Posts About "Sedin Twins"
The Sedin Twins and the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
October 5th, 2018 June 26, 1999, was a day that changed the fortunes of the Vancouver Canucks for more than the next decade. This, of course, being the day of the NHL Draft that saw Henrik and Daniel Sedin join the Vancouver Canucks. While there are some cynics who think the team’s success was stunted by the events of this day, most fans will...
The Greatest Homegrown Talent in Canucks History
January 30th, 2018 With the Vancouver Canucks in the basement of the Western Conference and looking to be sellers at the trade deadline, fans will soon be turning their heads towards the NHL Draft. The fact is, it's likely that the Canucks will be picking high for the third consecutive season (and fourth in the past five). The year they picked later in...
Vancouver Canucks' New First Line
July 6th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have struggled in the past few seasons and their problems have primarily stemmed from their lack of scoring. The Canucks finished 29th in the NHL in goals scored last season with only 178, averaging a meager 2.17 goals-per-game. This problem can be traced to a lack of firepower among the forwards and relying too...
Top 5 Hockey Commercials
April 21st, 2017 Generally speaking, hockey players are pretty funny. You don't have to look any further than Twitter. The accounts of Paul Bissonette and Roberto Luongo "Strombone" are some of the funniest on the site. Many hockey players possess natural charisma, a characteristic that translates tremendously to the small screen. Hockey...
Hockey Royalty: The NHL's Greatest Families
February 6th, 2017 On this date, Feb. 6, 1990, Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season, to become part of the first father-son combo to each score 50 goals in an NHL season. In honour of that accomplishment, we thought we pull this nugget out of The Hockey Writers' vault. Originally put together by former THW contributor Bill Schoeninger and...
7 Blockbusters to Fix Flailing Canadian Teams
April 5th, 2016 As you've surely heard by now, for the first time since 1970, there will not be a single Canadian team in the NHL playoffs this season. https://twitter.com/CBCCalgary/status/715589163245027333 It's unfortunate because there is no atmosphere quite like an NHL playoff game in a Canadian arena. The stadium is packed to the brim, and...
