In honour of the team’s 50th anniversary, the organization allowed fans to vote on a throwback jersey to be worn as an alternate on select nights for the 2019-20 season. The results are in, and the flying skate won in a landslide. With the organization nearing its 50th year with an apparent willingness to shake…
Read More →It’s been a cooler week in BC, yet the province remains ablaze. So, as Canuck fans patiently wait for the smoke to subside, we continue to eagerly await the arrival of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, and other notable prospects in the Vancouver system. With this current group of future prospects and current young players, I…
Read More →Another heat wave is about to hit Vancouver but the NHL season is just on the horizon. Yesterday, we found out that the organization would be wearing the Flying Skate jersey for a couple of games during the 2019-20 season and it resulted in some fans looking forward to seeing the beautiful jersey back on…
Read More →My question to you Jackson is what can the Canucks sell after losing Linden if Boeser and prospects don’t perform? (Insert Benny hill music) — Stuart W. Dixon, MBA (@StuartDixonMBA) August 13, 2018 Not much, I’d imagine. They’ll still have a good farm system, and if Quinn Hughes has another good season that should drum…
Read More →Well, here I was just minding my own business watching international shipping traffic for a few weeks when hockey twitter had to go and blow up over the Jeff Skinner trade. There’s been plenty of hot takes on both sides of this trade, but most are focusing solely on the relative values of the players…
Read More →If the Canucks don’t make any deals from now until october and assuming Gaudette earns a spot and Vancouver goes with 14 Forwards how gets cut from the 15HorvatBoeserBaertschiVirtanenGagnerSutterLeipsicGoldobinSchallerRousselGranlundGaudettePetterssonBeagleEriksson — Nucks Fan (@NucksJays) August 12, 2018 To be honest, I’m not sure I can see Gaudette making the team out of camp given how many…
Read More →It’ll be the Canucks 50th anniversary in 2019-20 and, to celebrate, the organization allowed fans to decide which jersey they should introduce as a throwback to be worn on select nights. They had three options — the Halloween V jersey, the flying skate, and the early 2000s Orca jersey — to choose from. The flying…
Read More →This series is a chance to look back at some of the forgotten Canucks over the years as the team approaches their 50th year in the NHL. Some are more noteworthy than others, and if you have any memories of seeing these guys play, feel free to add them in the comments. I was fortunate…
Read More →The sun is out, the weather is warm, and the hockey news in Vancouver has dried up after a furious end to July. So, while Canuck fans eagerly await the arrival of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, and other notable prospects in the Vancouver system I started to ponder. With this current group of future prospects…
Read More →The hockey world has come to a grinding halt, so we’ll turn our attention to goings-on at CanucksArmy for this week. As most of you are aware, J.D. Burke stepped down as managing editor last week. In his stead steps Ryan Biech, who wrote about the state of the blog in this post yesterday morning. We’re…
Read More →It will be an exciting couple of seasons for the Canucks as they get ready to celebrate their 50th year in the NHL. It starts with the Canucks hosting the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and it appears that the next thing to be announced is a throwback jersey for select games during the 2019-20 season…
Read More →Psst… don’t look now, but hockey season is starting to creep up on us. We are now into August, which means that training camp and pre-season are right around the corner. What better time than now to take a look at what options could lay ahead for Comets head coach Trent Cull and his staff for…
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