Posts About "Travis Green"
Canucks News & Rumors: Green, Demko, Markstrom & More
September 6th, 2020 When Vancouver Canucks fans look back at the 2019-20 season, other than the oddity of it all – with playoff hockey during the late summer – it will be a season to remember. However, perhaps it won’t be obvious how memorable the season will be until several years down the road. Hope is high, but fans just have to see. Related:...
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 10
August 10th, 2020 Aug. 10 has been a very day busy in National Hockey League history. A relocated team got its new identity and logo. An expansion team made its first-ever trade. A coaching change was made and two future successful head coaches found new homes during their playing days. Avalanche Get Their Identity On Aug. 10, 1995, the former...
Canucks Ready After Tough Travis Green Camp
July 25th, 2020 For a young coach, Travis Green's camps are what many would consider a retro throwback. On July 15 — and multiple times after that — the Canucks' social media team released a video showing a punishment for the losing team of the scrimmage (seen below). The grueling and mildly humiliating punishment, had the players (literally)...
Vancouver Canucks at the 2020 NHL Awards
April 21st, 2020 Whether or not the 2019-20 season resumes, it is likely the NHL will hold its yearly award ceremony. At the 2018-19 NHL awards, the Canucks had one player nominated, and he won as well. Elias Pettersson became the first Canuck to win the Calder Memorial Trophy since Pavel Bure did in 1991-92. Pettersson was the second player to do so in...
Canucks Have Options With Boeser Back
March 11th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks finally received some good news on Monday as Brock Boeser announced that he was returning to the lineup for the first time since being injured exactly one month prior. I feel good. I'm ready to go and help this team out in any way I can.Brock Boeser (from 'UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Pettersson's improved edge,...
Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors: Markstrom, Pettersson, & Miller
November 27th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are four games through a difficult six-game road trip and so far things are looking about as good as could be expected. After a tough 6-1 loss against the Dallas Stars, they beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Thursday night and then beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in a shootout. Related: Canucks News:...
Canucks Add Depth, Raise Expectations with New Players
September 13th, 2019 VANCOUVER — After spending a season with a rotating cast of wingers, Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat is looking forward to a little consistency. "Last year, with injuries and stuff, playing with pretty much everybody and every combination you can th...
Recapping Loui Eriksson's Tenure with the Canucks
August 21st, 2019 Loui Eriksson scored 30 goals while playing with the Boston Bruins during the 2015-16 NHL season, his final year on his previous contract. The two-time 30-goal scorer tested free agency in the summer of 2016, subsequently signing with the Vancouver Canucks on a six-year, $36-million deal. Canucks fans knew the signing symbolized the...
Canucks News & Rumors: Boeser, Luongo, Green & More
August 16th, 2019 Restricted free agent (RFA) Brock Boeser has not yet signed, however, that doesn’t mean that Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning hasn’t been busy during the offseason. In fact, he’s added lots of pieces to the team and the roster seems quite different. Certainly, there's some thought about who might be leaving the team...
5 Reasons the Canucks Will Make the Playoffs
February 5th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are currently in the playoffs. With 52 games played, they have a record of 24-22-6 for 54 points. If their most recent road beat down of the Colorado Avalanche is any indication of how they will play going forward, they should make the playoffs easily. Here are five reasons I believe they will gain a playoff...
Green's Hits and Misses Behind Canucks Bench
April 12th, 2018 No one was expecting much of the Vancouver Canucks this year. While the results probably don't sit well with Canucks head coach Travis Green, he can probably take a few positives away from the season. It was definitely a learning experience for Green behind the bench in year one. He obviously wasn’t happy with the 26th-overall finish,...
Del Zotto an Unnecessary Stopgap for Canucks
March 16th, 2018 Remember the time when Michael Del Zotto was the Vancouver Canucks number one defenceman? Yeah, that was when the Canucks were winning games. As funny as that may sound (except for Canucks fans), you could make the argument that Del Zotto shouldn't even be in the top six. It's been a perplexing season for the 27-year-old defenceman....
Canucks on the Verge of Making History
March 13th, 2018 Say it ain't so. Who would have thought that this Vancouver Canucks squad could etch their names into the history books? It's taken a lot of losing, a leaky defence and a barrage of injuries, but the Canucks are on the verge of making history as the first team to finish 31st overall in the league. Despite their mediocrity,...
