Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey colunm on the internet without any spelling mistakes. Speaking of mistakes, did Elias Pettersson make a terrible one when he missed the 2021 Vancouver Canucks training camp? Maybe! There’s no denying that Pettersson’s 2021/22 start has been a slow one by his own lofty standards. As of this…
It’s been 595 days. 595 days since Canucks fans watched Bo Horvat rip twine in a packed Rogers Arena. 595 days since fans saw Elias Pettersson dance his way through traffic, with ooo’s and ah’s pouring down from the seats. When the familiar voice of public address announcer Al Murdoch boomed over the loudspeakers to…
Travis Hamonic is in Vancouver and will report to the Abbotsford Canucks, announced general manager Jim Benning. The club put out the following statement late Tuesday afternoon: Statement from #Canucks General Manager Jim Benning: pic.twitter.com/jkLlTxjmSY — Canucks PR (@CanucksPR) October 27, 2021 Hamonic did not report to training camp despite Benning saying that he expected…
It’s been 595 days since the Vancouver Canucks played a regular season game in front of their home fans at Rogers Arena. There’s a different aura in the building, and the preseason was just a glimpse at what’s to come tonight. The Canucks are set to play in front of a 100% capacity crowd tonight,…
Most took the July 23, 2021 blockbuster between the Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes as essentially two separate transactions. The first entailed swapping the 9th overall selection in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft for Conor Garland. Six games and eight points later, that portion of it seems to be working out beautifully. But the more…
The Abbotsford Canucks put on a show this weekend with two exciting wins in their first weekend at home. Friday night saw the Canucks have their home opener at the Abbotsford Centre and the arena was bumping. Vancouver Canucks public announcer and well-known voice Al Murdoch was on the in-arena announcements while former Vancouver Canucks…
Another week, another mailbag. You read that right, today I’ll be filling in for Faber on the CanucksArmy Monday Mailbag! The Canucks are a day away from their home opener tomorrow night against the Minnesota Wild, and we’ve got some absolutely fantastic stuff coming your way. But it’s time for the mailbag, so let’s see…
It was an eventful road trip for the Vancouver Canucks, but in particular, for forward Conor Garland. Over the Canucks’ season-opening six game road trip that spanned ten days, Garland was called an “angry little elf” by Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny, a “midget” by Detroit Red Wings forward Filip Zadina, and put up eight…
After signing Elias Pettersson to a three-year, $22.05 million extension last month ($7.35 million AAV), general manager Jim Benning has essentially locked the Vancouver Canucks into a competitive window that spans the same amount of time. But even with Pettersson and Quinn Hughes on relatively team-friendly deals, the club still has a number of crucial…
Are you ready Seattle? History starts now. Those were the two messages flashed across dual jumbotrons during the pregame ceremony from Climate Pledge Arena. But the question we’re asking is, are you ready Vancouver? Are you ready to have a proper geographical rival that isn’t most well known for their rivalry with a different geographical…
The day is finally here. A day Pacific Northwest hockey fans have been waiting for since 1924. The Canucks finish off their season opening six game road trip today as the very first visitor to the Seattle Kraken and their new home, Climate Pledge Arena. Tonight’s game starts at 7 PM Pacific, and will be…
When Jim Benning and Co. reconstructed the Vancouver Canucks’ blueline this past offseason, everyone — even the optimists — had some of the same basic concerns. One of them was the apparent conundrum of who to pair with Tyler Myers. In 2021, Quinn Hughes let in more than a third of his goals-against while paired…
