Vancouver Canucks prospect Lukas Jasek has signed in Finland, according to multiple reports. Selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Canucks, the winger-turned-centre is coming off of his best professional season. Trusted with top six minutes in Utica with the Comets, Jasek potted four goals and added 19 assists…
For months, Vancouver Canucks’ owner Francesco Aquilini’s Twitter mentions were filled with fans begging for the organization to re-sign goaltending coach Ian Clark. It wasn’t until Thatcher Demko publicly joined that crowd that things really started to pick up, it seems. “Clarkie is, he’s unbelievable. I mean, I owe probably just about everything to him,”…
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has added Brad Shaw as an assistant coach and Kyle Gustafson as assistant/special assignment coach. Additionally, assistant coaches Nolan Baumgartner, Jason King, goaltending coach Ian Clark, and video coach Darryl Seward, were all signed to contract extensions. The club also announced that they have…
Another week, another mailbag. As always, let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! With Wallstedt being the most likely to be a franchise altering player, do you possibly see Buffalo taking him at 1? With their depth being completely awful at G and a couple decent F and D already in the system?…
It’s a question that’s been asked right from the time the Canucks moved J.T. Miller to centre after losing Elias Pettersson to injury. Public opinion is split, but today, we asked our staff (and you!) the question on everybody’s mind: Should the Canucks keep J.T. Miller at centre? More specifically, should the Canucks make J.T….
Yesterday, the NHL Draft Lottery balls fell, and miraculously, the Vancouver Canucks didn’t lose any draft positioning, staying put at number nine. The Seattle Kraken moved up and will select second overall, while the Buffalo Sabres won the first overall pick. “I’m just happy we didn’t lose any [draft] spots,” general manager Jim Benning told…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! Could Emil Pettersson provide the scoring punch Benning has proclaimed he wants out of his next 3C? — Scott (@scottlmac_) May 30, 2021 This is a question that I’ve been asked before, that to be quite honest, I’ve avoided answering. I’ve now…
It’s long been public knowledge that Jim Benning and the rest of the Vancouver Canucks’ hockey ops department are incredibly high on goaltending coach Ian Clark. Clark’s track record speaks for itself, and Thatcher Demko used his final media availability of the season to offer one last plea for the organization to bring back the…
Jim Nice from CAA — the agency representing both Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes — joined the Show Me the Money Hockey Podcast and said some things that should be of interest to Canucks fans. Nice discussed the philosophy and leverage of going into negotiations with “the whole pie” on their side, and talked about…
Another week, another mailbag. I’m back at the helm for the first mailbag of the offseason. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! If Ian Clark decides not to re-sign, who would you like, or are available, to work with Demko, DiPietro and Silovs in the future? — Norman Iglesias (@niglesias) May 23,…
Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini shared the message that was sent out to season ticket holders via his Twitter account. Here is what he had to say: I’m writing to thank you for your support during what has been an incredibly strange, difficult year for everyone. And to explain why I’m confident you’ll see a…
Like many, Elias Pettersson is frustrated. “It’s very frustrating. I think what we did last year in the playoffs was we showed we can compete with the best teams in the league.” “And then this season, we didn’t start the season that well, and I got going after 10 or 15 games,” said Pettersson. “I felt…
