Draisaitl, Hughes & Tkachuk Are the NHL’s Overlooked Stars Mike Fink | August 22, 2025 This week’s episode of Ice Time had the second annual Nucleus Draft. The goal of the draft is to build a Stanley Cup-winning team with active players where every roster…
Rantanen Facing Fine, Laine Extension, & More NHL Rumors Jim Parsons | August 21, 2025 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Mikko Rantanen is facing prosecution and fines for refusing to appear for military service. Is he in trouble, or is this a big to-do about…
Canucks’ Hughes & Garland Named to U.S. Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp Matthew Zator | August 19, 2025 On Tuesday (Aug. 19), USA Hockey announced that 44 players will attend the U.S. Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp Aug. 26-27 in Plymouth, Michigan. Among those players were two Vancouver Canucks,…
Canucks Will Have a Great Defence Corps in 2025-26 Lukas Bernasiewicz | August 16, 2025 The start of the NHL season gets closer and closer every day, and the Vancouver Canucks will have pretty big expectations heading into the 2025-26 season. Vancouver is expected to…
Top 10 Must-Watch Devils Games for the 2025-26 Season Devora Slonim | August 15, 2025 With the 2025-26 NHL schedule now officially released, New Jersey Devils fans are counting down the days until puck drop. After an electric start and a shaky second half in…
NHL’s Top 10 Defensive Pairings for 2025-26 Justin Giampietro | July 29, 2025 Though spreading the wealth may sometimes be a good idea, Stanley Cup contenders often have an elite top pairing, able to control the pace of play at both ends of…
Canucks’ 3 Best Contracts for 2025-26 Matthew Zator | July 11, 2025 As we continue to march through the dog days of the offseason, the only news that has come from the Vancouver Canucks has been in the form of entry-level contracts…
A New Route to the NHL? Gavin McKenna’s NCAA Shift Sends a Message The Old Prof | July 11, 2025 Gavin McKenna—the highly touted Medicine Hat Tigers winger and projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft—just made a surprising decision. He’s leaving the Western Hockey League (WHL) to…
2025-26 Is Make-or-Break Season for Canucks’ Core The Old Prof | July 4, 2025 On a recent episode of Halford & Brough, the hosts tackled a topic that many Vancouver Canucks fans are quietly asking themselves: What is this team’s identity heading into 2025–26?…
Canucks Can’t Win a Trade Involving Quinn Hughes The Old Prof | June 24, 2025 A defenceman rarely changes how the game looks when on the ice. But the Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes does. His skating isn’t just elite—it’s the kind of golden-edge glide that…
How Quinn Hughes Can Avoid the Mistakes That Divided the Canucks The Old Prof | June 18, 2025 Blake Wheeler knows something about leadership in a Canadian market—and what happens when it goes sideways. In an article I wrote yesterday, the former Winnipeg Jets captain, now retired, joined…
Quinn Hughes’ Norris Snub: The Line Between Honest Opinion and Poor Voting The Old Prof | June 13, 2025 The NHL’s annual awards season often comes with controversy. Still, this year’s Norris Trophy voting (which Cale Makar won) triggered a particularly pointed conversation when NHL insider Elliotte Friedman joined…
