Posts About "Jim Benning"
Canucks' 2019-20 Season Review: New Acquisitions
October 6th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks had a pretty successful 2019-20 season. The team made the playoffs for the first time since the 2015 season, they beat the Minnesota Wild in four games in the play-in round, eliminated the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in six games, and forced a Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Related: Top 3...
Canucks GM Benning Looking to Add Picks in 2020 Draft [Video]
October 5th, 2020 In a recent virtual press conference, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning provided insight into his team's approach at the upcoming draft, as well as his desire to add more picks. Check it out: Specifically, Benning mentions that he will not be changing how he targets players despite not having a pick until the...
Blue Jackets' Potential Trade Partners: Vancouver Canucks
September 21st, 2020 We have reached part seven of our Columbus Blue Jackets Trading Partners series. In case you missed part six, we took a look at the Ottawa Senators. The offseason in Vancouver will be fascinating to watch from a distance. They just pushed the Vegas Golden Knights to the brink in the playoffs. Thanks to a young dynamic core, fans of...
Canucks News & Rumors: Re-signing Key Free Agents Toffoli & Markstrom
September 16th, 2020 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll focus on what we’ve heard about two key free agents the team could – and I believe wants to – sign. First, I’ll share what I’ve heard and read about newcomer Tyler Toffoli, who came to the Canucks at the trade deadline and looked to fit perfectly into the team’s...
Canucks News & Rumors: Motte, Virtanen, Markstrom & More
September 10th, 2020 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll look at some of the work that general manager Jim Benning should do during the offseason. Who will he re-sign? Who will he trade? There must be real chemistry on the team, because, almost every player has reported that they want to stay in Vancouver heading into the future....
Canucks' Benning & Green: Goalies, Toffoli, Young Guns & the Draft
September 9th, 2020 Vancouver Canucks' general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green discussed the club's playoff run and offseason in their end-of-season media availability on Tuesday. The Canucks were eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 7 in the second round last...
Canucks Training Camp News: Benning, Boeser, Ferland & More
July 14th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks finally got back on the ice as a full team for their first day of training camp on Monday. After the on-ice session where all but two regular Canucks skated in line rushes and drills, general manager Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green, and several players were made available to the media. There was plenty to be...
Canucks’ 2013-14 Season Was a Disaster
July 8th, 2020 It's been six years since the Vancouver Canucks had one of the worst seasons in franchise history. It wasn't their worst record to date, but the season featured multiple events that caused a downward spiral. The Canucks landed the sixth-overall pick that season, the highest since 1999 when they drafted Daniel and Henrik Sedin. 5...
Canucks’ GM Jim Benning’s Biggest Signings and Trades
June 4th, 2020 It’s been six years since the Vancouver Canucks hired Jim Benning as the team’s general manager. The former scout-turned-GM has attempted to help the team transition through a rebuild. Benning has made great moves but quite a few questionable trades and signings as well. Ryan Kesler Trade The Ryan Kesler trade was the first...
Canucks Trade Partners for Thatcher Demko
April 22nd, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will eventually have to make a decision on whether to re-sign starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom or let him walk into unrestricted free agency (UFA). That decision will have a huge impact on the future of rookie backup Thatcher Demko. If Markstrom is retained on a long-term deal, that means Demko is destined to be...
Vancouver Canucks at the 2020 NHL Awards
April 21st, 2020 Whether or not the 2019-20 season resumes, it is likely the NHL will hold its yearly award ceremony. At the 2018-19 NHL awards, the Canucks had one player nominated, and he won as well. Elias Pettersson became the first Canuck to win the Calder Memorial Trophy since Pavel Bure did in 1991-92. Pettersson was the second player to do so in...
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...
Which NHL Coaches and Gms Could Be on the Hot Seat in 2019-20?
September 24th, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock acknowledged on the first day of training camp his seat could be a little warmer this season. After a 2017-18 campaign that saw no coaching changes during the regular-season schedule — a first since...
