Posts About "Jannik Hansen"
The Sharks' Nordic Connection
March 10th, 2017 When the puck dropped on opening night for the Sharks' 2014-15 season, San Jose had a Nordic goalie but no Nordic skaters. For Thursday’s game between the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks, a total of five Nordic skaters took the ice for the Sharks (the Nordic goalie departed in 2015). What caused Sharks management to...
Preview: Sharks Look to Continue Dominance Over Capitals
March 9th, 2017 The San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals complete the season series as the Pacific Division leader welcomes the NHL's top team to meet for the second and final time. The Sharks blanked the Capitals on Nov. 8 in an Election Night tilt on the strength of a 24-save shutout from Martin Jones. Capitals the Toast of the NHL The Capitals...
Sharks Add Scoring With Hansen
March 3rd, 2017 The San Jose Sharks addressed their scoring depth by acquiring Jannik Hansen from the Vancouver Canucks. In exchange, the Sharks sent prospect Nikolay Goldobin and a fourth-round draft pick in 2017 to the Canucks. Sharks’ general manager Doug Wilson has never been hesitant to make a move to bolster the team. Unlike in previous years...
Canucks Rebuild Proceeding With Skill
March 2nd, 2017 The rebuild has begun in earnest in Vancouver. By trading veterans Alex Burrows and Jannik Hansen in advance of the NHL’s trade deadline, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has announced to the league that he’s officially looking to the future. Whether Canucks’ management defines their current situation as a...
Preview: Sharks & Canucks Deal, Now Play
March 2nd, 2017 The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks are familiar foes and face each often with both teams in the Pacific Division. The familiarity got a bit more real yesterday when the Sharks shipped Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft to the Canucks for depth winger Jannik Hansen. The Sharks fourth...
Canucks Finally Embracing the Rebuild
March 2nd, 2017 Saying the last few years have been frustrating for Vancouver Canucks fans would be a massive understatement. The Canucks haven't won a playoff round since they knocked out the San Jose Sharks in 2011, have allowed countless players to walk while receiving nothing in return and ultimately missed the playoffs in what will soon be three...
