Posts About "Kole Lind"
6 Vancouver Canucks Forward Prospects Moving Up the System
May 24th, 2020 This week, Jim Benning celebrated his sixth anniversary as the Vancouver Canucks general manager. In NHL terms, that’s longevity. It makes him the 11th-most senior general manager in the NHL. His record since he took over the team is a middling 211-213-54, and the Canucks have only made the playoffs one time. However, things are...
3 Canucks Prospects Ready for the NHL
March 26th, 2020 With the conclusion of the 2019-20 season up in the air right now and all hockey being suspended for the foreseeable future, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at a few American Hockey League (AHL) prospects that could have a chance with the Vancouver Canucks in 2020-21. The competition for roster spots will be fierce, so...
Canucks’ Top Prospects Shine at Young Stars
September 10th, 2018 Elias Pettersson has the ‘wow’ factor. That’s been well documented from overseas the past couple seasons — he was named the top prospect in all of Europe this spring — but it was also evident from watching his debut as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. “He’s the real deal. He’s going to be legit,” one fan was...
Canucks Prospect Lind Snubbed Again
March 23rd, 2018 Vancouver Canucks prospect, Kole Lind was snubbed from the Canadian 2018 World Junior Championship roster and now he's been robbed of a WHL All-Star roster spot, despite chalking up 95 points in 58 games for the Kelowna Rockets. https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/976795350399819776 Lind has been a monster this season,...
Canucks Top 4 Prospects 2018
March 8th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have one of the best prospect pools in the NHL with talent dominating in Sweden, college hockey and the CHL. The future is very bright for the boys in blue and green and the hype is very, very real. Craig Button's top-50 prospects list is riddled with Canucks. Perhaps what separates the Canucks prospect pool...
Canucks Prospect Kole Lind One-on-One
March 7th, 2018 Last week, the Vancouver Canucks signed Kole Lind to a three-year, entry-level contract. The last year of Lind's hockey career has been quite spectacular, ranging from his draft to his contract signing and everything that fell in between. I had the honor of speaking with the 19-year-old Saskatchewan product and got to ask him about...
Canucks Sign Lind to Entry Level Contract
March 2nd, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks finally inked Kelowna Rockets forward Kole Lind to a three-year entry level contract. The 19-year-old has been shredding the WHL with the Rockets and has certainly earned his shot with the Canucks. https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/969293808113299456 Despite being held back by injury and illness, Lind has...
Lind & Phillips Still Cheering for Canada at World Juniors
January 3rd, 2018 Rivals in the Western Hockey League, the bond between Dillon Dube and Matthew Phillips has been well documented — both from Calgary and drafted by their hometown Flames. Now, Phillips and Kole Lind have something in common too — both coming up short in their quest to crack Canada’s roster for the ongoing World Junior...
Is Nikolay Goldobin Too Soft for the NHL?
January 3rd, 2018 Nikolay Goldobin is an extremely talented 22-year-old out of Moscow, Russia who can dangle, snipe and skate with the best. However, he has also been labeled as soft in the corners and on the wall, easy to knock off of the puck, and defensively non-existent. The question is - does the good outweigh the bad enough to keep investing in...
Vancouver Canucks at the 2018 WJC
December 27th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks' promising future will be on display in the 2018 World Junior Championship as they have four prospects competing and arguably the best prospects pool in the tournament. The prospects are spread throughout four teams (Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland), so the Canucks' faithful will have plenty of opportunities to...
Canucks' Kole Lind Dominated the Canada/Russia Series
November 9th, 2017 After two games in the Canada/Russia series, Kole Lind was one of the best players on the WHL's club, and it has Vancouver Canucks fans buzzing. Out of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Lind is a prospect that has been labelled as an extremely well-rounded hockey player. Jeff Marek of Sportsnet agrees and said, "(Lind) joins the list of...
