Posts About "Mattias Ohlund"

The Vancouver Canucks' Top Three Defensemen of All-Time

June 1st, 2019 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...

Tampa Bay Lightning: Off Last Year's Pace?

November 9th, 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 just horrible, horrible, not even average", said head couch Guy Boucher recently. "It's just disgusting." And depending on who you ask, the Bolts' troubles have included...