Posts About "Michael DiPietro"
Comparing Thatcher Demko and Michael DiPietro's Rookie AHL Seasons
August 5th, 2020 In the last decade, the Vancouver Canucks' strength has arguably been their goaltending. From Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider to Jacob Markstrom and Thatcher Demko, the franchise has enjoyed relative stability in net. In the midst of this unprecedented season, it might be easy to forget that the Canucks still have Michael DiPietro...
Windsor Spitfires' All-Time Starting Six
May 5th, 2020 With COVID-19 controlling everything in life right now, it might be fun to look at hockey history. Over their 40-plus seasons, the Windsor Spitfires have had dozens of must-see talent walk through the hallowed hallways. Given all of that talent, it makes you wonder which players you'd start if everything was on the line. In...
Top 5 Windsor Spitfires' Newsmakers of the Decade
December 31st, 2019 From glory to gutter and back to glory, it's safe to say the 2010s were a chaotic decade for the Windsor Spitfires. They made headlines around the hockey world for some great reasons and a few they'd probably rather leave in the decade. This is the final instalment of our series that looks back at the Spitfires through the 2010s....
Windsor Spitfires' Best & Worst Draft Picks of the 2010s
December 29th, 2019 As 2020 gets ready to burst in like the Kool-Aid Man, it's fun to take a look back at the decade that was the 2010s. The Windsor Spitfires had their fair share of hits-and-misses, some of which were at the drafting table. A few picks really paid off, while others you'd rather just forget about. Drafting is a very difficult job,...
Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors: Hughes, Miller, DiPietro & Roussel
December 10th, 2019 On Dec. 10, the Vancouver Canucks face a rejuvenated Toronto Maple Leafs team that skated into St. Louis and knocked the Stanley Cup champions' star goalie Jordan Binnington out of the crease for the first time in his regular-season career. Related: Canucks Weekly: Pettersson, Hughes, Virtanen & More Wouldn’t the Canucks...
Tough Learning Experiences Prepare Canucks' DiPietro
June 26th, 2019 VANCOUVER — It wasn't the start he hoped for, but Vancouver Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro doesn't have any regrets about his NHL debut. After all, the tough lessons he's learned this season will only help the goalie as he works toward his next ...
Canucks Prospect Michael DiPietro Is Setting the OHL On Fire
April 28th, 2019 Ryan Biech wrote a nice piece for the Vancouver Canucks’ official website about the Canucks' young goalie prospect Michael DiPietro. DiPietro will soon be playing in the OHL finals this season after having an amazing run with the Ottawa 67’s, where he led his team to a perfect 12-0-0 postseason record. In those games, he had a 2.26...
Canucks News & Rumors: Defense, Kadri, Goalies & President
April 19th, 2019 As the hockey world sits in shock over the quick exits of both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins in first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, teams that didn't make the "second season" are strategizing to fill needs, work with those players already under contract, and consider what players the team wants to sign for...
Canucks’ News and Rumors: NHL Draft, Soderstrom, DiPietro & Kielly
April 16th, 2019 While the hockey world is watching some crazy first-round action in the Stanley Cup playoffs (who would have thought the wild-card Columbus Blue Jackets would be up 3-0 on the Tampa Bay Lightning?), Vancouver Canucks fans are watching other fans’ teams play and looking to their own team’s future. In this set of news and rumors,...
Tape2Tape: Canucks' Michael DiPietro and Overcoming Controversy
February 20th, 2019 It was a little over a week ago, on Feb. 11, 19-year-old Michael DiPietro made his NHL debut for the Vancouver Canucks against the San Jose Sharks. A third-round pick of the Canucks (64th overall) DiPietro had already seen one change in colours this season when his former junior club, the Windsor Spitfires, moved the young goaltender to...
NHL News & Notes: Koivu, Demko & More
February 7th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Mikko Koivu will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, Thatcher Demko is set to miss approximately 10 days with a slight sprain and Josh Morrissey is out against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Related: NHL News & Notes: Boyle Trade, Murray, McLeod & More Koivu out for Season The...
2019 World Juniors: Canada Fails to Medal, But Show Goes On
January 3rd, 2019 VANCOUVER — The critics will take aim at a lack of scoring, with consecutive 2-1 losses ending Canada’s tournament earlier than anticipated at the 2019 World Junior Championship. That and a power play that went ice cold, going 0-for-8 in those defeats — 0-for-3 against Finland in the quarterfinal after an 0-for-5 showing against...
Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Michael DiPietro
December 29th, 2018 (Originally published Nov. 23, 2018) The Vancouver Canucks picked up a gem in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft with the third round selection of Michael DiPietro. The 20-year-old is largely regarded as one of, if not the, best goalies in the OHL. In fact, he was last season. DiPietro has started the 2018-19 season very...
