Posts About "Willie Desjardins"
Kings Fire John Stevens
November 4th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings have fired head coach John Stevens, per an announcement from the team. Willie Desjardins has been named the interim head coach. https://twitter.com/LAKings/status/1059168126011666440 Assistant coach Don Nachbaur was also let go as part of the upheaval from general manager Rob Blake. Marco Sturm, who has been...
Forgotten Canucks Get 2nd Chance at 2018 Olympics
January 12th, 2018 Team Canada announced their men's ice hockey team roster on Thursday and to nobody's surprise, it was nothing spectacular because of NHL players not being permitted to compete. However, there are six ex-Canucks on the roster and there are also three former players or coaches on the coaching and management staff — recently fired coach,...
Big Season Looming for Ben Hutton
July 28th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks are looking for improvement across the board heading into next season. After his tumultuous campaign, Ben Hutton could be the poster boy for improvement. One of the Canucks' most surprising players of 2015-16, Hutton failed to regain his rookie form where he finished third in points among freshmen on the back...
Canucks Need to Adjust Horvat's Role
July 18th, 2017 It's hard to imagine an NHL team's MVP needing a role adjustment. With the Vancouver Canucks however, improvement is needed everywhere. That includes the Canucks' MVP from last season. Bo Horvat was the team's best player in 2016-17, other than Ryan Miller. He posted career highs with 20 goals and 52 points, despite not scoring in his...
Tryamkin's Departure Puts Pressure on Gudbranson, Juolevi
May 3rd, 2017 Even after the regular season has ended, it seems like the Vancouver Canucks can't stop losing. They went into Saturday night's draft lottery, positioned to snag one of the top two players available. Instead, they tumbled all the way back to fifth place. Before losing a bonafide young center during the draft lottery, they lost one...
The Nuck Stops Here: Coaching, McEneny & Hutton
April 17th, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Monday throughout the regular season. News Canucks Relieve Willie Desjardins, Assistants of Coaching Duties The Canucks announced this past week that head coach Willie Desjardins has been relieved of his coaching duties....
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...
Hitchcock to the Canucks?
March 20th, 2017 One of the most successful coaches in NHL history lost his job on Feb. 1, half a season before he was allegedly going to retire. With an abrupt end to his coaching career, many are wondering if Ken Hitchcock will take one final crack at coaching in the NHL. My THW colleague Thomas Conroy mused about the possibility of Hitchcock...
Is Benning the Canucks' Problem?
March 18th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks are one of those controversial teams when it comes to being well-managed. The problems raining down on the club have been long and grueling, while not all fans understand what their issues are exactly. The controversy lies in the direction the club is going and has been going over the last two and half seasons....
Preview: Stars Prepare for 'Tank Wars' in Vancouver
March 16th, 2017 The Dallas Stars and the Vancouver Canucks will jockey for positioning in the Western Conference tonight. Unfortunately, neither team is where they want to be. The Canucks sit just one point up on the Stars in the standings with 65 points on the season. Both teams have unceremoniously fallen out of contention since they were both...
Preview: Canucks and Islanders a Tale of Two Coaches
March 9th, 2017 Tonight's contest between the New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks is really a tale of two coaches. Since the Islanders fired Jack Capuano on Jan. 17, Dought Weight has led this team to a 14-6-3 record, vaulting them back into the playoff picture. John Tavares has looked like his old-self under Weight, and he is tied for...
Recap: Vintage Henrik Scores in Win Against Preds
January 18th, 2017 Willie Desjardins' Vancouver Canucks finally got back in the win column on Tuesday night. They won a close, tight-checking, 1-0 game against the Nashville Predators, a style that Desjardins has been using for this team all season. It's not exciting, but it's efficient. It led to Desjardins' picking up his 100th career victory tonight....
Canucks Need Boucher & Rodin
January 12th, 2017 A winning streak can often cloud a plethora of issues. That is the case with the Vancouver Canucks. Despite racking off six straight wins since the Christmas break, there are still a lot of problems surrounding the Canucks, and most are related to the offence. The Canucks' power play is a dismal 13.7%, good for 27th in the NHL. This...
