Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that’s always on the right developmental track. In case you missed it, we at CanucksArmy have been hard at work revealing our 2020 Top Prospects, counting down from 16 to numero uno. In the process of putting it together, we enjoyed several behind-the-scenes debates…
Read More →“We can be heroes, just for one day,” sang the late and great David Bowie. This list will go through the ten most important goals in Vancouver Canucks history, with some of these goals etching the scorers’ names in the history books forever. Each of these goals has had a lasting impression on fans and…
Read More →Nicknamed “Done-zo” by his childhood buddy Jack Rathbone, Aidan McDonough is a 6’2 winger with a rocket of a shot and a level of physicality to be desired from a potential bottom-six scorer. Unranked on last year’s list, Aidan McDonough went off as a freshman at Northeastern and is now number nine on our top…
Read More →We don’t know when, we don’t know how, and we’re not entirely sure we know why, but the 2021 season is coming within the next couple of months and it’s time to start looking ahead. When the Vancouver Canucks skate out onto the ice in January or February, a large number of them could be…
Read More →New season, new alternate jerseys? This morning, the NHL posted a promotional preview, teasing reverse-retro jersey colours per team: #ReverseRetro @adidashockey pic.twitter.com/B9nhVAyK0b — NHL (@NHL) November 10, 2020 Each jersey had a particular number, seemingly the year the throwback design will refer to. Canucks users were quick in identifying the ’01’ jersey, leading many to think…
Read More →It may be the most unconventional offseason in NHL history, but it’s still the offseason, and that means it is time to update our annual CanucksArmy prospect rankings. The Canucks’ top pick from the 2020 Entry Draft is also the highest-ranked new arrival to the prospect pool, and his name is the pleasantly alliterative Joni…
Read More →The Vancouver Canucks have let go of two members of their media relations department. “As many of you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our business and many of the great people who work here at Canucks Sports & Entertainment,” said the Canucks’ Director of Communications, Ben Brown, in an email…
Read More →Dmitri Zlodeyev is the second half of the Vancouver Canucks’ potential late round steals at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Many NHL scouts had their eyes on Dynamo Moskva’s Bogdan Trineyev during the draft. Trineyev is a 6’2″ winger/centre who ended up being drafted in the fourth round by the Washington Capitals. Those who were…
Read More →Another week, another mailbag. Not many questions came in this week — as can be expected in the middle of the offseason, I suppose — so this will be a bit of a shorter mailbag than usual. With that being said, let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! Do you believe the talk…
Read More →A leader through and through who is going to be steadily in our top 15 rankings for the next couple of years. At just 20 years old, Toni Utunen has played in almost 100 professional games in the top Finnish league. He has been a captain for Finland in international play and is just beginning…
Read More →After a big shootout win over team Sweden, Russia’s U20 came into Sunday’s game with dreams of knocking off the Czech Republic men’s team and having a perfect start to the Karjala Cup. Sunday’s squad looked a little different as Canucks sixth round pick Dmitri Zlodeyev drew into the lineup as the fourth line centre….
Read More →The Vancouver Canucks made a splash when they bolstered their top-four defence group by acquiring Nate Schmidt from the Vegas Golden Knights earlier this offseason. Able to use Vegas’ tight cap situation to their advantage, the Canucks gave up a 2022 third-round pick in return for a legit top 2-3 defenceman in Schmidt. But the…
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