We have almost made it through the long offseason as the Vancouver Canucks are set to begin their training camp in less than 20 days now. Throughout the offseason, we have had some fun every Monday on our weekly mailbag and today will be more of the same. As per usual, we have a good…
Back with a vengeance, it’s time for another edition of the minor Canucks news items that are just insignificant enough to not warrant entire articles on their own. Hawryluk signs in the SHL Former Canucks forward Jayce Hawryluk has signed a deal with Skelleftea AIK in the SHL. Hawryluk appeared in 30 games with the Canucks last…
This is going to be a big year for Jett Woo. Since the Canucks drafted him at 37th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, things have been up and down for the right-shot defenceman. After piling up the point totals in 2018-19 with the Moose Jaw Warriors — where he recorded 12 goals and…
The NHL, NHLPA and IIHF have reached an agreement that will see NHL players participate in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. This will be the first time since 2014 that NHL players will be at the games, and the sixth time in the league’s history. As pointed out by Chris Johnston, this was largely player-driven….
Over the past few seasons, the Canucks’ lack of forward depth left the team with few options when it came to line juggling. The club needed to deploy players on certain lines to avoid matchup problems, and the top six were often left cleaning up the mess left by the third and fourth units. Fortunately,…
He has been a part of our prospect rankings for a while now, and this year, Jonah Gadjovich needs to take another step towards becoming an NHL-calibre player. After scoring 15 goals in 19 AHL games, Gadjovich earned himself a taste of the NHL near the end of the 2020-21 season. That game did not…
There isn’t a whole lot going on around the National Hockey League right now. Does that stop a select few people from commenting “slow news day?” on hockey blogs all across the web in late August? Not a chance. That being said, this time of year often brings on a whole bunch of smaller news…
Arriving in the ninth position on our CanucksArmy prospect rankings is Finnish defender Joni Jurmo who was selected in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Height: 6’4” Weight: 198 lbs Age: 19 Position: D Handedness: L 2021-22 Team: Jokerit (Liiga), With limited draft capital over the past two years, there has been…
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet with a prize in every box. Speaking of prizes, or rather sur-prizes, any given NHL season is bound to be full of them, and the 2021/22 season will surely be no different. So, what surprises are in store for the Vancouver Canucks? Sometimes, surprises…
