Babych Please – June 24th, 2016
Happy NHL Entry Draft Canucks fans! Now that the dust has settled, it’s time for you to check back in to your favourite weekly column, Babych Please!
June 25, 2016
Wrapping up the NHL Entry Draft for the Vancouver Canucks
Embed from Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks entered the 2016 NHL Entry Draft with six picks to their credit and left the proceedings in Buffalo with just as many prospects to show for it. All this is to say that the Canucks left the wheeling and dealing for everyone else and settled in comfortably with…
Linden: ‘we’ve told Hamhuis to expect to be a free agent’
Embed from Getty Images BUFFALO, NY – It certainly appears as if the Dan Hamhuis era is over in Vancouver. Canucks President of Hockey Operations Trevor Linden all but confirmed that news Saturday at the completion of the second day of National Hockey League draft. Despite repeated suggestions from the hockey club over the past few…
Canucks Select Brett McKenzie With the 194th Pick
Embed from Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks used the second of their two seventh-round selections on overage winger Brett McKenzie of the North Bay Battalion in the OHL. Though McKenzie was unranked by most scouting organizations, the Canucks felt comfortable using the 194th overall pick on the defensive forward with size. Welcome to Vancouver, @brettmckenzie12!…
Canucks Select Rodrigo Abols 184th Overall
Embed from Getty Images With the 184th overall pick, the Canucks selected a familiar face in Rodrigo Abols. Abols was invited to the Canucks’ prospect camp last year, impressing both management and fans along the way. Unfortunately, due to the NHL’s CBA, the Canucks were unable to sign Abols to a contract. Abols was unranked by both Central…
Canucks Select Jakob Stukel 154th Overall
With the 154th overall pick, the Canucks have selected Surrey native Jakob Stukel, a winger for the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen. Stukel was ranked 82nd among North American skaters by Central Scouting and 194th by ISS, so his ranking is generally in line with what you’d expect from a sixth-round selection.
Canucks Select Cole Candella with the 140th Pick
Embed from Getty Images With the 140th overall selection, the Canucks have gone back to the well of defencemen and chosen Cole Candella of the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs. Ranked in the late third to fourth round, Candella is certainly closer to his projected range than Vancouver’s previous pick, William Lockwood.
Johnston: Jim Benning can ‘Expect a Penalty’ for Tampering
Embed from Getty Images Much has been made of Jim Benning’s comments this week. Particularly the ones he made on TSN 1040AM radio regarding P.K. Subban and Steven Stamkos. Though 29 other teams in the NHL have interest in the two star players, Benning is the only one to this point to mention them specifically…
Canucks select William Lockwood with the 64th overall pick
Embed from Getty Images With the 64th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks have selected two way forward William Lockwood. Lockwood was ranked 108th amongst North American Skaters, but was actually ranked as 74th by TSN’s Bob Mckenzie. With that being said, with the talent left on the board, it’s…
Three Steals from the First Round of the 2016 Draft
Embed from Getty Images Day one (and round one) of the 2016 NHL Draft has come and gone, and 25 teams have added to their prospect pools. With 181 more players set to find teams today, I thought I’d pick through the first round and see who went off the board with their selections, as well…
Three Reaches from the First Round of the 2016 Draft
Embed from Getty Images Day one (and round one) of the 2016 NHL Draft has come and gone, and 25 teams have added to their prospect pools. With 181 more players set to find teams today, I thought I’d pick through the first round and see who went off the board with their selections, as…
Wrapping up Day 1 of the NHL Draft for the Vancouver Canucks
Embed from Getty Images Though there weren’t many trades involving contracted NHL players, the first day of the Entry Draft wasn’t without intrigue. Particularly Vancouver Canucks related intrigue. The Columbus Blue Jackets shook the proverbial apple cart at third overall, taking Pierre-Lud Dubois. Consider that the hard right to the Canucks stomach, as much of…