Posts About "Mattias Ohlund"
Canucks' Top 4 NHL Awards Snubs
November 12th, 2020 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 rookie campaign in 2018-19 that will be remembered for decades to come. In the same way, we cherish Pavel Bure’s Calder victory nearly 30 years ago. ...
Canucks' 4 Best All-Time
November 5th, 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 likely it is that the season will resume. With that in consideration, this season was a special season for the Vancouver Canucks as they celebrated their 50th...
The Vancouver Canucks' Top Three Defensemen of All-Time
May 12th, 2020 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 goalies. In this post, I will weigh in on who I believe were the three best Canucks defensemen of all time. Number One: Matthias Ohlund I have no doubt that...
History of Canucks Prospects at the World Juniors
December 28th, 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 the tournament. However, teams are also eager to see how some of the prospects already in the system perform. These are players who have already been drafted by the...
Mattias Ohlund: Lightning’s Gift to Hedman
February 23rd, 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 of decisions that helped catapult Hedman’s career. Imagine beginning your NHL career half a world away from home. The best league in the world is demanding...
The Nuck Stops Here: Offence, Gudbranson & Ohlund
December 18th, 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 week due to Christmas Day. Happy holidays everybody! News Mattias Ohlund Inducted Into Ring of Honour This week, the Vancouver Canucks...
The Nuck Stops Here: Post-Draft Reflection, Loui Eriksson
July 3rd, 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 season, and will continue to run periodically throughout the summer. NEWS Ohlund to Be Inducted into Ring of Honour The following is a press release from...
