Wednesday’s lineup looked very different for SKA St.Petersburg. SKA was missing five of their top eight scoring forwards and it turned out to be because of a large amount of the SKA organization contracting the COVID-19 virus. The coaching staff was not present for the game and that meant that family of the owner would…
It’s been a busy couple of days for Vancouver Canucks news and rumours. With this offseason in fast forward, there are many moves that should be happening in rapid-fire mode. Let’s look at some of the rumours swirling around the team right now. Jacob Markstrom The latest on a Jacob Markstrom contract is that many…
Happy Monday to you all! The smoke is beginning to clear out of the Vancouver sky, the moths are sort of chilling out and I am covering for David Quadrelli this week on the mailbag! I always enjoy mixing it up with a guest spot so let’s not waste any time. Let’s see what the…
The Swedish Hockey League regular season kicked off on Saturday and Nils Höglander wasted no time getting on the scoresheet. Höglander had two assists in the season opener as his team Rögle BK won 6-4 against Linköping. This game had the potential to be a matchup between two Canucks prospects as Arvid Costmar is a…
The media didn’t waste any time asking Brock Boeser about the swirling trade rumours and he didn’t waste any time shooting those rumours down. Boeser spoke with the media via a Zoom call on Thursday morning at 10 AM. I was on the call and got a great quote from him at the end of…
The Vancouver Canucks cannot get their top prospect over to North America soon enough. To quote Theodore Jasper Detweiler, “this whomps”. Vasili Podkolzin is the Canucks’ top prospect. He is a Russian winger who drives the net with force, is dominant on the powerplay and controls possession at an incredibly high rate. The problem is…
Nils Höglander scored two big goals for his team today in the final preseason game before the SHL season gets underway on September 19th. Höglander looks ready as ever. His team (Rögle BK) played on Friday and won 3-2 in overtime. Rögle doesn’t get to overtime without Höglander’s two goals which were the only goals…
We’re back with another Friday roundup for September 11th, 2020. There was a lot to cover this week so let’s get into it. Canucks get eliminated from playoffs and a wild goaltender controversy appears! Yeah, believe it or not, that was just seven days ago. The Canucks fought hard to push for a game seven…
The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospect Vasili Podkolzin scores his first goal of the season doing what he does best, being in front of the net. As the Canucks season has come to an end, we now shift our eyes to their overseas prospects who are embarking on their 2020-21 seasons. Today was a good day…
The Canucks have their two top prospects playing overseas in the two most competitive leagues outside of North America. Vasili Podkolzin and Nils Höglander will each be back with their same clubs as last season and would like to be more impactful players during their draft +2 seasons. I wanted to look at some comparables…
To quote Forrest Gump “I’m pretty tired, I think I’ll go home now”. The Vancouver Canucks season is now over after a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was a magical run for the Canucks. The Knights decided to reunite the trio of Reilly Smith, William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. This trio plays…
The more I watch this kid play, the more confident I am that he will be an excellent NHL player. Vasili Podkolzin played in the first regular season game for his KHL team SKA Saint Petersburg on Friday. Podkolzin was once again placed on the team’s fourth line alongside Columbus Blue Jackets draft pick Kirill…
