Coming off a strong playoff performance, Bo Horvat is set up to try and captain this Vancouver Canucks team right back to the dance. Last season Bo Horvat was named captain just before the season began. He proudly donned the “C” in the home opener of the season last year and had been an excellent…
The Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice Tuesday morning to continue on with their 2021 training camp. The split squads’ schedules were swapped as we saw “Group B” take to the ice at 10:30. First Group The first group at Tuesday skate had: Baertschi, Bailey, Chatfield, Demko, Eliot, Gaudette, Hawryluk, Hoglander, Horvat, Hughes, Juolevi,…
The Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice Monday morning as the team split up into two groups for day one of 2021 training camp. There were players who looked good and just getting a chance to see the players back on the ice was enough dopamine for my brain. First Group The team was…
Most players fade out of the spotlight during the offseason, but Adam Gaudette has put himself right in front of the camera for fans to get a glimpse into his life away from the rink. There has been an influx of athletes jumping on the streaming platform Twitch in the past couple of years. Big-name…
The Vancouver Canucks have reportedly brought in Travis Hamonic on a professional try-out contract and it changes everything on the defence core. Elliotte Freidman of Sportsnet was first to report that Hamonic to Vancouver rumblings we’re getting loud. Certainly will be more detail in morning, but there are rumblings Travis Hamonic will go to VAN…
Canucks fans didn’t have to wait to watch their two players compete in World Junior Championships action on Saturday. Vasili Podkolzin and Russia led the day off with a win over the heart-warming German team in a tight game. With the 2-1 victory early Saturday morning, the team punched their ticket into semi-final action. The…
Coming off of the worst offensive season of his career, Antoine Roussel is now set to feature in the Vancouver Canucks’ bottom six as a veteran presence with attention to detail in the defensive zone. After injuring his knee at the end of the 2018-19 season, Roussel made his return to the Canucks on December…
At 6’3″ and over 200 pounds, Zack MacEwen is the Vancouver Canucks’ answer to the lack of physicality that this team has dealt with over the past few years. Since turning pro, Zack MacEwen has played more AHL games than NHL games in each of his three professional seasons. This season, he will try to…
Vancouver Canucks fans were in for a treat on Wednesday night as their two World Junior Championship participants were in action against each other. Both Vasili Podkolzin and Arvid Costmar did not disappoint in this one. After 20 minutes of play, both players had registered a point for their team. Let’s get to the highlights….
Things are finally starting to look up for Vancouver Canucks prospect Viktor Persson. It’s been a tough few months for Persson. First, his Swedish J20 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, then he was one of the final cuts from Sweden’s World Junior team and to top things off, it looks like the WHL…
Vancouver Canucks top prospect Vasili Podkolzin exploded on Tuesday night. After being held off the scoresheet in Russia’s first two games, the captain of Team Russia got down to business against the much weaker Austrian team. It didn’t take long for Podkolzin to score a highlight-reel goal in Tuesday night’s affair as he walked in…
After signing a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.55 million this offseason, it’s time for Jake Virtanen to take the step and become a regular top six contributor. Everything is set up for Virtanen to have success this season. He is coming off a career year where he saw a high in…
