World Junior Spotlight: Can Finland Repeat? Marcy Di Michele | December 27, 2016 Last year’s World Junior Hockey Championship belonged to Finland. They lost just one game in the preliminary round, took down Team Canada in the quarterfinals, beat their rival Sweden in…
2017 World Junior Roster Breakdown by NHL Team Ryan Pike | December 26, 2016 The holiday season means egg nog, turkey dinners and the annual World Junior Championship! Pitting teams of under-20 players from 10 hockey powers against each other, the tournament is a…
Facing Off: World Junior Predictions Aplenty Larry Fisher | December 26, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Tanking Won’t Fix Canucks Woes Trevor Beggs | December 8, 2016 When you ice a team as mediocre as the one in Vancouver, many fans start calling for the team to tank. “Trade Alex Burrows, trade Ryan Miller, trade the Sedins,…
OHL Finn-vasion Dave Jewell | October 13, 2016 The CHL Import Draft has become a global success by connecting Canadian junior hockey to the world. For one Nordic country, though, an influx of players over the last five…
Martin St. Louis to Have Number Retired, Bjugstad and Merrill Injured & More News Dustin L. Nelson | October 6, 2016 Every announcement coming out of Tampa during training camp is watched with great anticipation because RFA forward Nikita Kucherov remains unsigned. But that wasn’t the big news Thursday. The team…
Who Is the Canucks Best Prospect? Trevor Beggs | September 2, 2016 During their heyday five years ago, the Canucks most notable prospect to join the big club was Cody Hodgson. However, in recent years, the Canucks have seen players such as…
Canucks Sign Olli Juolevi to ELC Dustin L. Nelson | August 5, 2016 The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday that they have signed 2016 1st round draft pick (5th overall) Olli Juolevi to a three-year, entry-level contract. Terms of the contract were not disclosed…
The Nuck Stops Here: Post-Draft Reflection, Loui Eriksson Markus Meyer | July 3, 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…
Vancouver Canucks Select Olli Juolevi #5 Overall Brandon Share-Cohen | June 24, 2016 With the fifth pick in the 2016 NHL Draft the Vancouver Canucks have selected Olli Juolevi from the London Knights in the OHL. About Olli Juolevi The Vancouver Canucks selected arguably the most well-rounded…
Ready, Set, Draft! Dennis Schellenberg | June 24, 2016 Only a couple of hours until the 2016 Draft gets under way and you don’t have the insights of a scout and are not yet fully prepared for the draft?…
5 Teams Most Likely to Trade Up in Draft Larry Fisher | June 20, 2016 There are going to be trades during this year’s NHL draft. That is the case every year, but 2016 could produce even more moves than usual. There will be plenty…