Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, it’s a great time to rank the Vancouver Canucks’ prospect pool. Ranking the players and getting into some projections will help understand some trade targets for the Canucks in the offseason and what position they need to target in trades or at the 2022 draft. We’re…
Monday didn’t bring the fireworks that many fans wanted to see but the weekend as a whole should still be looked at as a win. The Vancouver Canucks made three trades over two days and picked up Brad Richardson off of waivers. On top of those deals, Patrik Allvin papered down Nic Petan and Vasily…
The Abbotsford Canucks are going to get a big boost to the lineup for their playoff run. Monday’s Trade Deadline also happened to be the deadline for AHL playoff eligibility. General manager Patrik Allvin confirmed that Vasily Podkolzin was papered down to the AHL with the ability to be on Abbotsford’s roster for the final…
The Vancouver Canucks were able to clear up cap space and get younger in one swoop through the trade market on Sunday afternoon. It began with the Canucks moving Travis Hamonic to the Ottawa Senators for their own third-round pick that the Sens’ possessed. The Canucks were able to score an excellent return in sending…
After a tough loss on Thursday night, the Vancouver Canucks set their sights on the Calgary Flames in the first of back-to-back games on the weekend.
It’s been a week to remember for 21-year-old, BC-born, Tristen Nielsen. The smiley centre/winger has been grinding away in the AHL this season with the hope of getting an opportunity to prove himself. After going through healthy scratches, battling an injury, and grinding away on the fourth line — Nielsen’s name was pencilled into the…
“I wish we were going to a shootout, I felt like it was too many men on the ice.” That was what Abbotsford Canucks’ head coach Trent Cull had to say just minutes after the Manitoba Moose scored a game-winning goal in overtime on Wednesday night. “We can’t say anything,” said Cull. “I think the…
When Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin took over in the Vancouver Canucks’ front office, their track records indicated that the Canucks were going to be active in the NCAA free agent pool. We are now approaching the busy NCAA free agent signing period as programs began to be eliminated from the NCAA playoffs this past…
The Vancouver Canucks find themselves on the outskirts of a playoff spot with 22 games remaining to make up the ground they need to clinch a postseason berth. As the team pushes for the playoffs, it is becoming the season of NCAA and European free agents. The Canucks took advantage of the occasion when they…
Game two of the seven-game homestand took place on a fantastic Friday night where the Canucks celebrated Pride night with a beautiful pregame jersey. Vancouver welcomed the Washington Capitals in an uber-important game to keep the Canucks in the playoff picture. There were no changes to the Canucks’ lineup as they went with the same…
I’ve got some updates for a few Canucks’ prospects and a couple of defencemen who I’d like to see become Canucks prospects. Here’s what I’m hearing. Aidan McDonough After capturing a Hockey East title, Northeastern University is looking good going into their playoffs which begin on Saturday. The division will determine a winner with the…
It’s safe to say that a large majority of the fan base was pleased when the Vancouver Canucks signed Luke Schenn to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $850,000 this past offseason. Schenn was fresh off winning the Stanley Cup in back-to-back years and decided that a near NHL-minimum contract with a…
