Posts About "Kevin Bieksa"
Former Canuck Bieksa: From Fan Favourite to Media Star
April 27th, 2020 Kevin Bieksa spent 10 of his 13 seasons with the Vancouver Canucks during his career. The defenseman is remembered for a few big on-ice moments and being a fan favorite due to his humor off the ice. His journey to the NHL wasn’t a traditional one and featured an interesting story. Journey to the League Bieksa was drafted by the...
Canucks Weekly: Horvat, Miller, Hughes, Defence Scoring & More
October 14th, 2019 Welcome to Canucks Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of the Vancouver Canucks throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is your weekly update on all things Canucks. Naming a captain seemed to ignite the Canucks this week as they were able to string together their first two wins of the...
NHL Beginning to Raise Mental Health Awareness
September 13th, 2018 Athletes face issues. Some issues are physically visible while others affect the mind. Both can be serious and treatment is necessary. For National Hockey League (NHL) players, seeking treatment for problems that can't be seen is difficult. The reality is that these athletes are expected to be strong. This mentality has had dire...
NHL Rumors: Duchene, Aho, Hall, More
September 9th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, Matt Duchene says he owes it to himself to do what's best for his career personally, Kevin Bieksa is looking for the "perfect fit", the Hurricanes expect to pick up talks with their top scorer and an Edmonton Oilers' insider says never say never to a Taylor Hall return. Matt Duchene Looking Forward to Free...
Sharks Drill Major Hole for Ducks
April 16th, 2018 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. For more detailed takeaways from each of the first two games of the Ducks' first-round series against the San Jose Sharks, click here for Game 1 and here for Game 2. Less than a week ago, Cam Fowler's injury...
Ducks Drill Down: Montour Scores, Bieksa & Manson Injured
March 19th, 2018 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. The Anaheim Ducks are back in third place in the Pacific Division following three consecutive victories. After a dispiriting 4-2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues on March 12, Anaheim turned the homestand around with wins...
Bieksa's Hand Injury Forces Carlyle's Hand
March 18th, 2018 Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to be the main reason for their often subpar play, but in the case of Bieksa, an ongoing issue with his left hand has possibly exacerbated his...
Ducks Hampered by Penalty Differential
March 14th, 2018 With Monday night's 4-2 home loss against the St. Louis Blues, the Anaheim Ducks fell out of playoff position not too long after their fortunes seemed to be taking a positive turn in the midst of a 9-2-2 month-long stretch from Feb. 6 to March 6. The loss to the Blues, though, was Anaheim's third straight, wiping out much of the progress...
The Ducks' New Key on Defense
February 21st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season when they traded blueliner Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils for Adam Henrique, with other minor pieces going both ways as well. While Henrique has...
Rick Rypien: A Personal Story
January 5th, 2018 Today marks the eight-year anniversary of the suicide of Vancouver Canucks' enforcer Rick Rypien. This may be one of the hardest articles I've ever had to write because Rypien's death hit very close to home for me. You see, I, like Rick Rypien, suffer from depression. My Story of Anxiety I have had problems with anxiety and...
An Ode To Luca Sbisa
June 22nd, 2017 Oh, Luca Sbisa. You came via trade to Vancouver with so much hope. We were all ready to embrace a fresh, promising, young face on the blue line. Wait, we didn't get Sami Vatanen? How about Hampus Lindholm? Instead of trading Ryan Kesler for a prime rib dinner, Jim Benning traded for the NHL's version of a Hungry Man meal...
Ducks' Protection List Raises More Questions
June 18th, 2017 I wrote a few days ago that the Anaheim Ducks would be, ahem...less than prudent to not buy out the remaining year of veteran defenseman Kevin Bieksa's contract, given their predicament going into the expansion draft. Even though the over-35 rule means the Ducks would not get any salary cap relief from buying out Bieksa's contract, his...
Ducks Need to Protect Manson
June 15th, 2017 The fantasy Anaheim Ducks fans had leading up to the expansion draft was that Kevin Bieksa would waive his no-movement clause (NMC) in order for the Ducks to protect their young defencemen. But when news broke that the organization didn't even ask Bieksa to waive his NMC, many were left scratching their heads. Then it was reported that...
