The Vancouver Canucks’ 2021 draft class is shallow but with the recent signing of forward Danila Klimovich, it is already showing promise. When the Canucks were on the clock with their second fifth-round pick, I had a feeling they were going to go with a J20 Swedish player. That league was forced to be shut…
We’ve come out the other side of a 2021 Free Agent Frenzy in which the Vancouver Canucks signed a staggering 15(!) unrestricted free agents, and most of the subsequent ink spilled in this mediasphere has focused on the Canucks’ blueline — and with good reason, as a floor-up rebuild has still left the team with…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with a full no-movement clause, unless you count occasionally getting bumped to Wednesdays. It’s been quite a week since we last met. Last Wednesday, the Seattle Kraken emerged from the depths and took 30 players overboard, including Kole Lind. Then on Friday, the NHL…
It was a busy day for Jim Benning. Not only did the Vancouver Canucks need to fill important positions in their bottom-six, defence core, and find a backup goalie, but they also needed to get some depth bodies who will serve as the engine of their AHL team. From Travis Hamonic to Phillip Di Giuseppe,…
The first signed player from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft is no other than Canucks second-round pick, Danila Klimovich. CanucksArmy spoke with Klimovich’s agent this morning and learned that he will be at Canucks training camp in the fall and isn’t just coming so that the coaches can meet him. He wants to stay and…
The Vancouver Canucks have made three more signings on this busy free agent frenzy day. According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the club has reunited with Luke Schenn — who holds the franchise record for most hits in a game with 12 — in the form of a two-year deal with an AAV of…
The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Tucker Poolman to a four-year deal, according to a report from Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. Hearing #Canucks are closing in on defenseman Tucker Poolman. He’s expected to get a big raise on a four-year, $10 million deal ($2.5m AAV) whenever pen is put to [email protected] @Sportsnet — Frank Seravalli…
Travis Hamonic will be sticking with the Vancouver Canucks after all.
The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with veteran netminder Jaroslav Halak, according to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. **Breaking News** All signs point to Halak signing a 1 Yr Deal with @Canucks with a base of 1.5M + potential bonuses of 1.5 M as [email protected] @NHL @NHLNetwork #TSNHockey #HockeyTwitter…
The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Brandon Sutter, according to Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy. Sutter’s deal with #canucks will be for just over a million. — Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) July 28, 2021 Sutter, 32, put up nine goals and three assists through 43 games last season. He’ll be coming…
The Vancouver Canucks shook the hockey world on Friday afternoon when they traded for Conor Garland and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Acquiring a top-six forward along with a top-four defenceman makes this roster much better and much deeper with one massive trade. Two players who are going to benefit a ton from the trade are the two…
The Vancouver Canucks are finalizing a trade with the Winnipeg Jets that will send defenceman Nate Schmidt to Winnipeg in exchange for a 2022 third-round pick, according to multiple reports. It was earlier reported that the two teams had been grinding away on a potential deal involving the 30-year-old defenceman, but that Schmidt had Winnipeg…
