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Quinn Hughes On Track to be Best Defenceman in Canucks History

Alex Wauthy | September 12, 2023

Quinn Hughes is well on his way to becoming the best defenceman in Vancouver Canucks history. The 23-year-old was selected seventh overall by the Canucks in the 2018 NHL Entry…

Categories Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks’ Top 3 Defensemen of All-Time

The Old Prof | May 12, 2022

This is my third in a series of posts about Vancouver Canucks history. Previously, I have written posts about the three best Canucks forwards and about the three best Canucks…

Categories Canucks History, Hockey History

Canucks’ Top 4 NHL Awards Snubs

Landon Kapusianyk | November 12, 2021

The Vancouver Canucks have had their share of award winners over their 50-year history. Elias Pettersson is the most recent award winner and won the Calder Trophy for his stellar…

Categories Canucks History, Hockey History

Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 7 Members of the Ring of Honour

Matthew Zator | December 18, 2020

The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…

Categories Canucks History

Canucks’ 4 Best All-Time

Landon Kapusianyk | November 5, 2020

It is entirely possible that we’ve already seen the final games of the 2019-20 NHL season, as the COVID-19 suspension looms into Week 3. The longer the halt, the less…

Categories Canucks History

History of Canucks Prospects at the World Juniors

Brian Wiebe | December 28, 2017

As is the case every year for the World Junior Hockey Championship, NHL teams have a keen collective eye on which players’ draft stocks are affected by their performances at…

Categories Canucks History, Vancouver Canucks

Mattias Ohlund: Lightning’s Gift to Hedman

Dan Herrejon | February 23, 2017

In the 2009 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected defenseman, Victor Hedman with the number two pick. Five days after drafting the 18-year-old Swede, the team made a couple…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

The Nuck Stops Here: Offence, Gudbranson & Ohlund

Markus Meyer | December 18, 2016

‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. Please note that ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ will not run next…

Categories Column, Elsewhere on the Web, Vancouver Canucks

The Nuck Stops Here: Post-Draft Reflection, Loui Eriksson

Markus Meyer | July 3, 2016

After a brief hiatus, ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is back! ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday through the regular…

Categories Column, Elsewhere on the Web, Vancouver Canucks

Tampa Bay Lightning: Off Last Year’s Pace?

Brent Lemon | November 9, 2011

Oh, there have been problems for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season – particularly on the road. “It seems that every away game we have played this year we are…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

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Reporter Reveals Why the Maple Leafs Didn’t Acquire Flames’ Rasmus Andersson

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The NHL’s Top 100 Prospects – Midseason Update

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