Actual hockey is being played! With the World Cup of Hockey and the annual Young Stars Tournament getting underway, fun things are finally happening in the world of the Canucks.
- Ben Hutton and Bo Horvat took a trip up Grouse Mountain this week and took this charming video. I am almost positive that Ben Hutton is dancing 24/7. It’s all he does.
- Local boy Troy Stecher is blogging from the Young Stars tournament. His first entry features this photo of him winning a championship with the Penticton Vees. Fellow prospect Michael Garteig is there as well, “in the very middle of the photo getting crushed”.
- The only thing Team North America is lacking is a father figure, because they are all literally children. Luckily, Jannik Hansen is ready to play dad.
jannik hansen untucked ryan murray’s jersey for him pic.twitter.com/1eYSjB0r5F
— bro’s before coos (@softjorts) September 13, 2016
- Daniel Sedin is having a great time at the World Cup, even when he’s in the penalty box:
After going to the wrong penalty box – Daniel has a laugh and gives a thumbs up! #Canucks pic.twitter.com/kutzcsWRzE
— Ryan Biech (@ryanbiech) September 14, 2016
This is almost as good as the time the referees sent Henrik Sedin to the box after Daniel Sedin held an LA King:
- Good guys Ben Hutton, Brandon Sutter, and Derek Dorsett read to children this week:
Raise-A-Reader photoshoot starring nine cuties, @bhutt10, @Twigy15, Brandon Sutter and a big, comfy couch! ?? pic.twitter.com/r78nhU1ahL
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 12, 2016
Dorsett can read? I bet he memorized the words.
Kidding. It was Kassian who couldn’t read.
You missed the big news this week. Bob Mackenzie said if the Canucks are completely healthy all year and all the young players progress significantly and none of the older players’ games diminish, they might compete for a playoff spot. Now that’s a bold prediction.