Over the past few months, I have dedicated myself to getting to know the prospects in the Vancouver Canucks’ system. Sure, anyone can get their "google scouting on" and watch game tape, and highlights in an attempt to become familiar with the player. But I’ve been interested moreso in getting to know the people, off…
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I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but the Vancouver Canucks aren’t currently playing any games and it’s a sad time. Personally, I’m in the midst of some rough hockey withdrawal these days. And that’s why I have decided to start re-watching old Canucks games from the (relatively) recent past. For this edition of the…
Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day’s freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you’ve written a blogpost, produced a tribute video, or birthed a clever .gif into existence – please e-mail Thom at thom.drance@gmail.com. In what some people are choosing to classify as “news”, Roberto Luongo participated in…
The title of this post was originally set to be ‘All I Want for Christmas Is..’, before a last minute change. I figured it would be just a tad bit too cheesy. But then again, that has never seemed to get…
The So You’re An Expert podcast makes its debut on the Nation Network. Although, this likely won’t be your first time tuning in, given the numerous appearances Canucks Army’s own, Thomas Drance, has made on the program. This time around, I’m joined by Jeff Angus. It sounds crazy saying this, but this episode served as Angus’…
That sound you’re hearing is every hockey scout in North America gritting their teeth as they come to the realization that we here at Canucks Army have ranked a goaltender as the second best prospect in the Vancouver Canucks’ system. I should point out that I didn’t actually participate in the rankings, as I wasn’t…
Throughout the summer, I have been fortunate enough to talk to some exceptionally bright, and insightful Canucks prospects. First, it was Sudbury Wolves defenseman Frankie Corrado. Then, it was Chicago Wolves forward Billy Sweatt. Now, I present to you the chat I had with goaltending prospect Eddie Lack. Lack was 4th in the entire AHL in save…
