Posts tagged with "Sven Baertschi"
Canucks 'X' Factors: Sven Baertschi
September 11th, 2017 Yes, the Vancouver Canucks are currently undergoing a rebuild, but this coming 2017-18 season should not be forgotten. Management has added some firepower to a fairly deep hockey club and with certain players stepping up, the Canucks could make the playoffs and give the faithful something to cheer about. These players that need to...
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...
Granlund Goes From Afterthought to Catalyst
March 27th, 2017 Not many were thinking about Markus Granlund when the Vancouver Canucks 2016-17 youth movement took off. He was an afterthought on the Canucks roster last season, and didn't show much scoring promise during his first 16 games as a Canuck. Jake Virtanen and Emerson Etem were garnering more attention during training camp. Those two have...
The Nuck Stops Here: Baertschi, Grenier & Broadcasting
March 13th, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Monday throughout the regular season. News Canucks Sign Five-Year Broadcast Deal with Sportsnet The Canucks have announced that they will be entering a new broadcast agreement with Sportsnet starting in the 2017-18 campaign. The...
Preview: Blue Jackets Conclude Season Series With Canucks
February 9th, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets will close their season series with the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. The game is the first of a franchise-long seven-game homestand for the Blue Jackets that sees them stay in Columbus until Feb. 26. The Canucks play their second game of a six-game road trip throughout the East. Last...
Havlat Retires, Baertschi Concussion & More
February 8th, 2017 Martin Havlat has decided to hang up his skates. The veteran forward announced his retirement after playing in the NHL for 14 seasons through the NHLPA's official website Wednesday morning. https://twitter.com/NHLPA/status/829353010027446272 Havlat played for 14 seasons in the NHL split between the Ottawa Senators - who drafted...
