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Keith Ballard

The Strange Case of Keith Ballard

Jeff Angus | August 11, 2011

  When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding…

Categories Player Profiles, Vancouver Canucks

Keith Ballard: Examining life as a $4.2 million healthy scratch

Mike Colligan | June 4, 2011

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks practice on Thursday morning was an optional skate.  Of the nine players who took part, only a few members of the fourth line had played…

Categories Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks

Which Canucks Shooters See Their Shots Blocked?

Cam Charron | March 2, 2011

One of the more underrated parts of shooting the puck involves getting the puck to the net. Television screens shattered from remote controls are a direct correlation to the number…

Categories Vancouver Canucks

Florida Panthers Continue to Give Out Free Hockey; PLUS Another Addition to the “Only the Panthers” File…

Karl Selvig | December 8, 2009

Fans of the Florida Panthers are having a heck of time figuring out how to feel about their home team.  7 of the team’s 15 home games have gone to…

Categories Florida Panthers

Tomas Vokoun and the Scariest Hockey Injuries

The Hockey Writers | December 1, 2009

As many of us watched the replay Keith Ballard swinging his stick in frustration over an Ilya Kovalchuk goal at 8:54 of the first period, and inadvertently striking his own…

Categories Florida Panthers, Hockey History, Injury Report

Florida Panthers Season Preview; Now Bouwmeester Free!

Karl Selvig | September 14, 2009

With training camps and pre-season hockey getting under way, what better time than now to take a pre-season look at what 2009-2010 might hold for the Florida Panthers.  Only two…

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