Abbotsford Canucks sign Vincent Arseneau to two-year extension
The Abbotsford Canucks have signed tough-guy Vincent Arsenau to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday.
March 2022
Why Nils Höglander’s injury timeline should not be concerning to Canucks fans
For Nils Höglander, the sophomore slump hit hard this season. The 2019 second-rounder didn’t find the same success on the scoresheet that he did in his rookie campaign, though his underlying numbers were quite good throughout. As snakebit as he was, Höglander racked up 18 points through 60 games and was bouncing back a bit….
Young phenom Connor Bedard had some nice things to say about Canucks prospect Arshdeep Bains
If you haven’t heard the name Connor Bedard yet, get ready, because you’re going to be hearing it a lot over the next decade and beyond. The 16-year-old North Vancouver native — who grew up a lifelong Canucks fan and says he still is one to this day — has burst onto the scene with…
CanucksArmy post game: Elias Pettersson pots a pair as Canucks lose to Blues
The Vancouver Canucks were back at home to take on the Blues to close out their season series with St. Louis just 48 hours after losing to them. These games matter folks! Here’s how the Canucks lined up in this one. Lineup The Canucks’ lineup remained unchanged from their past few games. Warmup lines for…
Bo Horvat exits Wednesday’s game against Blues with non-COVID illness
Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat made an early exit from his team’s game against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday evening as a result of a non-COVID illness.
Unable to attend due to illness, Canucks alum Gino Odjick shares message for fans on 2022 First Nations Night
Despite originally being slated to make an appearance at the team’s 2022 First Nations Night at Rogers Arena, Vancouver Canucks alumnus Gino Odjick did not attend the game after contracting the flu but still managed to share a message with fans at the arena and on social media.
Scenes from morning skate: Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau is thinking of a number…
The math doesn’t look pretty for the Vancouver Canucks, but Bruce Boudreau has a number of points in mind that he wants his club to reach before it’s all said and done. After dropping game one of their mini two-game back-to-back series with the St. Louis Blues to close out an otherwise successful Central Division…
Conor Garland says he has “no issue” with Bruce Boudreau’s post game comments about his game against St. Louis
Conor Garland isn’t looking for sympathy amid the first real goal-scoring drought of his career. After a costly turnover against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night, Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau was candid in his assessment of Garland’s game. “He didn’t play very well, and I need more out of him,” Boudreau said post…
Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Höglander could be out the rest of the season
It looks like the Vancouver Canucks might be shelving forward Nils Höglander for the remainder of the regular season.
4 ways the NHL can fix the long-term injury reserve problem
One issue that has been in the headlines a lot over the past few years has been the NHL’s rules surrounding the long-term injury reserve (LTIR). At the GM meetings in Flordia, the issue was brought up, but the 32 NHL stewards decided that they’d reconvene on the issue in July at their next meetings….
WWYDW: Who is the Canucks’ “oversung hero” of 2021/22?
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet that has never had to ask its editor to step in and cover the column for a week. Speaking of last week, our intrepid leader David Quadrelli handled the answer-gathering and, we can all agree, provided at least replacement-level columning. But now starting wordminder…
GM meetings: NHL salary cap set to increase, LTIR conversations pushed to July, and more
For the first time since the pandemic put the world on pause and subsequently halted the hockey world, all 32 NHL general managers gathered once again, this time in Manalapan, Florida. It’s been 24 months since they were all in the same room with one another, and there are some new faces this time around….