Another week, another mailbag. We’ve finally got some news and a January 13th start date to look forward to. With that in mind, let’s see what all you wonderful people asked this week. A) What would your opening line up look like and B) what do you think Green will go with? (23 man roster…
Hockey is (almost) back! After a long offseason where whispers, rumours and rumblings dominated headlines, we finally have some official word from the league about the 2020-2021 season. The NHL Board of Governers had a conference call this morning at 9 AM Pacific Time. Shortly after the call, the league and players association officially announced…
Welcome back to this sporadic column, which highlights the minor Canucks offseason news items that just weren’t big enough to get their own dedicated article, but are still worth making note of. Canucks sign Justin Bailey Along with Jalen Chatfield’s contract negotiations, this was an interesting story to follow. Justin Bailey tore up the AHL…
Jack Rathbone has serious potential to surprise a lot of people when he enters his first training camp with the Vancouver Canucks in roughly one month’s time. The former Harvard defenceman arrived in Vancouver last week and is currently completing his two-week quarantine. “I’m solo right now in a one-bedroom apartment,” said Rathbone, who signed…
Nils Höglander is trying to go out with a bang before coming over to North America. His SHL loan with Rogle BK is set to expire on December 12th, and then he can make his way over to Canada to prepare for training camp with the Vancouver Canucks. He’s a confident kid, and his confidence…
Somehow, someway, this is becoming a sporadic column on this site. In an incredibly drawn out offseason starved for news, there seems to be ample amounts of minor news items. These are the news items that aren’t big enough on their own to warrant entire articles, but instead, is something I make a note of…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! Do you think the season will actually start on January 15th? And…how are you? — Amber Norris (@AmberNorris71) December 6, 2020 I was texting back and forth with Patrick Johnston of The Province a week or two ago, and in doing so,…
It’s suppertime, and Rob Fai picks up his phone to make a phone call to Shantelle Chand, the producer of the late-night show on TSN 1040, Rob Fai Nation Radio. It was this tweet from Francesco Aquilini, the owner of the Vancouver Canucks, that caught his eye and prompted the call to his producer: Hey…
Yesterday, former Vancouver Canuck Markus Naslund joined The Jason Gregor Show on TSN 1260 Edmonton and talked about a plethora of topics. Here are some of the highlights of the interview, which you can listen to in its entirety here. Naslund talked a bit about how the developmental programs in Sweden are much more focused…
The Vancouver Canucks lost some valuable pieces this offseason via free agency. Tyler Toffoli, Chris Tanev, and Jacob Markstrom were the three most significant assets lost in the process. With training camp just around the corner, understanding what kind of value each player on the roster carries is important to understand. Whether the Canucks are…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! There were a lot of non-hockey related questions, so be prepared for that! Is Matthew Thiessen a future number one goalie? — phil verret (@BasketballPhil) November 21, 2020 Last week, we wrapped up our complete rankings of the top 16 prospects in…
Over the past three or so weeks, we at CanucksArmy have been counting down the top 16 prospects in the Vancouver Canucks organization. Stephan Roget, Chris Faber, and I have watched a multitude of video and talked to many different scouts regarding each of these prospects. Here is our completed 2020 list, with an excerpt…
