March 30th, 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...
January 30th, 2018With 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...
July 6th, 2017The 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...
April 21st, 2017Generally 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...
February 6th, 2017On 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...
April 5th, 2016As 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...
December 3rd, 2015All the forward pairings that make up the top five have been strong producers since the beginning of the regular season. All the respective players that make up this list are in the top 20 in NHL scoring (most are at the top). Assuming who the most productive duo has been in the NHL this season, I asked which players should round...
October 5th, 2015The Vancouver Canucks enter their 46th season in the NHL and are attempting to retool on the fly and get back to being a Stanley Cup contender in the Western Conference. The Canucks will introduce some fresh young talent into their roster with 2014 first-round picks Jake Virtanen (6th overall) and Jared McCann (24th overall) providing...