Posts About "Pavel Bure"
Top 12 Fastest Skaters Ever in the NHL
September 7th, 2020 The NHL is getting faster. Gone are the days when hitting and grinding are enough to compete in the best league in the world. Now, speed and skill reign supreme. For some players, this comes more naturally than others. In today's NHL, players have shifted their focus because of this. NHL trainer Matt Nichol noted this shift in...
Canucks Could Use These Former Teammates Right Now
August 19th, 2020 After squandering a 2-0 series lead, the Vancouver Canucks are now in tough against their Western Conference rival St. Louis Blues. Ever since Game 3, they have struggled with their size, speed, and relentless forecheck which has prompted thoughts that they may not have the bodies to ultimately win the series and move on to the second...
Canucks' Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time
August 18th, 2020 Over the years the Vancouver Canucks have had a plethora of talented goal scorers grace the ice at Rogers Arena and the Pacific Coliseum. The top-20 goal scorers span four eras of hockey from Andre Boudrias, Stan Smyl, the West Coast Express and of course the Sedins. They all created legacies that will stand the test of time, etching...
Alexander Mogilny: The Great Russian Enigma
August 13th, 2020 Of all the great players to dazzle the NHL, some of the finest and most controversial have enimated from Mother Russia. From Sergei Fedorov to Sergei Bobrovsky, Pavel Bure to Pavel Datsyuk, Russia continutes to produce some of the NHL's top stars. And there are few who inspired more awe and ire than Alexander Mogilny. Who...
Pavel Bure - A Tribute to the Russian Rocket
August 5th, 2020 “Pavel Bure was – and is – the best player to ever wear a Canucks’ uniform.” — Pat Quinn, former Canucks GM (from 'Ex-GM Pat Quinn calls Pavel Bure the best Canuck ever' - Greg Douglas, Vancouver Sun, 04/12/2013) The Beginning of Pavel Bure's Iconic Career Discussions involving Pavel Bure's talent always inspire an...
Vancouver Canucks All-Time Team
July 21st, 2020 Over the course of their 50-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have had many memorable and legendary players walk the halls of Rogers Arena and the Pacific Coliseum. With the 50th anniversary season now completed, I thought it would be interesting to assemble an all-time Canucks team. Too bad we can't go back in time and grab these...
Rangers' Most Impactful Trades of All-Time
July 13th, 2020 As an Original Six team, the New York Rangers have been involved in a ton of trades, some of little significance, and some that have shaped or reshaped the entire organization. Perhaps the biggest trade the Rangers were involved in was on Oct. 4, 1991, when they acquired Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers. Messier subsequently went...
Panthers and Canucks Have Had Notable Trade History
July 1st, 2020 Since they became an NHL franchise in 1993, the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks have had a history of being trading partners. Some of the biggest trades for each franchise happened when they decided to trade with one another. Here are four of the most notable trades that happened between the team from Sunrise and the team...
Canucks’ Draft-Day Steals
June 14th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have had success finding great players in the first and second rounds. Their success in the later rounds is just as impressive. The team has been able to find a franchise player in the later rounds of the NHL draft as well as an all-time great defenseman. 1) Pavel Bure The Canucks drafted Pavel Bure in the...
Today in Hockey History: May 10
May 10th, 2020 Before we begin our trek through all the great National Hockey League moments that occurred on this date, all of us at The Hockey Writers wish a very happy Mothers’ Day to all the moms out there. There are generations of hockey players who never would have achieved their success without the love and support from their “hockey...
Today in Hockey History: April 30
April 30th, 2020 April 30 has been a very eventful day in National Hockey League history. A dynasty was temporarily derailed by an errant pass, multiple epic comebacks were completed and records were set across the league. Smith’s Unforgettable Gaffe Defenseman Steve Smith played in 804 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks and...
3 Greatest Canucks' Forwards of All Time
April 24th, 2020 There’s a lull in the news about the Vancouver Canucks because of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so I thought I would take an opportunity to look back over Vancouver Canucks' history and weigh in who I believe have been the greatest Canucks of all time. What prompted this post actually wasn’t all that historical. Like many other...
Canucks' 4 Best All-Time
April 2nd, 2020 It is entirely possible that we've already seen the final games of the 2019-20 NHL season, as the COVID-19 suspension looms into Week 3. The longer the halt, the less likely it is that the season will resume. With that in consideration, this season was a special season for the Vancouver Canucks as they celebrated their 50th...
