: Who Stays & Who Goes
March 29th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will have a lot of decisions to make this offseason when they start looking at their roster for 2020-21. In total, they have six unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and five restricted free agents (RFAs) to deal with. To make matters worse, many of them are high-profile players that will command a significant salary...
Canucks Find Help in Projected Salary Cap
March 7th, 2020 Earlier this week, the NHL announced that the projected salary cap for next season will be between $84 and $88.2 million. With that news, the Vancouver Canucks will have a projected minimum of $20.5 million in cap space for the offseason. If the salary cap is at $88.2 million, the Canucks will have $24.7 million in cap space. This helps...
Canucks Benefiting From Jake Virtanen's Development
March 1st, 2020 Jake Virtanen picked the perfect time for a career season. With his Vancouver Canucks in the thick of a Western Conference playoff race, Virtanen has set new career highs in goals, assists, and points. For a team in dire need of secondary scoring, he has added a much-needed scoring punch to the team's forward group. The kind of punch...
3 Canucks That Need To Step Up With Boeser Out
February 22nd, 2020 Now that we know Brock Boeser will likely be out the rest of the regular season, the Vancouver Canucks need to have players step up in his absence. Despite having just two points in his previous 11 games before the injury, he was a productive piece of the offence and key part of the top-six. In 56 games, he has 16 goals and 45 points,...
Hughes, Virtanen Lead Streaking Canucks Past Sharks, 5-2
January 30th, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose S...
Canucks Have Big Decisions on Free Agents & Expansion
January 26th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks headed into the All-Star break first in the Pacific Division. Vancouver has been nearly unbeatable during the last month with their only losses coming to the Winnipeg Jets and the two Florida-based teams. Canucks players should try and stay clear of vacationing in Florida and Winnipeg (yes, I know that will be...
Canucks Team News: Markstrom, Eriksson, Virtanen, Pettersson & Horvat
January 17th, 2020 Led by Jacob Markstrom and Jake Virtanen, the Vancouver Canucks skated to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 16. It was the team’s 10th win in the last 13 games. With that win, the Canucks inched closer to the top of a tight Pacific Division race. The Coyotes and Calgary Flames are tied with 57 points, the Vegas Golden...
Virtanen’s Second-Period Goal Helps Lift the Canucks Past the Coyotes 3-1
January 17th, 2020 VANCOUER, B.C. — Jake Virtanen scored midway through the second period to reach a career-high 26 points in a season as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 Thursday night. Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson, into an empty net, also sco...
Jets' Mathieu Perreault Lashes out at NHL for Not Punishing Canucks' Virtanen
January 16th, 2020 Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault is livid after the NHL's Department of Player Safety decided not to hand out any discipline to Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen following a controversial play Tuesday. Virtanen's elbow got up in the head of Perreault away from the puck during the first period of their game in...
Vancouver Canucks’ Jake Virtanen: Having a Breakout Season
January 3rd, 2020 Jake Virtanen is now 23 years old. When he was the Vancouver Canucks’ sixth-overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Canucks fans were excited because he’s a native of New Westminster, one of Vancouver’s eastern suburbs. It’s always nice when a young player has a successful career close to his home. Jake Virtanen On Draft...
