Posts About "Nils Hoglander"
Canucks Prospects Report: Podkolzin, Hoglander & More
September 14th, 2020 In normal circumstances, the Vancouver Canucks would be preparing for training camp and fans would be watching the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton. But with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Stanley Cup Playoffs going on right now, that is simply not the case. Related: Canucks Trade Options For Brandon Sutter Fortunately,...
Prospects News & Rumors: Höglander, Cajan, Pytlik & More
July 29th, 2020 Sweden and the Czech Republic dominate the news and rumors today. One Swedish prospect will start the season back home before coming over for his NHL camp in the fall. Also, there was some bad news to come out of a set of international games. Höglander to Start Season in Sweden Nils Höglander confirmed earlier this week that he...
6 Vancouver Canucks Forward Prospects Moving Up the System
May 24th, 2020 This week, Jim Benning celebrated his sixth anniversary as the Vancouver Canucks general manager. In NHL terms, that’s longevity. It makes him the 11th-most senior general manager in the NHL. His record since he took over the team is a middling 211-213-54, and the Canucks have only made the playoffs one time. However, things are...
Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors: Myers, Toffoli, Tryamkin & Hoglander
April 17th, 2020 Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended, hockey news is still regularly emerging from the Vancouver Canucks organization. Although little of that news involves players on the ice, it does involve players within the organization and those who are at home during the COVID-19 disruption. Related: Vancouver Canucks News...
Canucks Top 5 Prospects Not in Utica
April 6th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have a deep prospect pool right now that has a lot of players on the cusp of breaking into the professional ranks. We hope that many of them will go on to successful NHL careers with at least one Stanley Cup in their future, ideally with the Canucks. So without further ado, here are the top five prospects playing...
Canucks' Top 10 Prospects Midseason Update
January 20th, 2020 We have just passed the midpoint of the 2019-20 season and the top prospects of the Vancouver Canucks have certainly turned some heads. Some have had very impressive starts to their respective seasons, while others seem to have regressed a bit from where they stood before the campaign began. So I thought it would be a good time to...
2020 WJC: Takeaways From Sweden vs. Russia
January 4th, 2020 Another World Junior Championship, another semi-final loss. It's become somewhat of a bitter tradition for Team Sweden in recent years. Despite their immense success in the preliminary rounds where they have gone a staggering 52-0, they can't seem to get over the hump that is the playoff rounds. It doesn't seem to matter what players...
Hoglander a Standout for Sweden at WJC
December 31st, 2019 The 2020 World Junior Championship has become somewhat of a coming-out party for Vancouver Canucks' prospect Nils Hoglander. He started the tournament on the top line with Samuel Fagemo and David Gustafsson and has been an offensive threat since day one. It didn't take long for him to dazzle the hockey world either. On a Swedish team...
WJC: Takeaways From Sweden Vs. Finland
December 27th, 2019 Team Sweden opened up the 2020 World Junior Championships with a victory over Team Finland to stretch their preliminary-round winning streak to an eye-popping 49 games. It was definitely up in the air for most of the game thanks to a brilliant effort by Finnish goaltender Justus Annunen. But 17-year-old draft hopeful Alexander Holtz...
Canucks' 2019 Draft Class Update
December 13th, 2019 It was yet another devastating loss for the Vancouver Canucks in this past June’s draft lottery. Vancouver is not unfamiliar with losing draft lotteries. It is actually what they are best at. No team in the entire league has fallen more spots in the draft lottery than the Canucks since 2016. In 2019, it was no different, as Vancouver...
Canucks World Junior Candidates
December 9th, 2019 Over the years, the World Junior Hockey Championships have become a tradition for hockey fans, especially in Canada. When Christmas is over and the gifts have been unwrapped, it's ready for hockey. The tournament usually provides excitement and a glimpse of future NHL stars. J.T. Miller, Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson, Jake Virtanen, Brock...
Vancouver Canucks' Top 10 Prospects
July 29th, 2019 The excitement for the prospects and young players has hit a fever pitch in Canuck Nation. For good reason too, as the Vancouver Canucks have one of the top prospect pools in the National Hockey League right now. Looking through the list, there is a lot to like about the players in it, as this is the deepest pool the team has had in...
Canucks' Nils Höglander: Steal of the Draft
July 1st, 2019 It is no secret that Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning and his cohorts strode into the 2019 NHL Entry Draft with a shopping list jam-packed with needs. After a disappointing yet optimistic end to the 2018-19 NHL season, the rumour mill started back up again. With talk of trading up in the draft, trading down in the draft...
