Posts About "Micheal Ferland"
Canucks News & Rumors: Podkolzin, Ferland, Hoglander, Demko & More
December 6th, 2020 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll share news about prospects Vasili Podkolzin and Nils Hoglander. I’ll report the sad news that Micheal Ferland’s concussion issues will keep him out of the Canucks line up if the NHL’s 2020-21 regular season started in the next few weeks. Related: Vancouver Canucks...
Calgary Flames' First Nation and Metis Connections
November 30th, 2020 Only 11 players with indigenous roots have ever laced up a pair of skates for the Calgary Flames in the 40 years that the team has been in Calgary. During this time, non-indigenous Canadians have made up approximately 75% of the estimated 960 players who played for the team. This means that of all the players ever to don a Flames’...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Oilers, Draft Lottery, More
August 6th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is talk coming out of Montreal that Max Domi is of the understanding that this will be his last run with the team, the Vancouver Canucks have lost Micheal Ferland for the series, the Oilers are down two key players, and the NHL has announced the date of Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery. Domi To...
Canucks' 5 Takeaways From Game 2 Win
August 6th, 2020 After being shutout in Game 1, the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 2. Tanner Pearson scored the first playoff goal for the Canucks since Luca Sbisa’s goal in a Game 6 loss to the Calgary Flames in the 2014-15 postseason. The team took a 4-1 lead, but goaltender Jacob Markstrom let in two goals late as the Wild...
Revisiting Saskatoon Blades Trades: Schenn & Ferland from Wheat Kings
August 4th, 2020 It was a sequence of events that certainly charted a course for both teams involved, it just didn't set each club on the path many expected. The Saskatoon Blades and Brandon Wheat Kings were frequent trade partners in the first half of the 2010s, headlined by blockbuster swaps in 2011 and 2013 that sent career Wheat Kings' stars and...
Canucks' Micheal Ferland: A Postseason Difference Maker?
July 26th, 2020 Today, the news for the Vancouver Canucks about Micheal Ferland is good. During a TSN podcast yesterday, TSN’s Jeff Patterson and Farhan Lalji talked together about whether they believed — based upon what they saw during the training camp — Micheal Ferland could become a factor during the Canucks’ play-in series against the...
Canucks Training Camp: Ferland's Impact, Markstrom, X-Factors & More
July 25th, 2020 Don't look now but the Vancouver Canucks are only one week away from opening their play-in series against the Minnesota Wild. Playoff hockey is just around the corner and the players are chomping at the bit to get going, as the last couple of scrimmages have shown an extra level of competitiveness and intensity. It's great to see the...
Canucks News & Rumors: Ferland, Sutter, Hughes, Rathbone & Boeser
July 19th, 2020 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what’s happened during the first week of training camp. As well, I’ll report a couple of good news pieces – first that Quinn Hughes has been named a Calder Trophy finalist and that Jack Rathbone has left Harvard University to sign with the team. Finally,...
Canucks Training Camp News: Benning, Boeser, Ferland & More
July 14th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks finally got back on the ice as a full team for their first day of training camp on Monday. After the on-ice session where all but two regular Canucks skated in line rushes and drills, general manager Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green, and several players were made available to the media. There was plenty to be...
3 Canucks Poised to Be Difference Makers in the 2020 Playoffs
July 4th, 2020 In a few short weeks, we should finally see some Vancouver Canucks hockey on our television sets. Some of the high profile players are already skating at Rogers Arena including Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, JT Miller, Tyler Toffoli, and Quinn Hughes, so there is definitely some activity right now in Vancouver. For the Canucks to have...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Canucks, Blues, Lightning, Oilers, More
June 20th, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news developing around as many as 11 players testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. What does that mean for camps and why has one person’s name apparently been released? Could the Vancouver Canucks get Micheal Ferland back? And, in some fun Oilers news, a Connor McDavid rookie card sold for...
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Flames, Wild, NHL Playoff Sites, More
April 2nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, one scribe asks if the Vegas Golden Knights might consider keeping Robin Lehner and moving on from Marc-Andre Fleury. Speaking of goaltenders, have the Calgary Flames lost confidence in David Rittich? And, if the NHL condenses their playoff format, what cities might they be looking at to host...
Canucks Acquire Toffoli as Injuries Mount Up
February 18th, 2020 On Monday evening, the Vancouver Canucks traded away forward Tim Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round pick and a 2022 conditional fourth-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Tyler Toffoli. Related: 20 Biggest NHL Trades in the Past Year Toffoli, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, brings secondary...
