Thatcher Demko, who the Vancouver Canucks selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, is the highest ranked goalie in the Canucks Army Pre-Season Prospect Profiles series. After making the leap from the NCAA to the AHL last season, the young netminder suffered his share of hiccups, but that shouldn’t take…
After being unable to consummate a deal at the 2016 NHL trade deadline to unload pending unrestricted free agents like Dan Hamhuis and Radim Vrbata, expectations were considerably lower at the 2017 deadline, especially considering that Jim Benning had come out and publicly revealed that he wouldn’t be trying to trade players with no-trade clauses….
Since Jackson McDonald last asked what would you do, on a Wednesday, the Vancouver Canucks have added another to the fold, signing unrestricted free agent winger Thomas Vanek to a one-year deal valued at $2-million. So it should be no surprise to you that this week’s query is about the newest Canuck. Now that the…
According to Bob McKenzie, the Canucks and Restricted Free Agent Bo Horvat and closing in on a six- or seven-year contract worth more than $5 million annually. Last week, it was reported by Jason Botchford that Horvat would be signing a bridge deal coming out if entry-level contract, though his agent denied that claim.
The unofficial start to the NHL hockey season kicks off this week with teams competing in prospect tournaments across North America. A few years ago, these tournaments didn’t exist and regular training camps would be the place for young players in their organizations to make a name for themselves. But with the focus being placed…
