Vancouver Canucks training camp kicked off Wednesday with the players facing the media and getting set for the on-ice portion which begins today in Abbotsford. With Tyler Motte questionable for the beginning of the season due to a surgery for an upper-body injury, the questions surrounding Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes’ arrival and a top-six…
The Vancouver Canucks are expected to reach a vaccination rate of 100%, according to general manager Jim Benning. “Our organization will be 100% vaccinated by the first game of the season,” Benning said in a press conference this morning. “We have a strict policy in place… players, staff, everybody in the front office will be…
The Vancouver Canucks will indeed have at least one player on a professional tryout contract (PTO) when training camp kicks off in Abbotsford tomorrow. Former Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson has signed a PTO with the Canucks, according to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali – The Team. The 30-year-old Montreal native appeared in 45…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that’s perpetually on a professional try-out. Speaking of try-outs, the 2021 training camp season is upon us, and we at CanucksArmy are hard at work delivering daily Canucks-related content right to your web browser of choice. After perhaps the most dramatic season in franchise…
In case you hadn’t heard already, longtime Hockey Night in Canada and former Vancouver Canucks play-by-play commentator Jim Hughson announced his retirement yesterday. Hughson is synonymous with the game of hockey for many British Columbians and Canadians in general and is walking away on his own terms from a career that lasted 42 years and…
The big story around the Vancouver Canucks’ training camp is the absence of their two brightest stars. As Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes hold out for new contracts, it’s not going to slow down the on-ice action as play is going to ramp up quickly. The absence of Pettersson and Hughes will open the door…
If you’re anything like the rest of us here at CanucksArmy, you’re only reading this as you take a break from refreshing your social media platform of choice, desperate for news of extensions for Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Unfortunately, this article isn’t going to offer much of a reprieve. The latest batch of rumours…
As you may have heard or seen on social media recently, Elias Pettersson returned to Vancouver last week. While this arrival from his offseason home in Sweden led some fans to believe that Pettersson’s new deal with the Canucks was close to being done, the star forward has already left the city, according to a…
As anticipated, the Vancouver Canucks have released details of how fans can attend training camp at the Abbotsford Centre this week. “Access to Training Camp on-ice sessions are available now by way of a $5.50 donation with proceeds benefiting the Canucks for Kids Fund,” the team said in a release. “All funds raised will remain…
Well, we made it folks. It’s almost time for some hockey, and some actual on-ice play to talk about! Training camp is just three sleeps away and who even cares about Christmas at this point? The 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks are about to take the ice for the first time as they kick off a three-day…
All is quiet on the Quinn Hughes contract talks but his brother Jack had a lot to say as he joined Sportsnet’s 31 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek. Elias Pettersson shared an Instagram story of him being back in Vancouver but so far, it’s just crickets from Quinn as contract talks continue…
With a new season, comes new numbers. So far this offseason, we have seen 12 number changes or additions to the Vancouver Canucks. Let’s check out those number changes so that you know who’s who with training camp and preseason just around the corner. Returning Canucks with new numbers These will be players who played…
