Posts About "Olli Juolevi"
Canucks: 2020-21 Defence Pairings and Goalie Situation
October 28th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will look a little different on the blue line and in net next season. The organization lost two top-four defencemen through free agency, as Chris Tanev signed a four year deal with the Calgary Flames and Troy Stecher signed a two year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Both players played on the right side,...
3 Trades the Red Wings Should Consider
September 16th, 2020 This is going to be an offseason like no other in NHL history. With the salary cap expected to stay flat for at least another season, many teams are going to have to make tough decisions on players they wouldn't usually have to. One team that has set itself up nicely, though, is the Detroit Red Wings, who have nearly $35 million in cap...
Devils' Trading Partners: Seeking Out Left-Handed Blueliners
August 26th, 2020 Finding a top-flight, left-handed defenseman has been a problem for the New Jersey Devils for a few years now. Their last significant addition on the left side of their blue line was Will Butcher, who signed as a rookie free agent way back in 2017. That's a long time to go without upgrading an essential position...
Canucks News & Rumors: Toffoli, Benn, Juolevi & More
August 10th, 2020 As the Vancouver Canucks get ready to face down the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues starting Wednesday night, the team is collecting itself from a solid 3-1 series victory over the Minnesota Wild. Sadly for the Canucks, a number of potentially key players were injured during the series. However, on the plus side, the team advanced...
7 Takeaways From Canucks' Exhibition Loss to the Jets
July 30th, 2020 Four months and 18 days, that's how long it was since the Vancouver Canucks played a hockey game of any kind. So you can imagine what it was like for Canucks Nation to finally see the likes of Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes or any Canuck for that matter show off their skills on Wednesday night. Granted, it was a little strange to...
Canucks Prospects Juolevi & Rafferty Will Benefit From Bubble Life
July 27th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have wrapped up their training camp in Vancouver and are now beginning bubble life in Edmonton. Earlier on Sunday, they whittled down their roster by cutting forward Kole Lind, goaltender Mike DiPietro and finally defencemen Ashton Sautner and Guillaume Brisebois to bring it to the required amount of players for...
5 CHL Stars Who Became NHL Flops
June 15th, 2020 With the reception of my 5 CHL Players Ready For the NHL being overwhelmingly positive, I decided I would make this a mini-series. This time out we will be covering five players who were highly regarded in the CHL, but have struggled to transition to the NHL. In this list, there will be well-known flops, as well as some controversial...
3 Canucks Prospects Ready for the NHL
March 26th, 2020 With the conclusion of the 2019-20 season up in the air right now and all hockey being suspended for the foreseeable future, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at a few American Hockey League (AHL) prospects that could have a chance with the Vancouver Canucks in 2020-21. The competition for roster spots will be fierce, so...
Canucks' AHL Update from Utica
December 31st, 2019 Who doesn't like a good trip to the farm? There is plenty of cows, pigs, goats and other fun animals. Through 32 games, Vancouver Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate or “farm” team, the Utica Comets, continues to impress with its league-leading goal-scoring efforts. Having a competitive AHL farm team is essential to developing...
3 Canucks to Watch in Prospects Camp
September 7th, 2019 The Young Stars Tournament and prospects camp in Penticton had become a tradition for Vancouver Canucks fans. Without the annual get together of young talent, it will feel like something is missing this season. It served as a preview to training camp and gave fans a chance to see prospects that normally would not get much ice time in...
2 Canucks That Need Patience Not a Trade
July 7th, 2019 With the acquisition of JT Miller during the 2019 NHL Draft, the Vancouver Canucks added some much-needed offense to the top six. A few days later, general manager Jim Benning turned to the defense and added Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn, and Oscar Fantenberg. All these additions definitely made the Canucks a more formidable team for next...
Canucks Rising Prospects: Juolevi, Woo & Madden
May 11th, 2019 Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been in the news recently because he's made some moves to trim his roster. Perhaps he plans to become active in the free-agent market; perhaps he's clearing space for some of the Canucks prospects who might soon emerge from the pipeline and make their way onto the team’s...
Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Olli Juolevi
November 20th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks' defensive core has been lacking for quite some time, so when the team drafted Olli Juolevi fifth overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, fans were thrilled. The scouting report echoed nothing but promise. “He shows mastery of his position under the most challenging of circumstances, and his poise, calm...
