Vancouver Canucks officially out in bid for NHL hub city
The city of Vancouver will not be hosting any NHL games when the league gets underway, the Vancouver Canucks announced Thursday.
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Throwback Thursday: This week in 2017, Vancouver Canucks draft Elias Pettersson fifth overall
Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday!
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WDYTT: Which Canuck are you most excited to see play in the postseason?
Welcome back to What Do You Think Thursday. The NHL has already made it clear that its eight pending play-in series, now scheduled to start July 30, DO NOT count as true Stanley Cup Playoff games — something that has already led to plenty of confusion and consternation. So I'm told the NHL still hasn't decided…
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Canucks: All Time Drafted Team
The Nation Network continues its look at the seven Canadian franchises’ all-time roster of drafted players. How good were the scouts on draft day? While unrestricted free agency gets more focus each summer, the draft is much more important to an organization’s long-term success. Today we focus on the Vancouver Canucks.
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‘Momentum has completely stopped’ on Vancouver hub city bid
The momentum on Vancouver’s bid to be a hub city for NHL games has reportedly stopped dead in its tracks, Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston says.
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Canucks add Daniel and Henrik Sedin Community Leadership Award to annual team awards
The Vancouver Canucks aren’t done honouring Daniel and Henrik Sedin just yet. The organization hung the twin legends’ jerseys in the rafters at Rogers Arena in February, and now, they’ve named a team award after them, aimed to recognize which Canuck goes above and beyond in his community. The award will be handed out this…
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8 other NHL teams who might want to make Jacob Markstrom their new starting goalie
If you joined us last week for the first installment in this miniature series, you’ll know that we identified at least 13 other NHL clubs who could be in the market for a right-handed defender like Chris Tanev this offseason — an exercise in emotional turmoil if ever there was one. And we’re afraid that…
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NHL History: Vancouver Canucks hire Brian Burke as GM
Yesterday was one of the biggest days in Vancouver Canucks history as they named Brian Burke as the clubs general manager in 1998.
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Today in 2006, Vancouver Canucks acquire Roberto Luongo
One of the most important players in Vancouver Canucks history joined the club 14 years ago today.
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Vancouver Canucks’ Reid Boucher officially signs in KHL
One of the best players in Utica Comets history has officially signed in the KHL.
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What Friday’s NHL Draft Lottery means for the Vancouver Canucks
In recent years, the Vancouver Canucks have had terrible luck at the Draft Lottery. In 2017, they had the second-best odds at landing the first overall pick, but instead, they were bumped down to fifth. Thankfully, they were able to use that pick to land Elias Pettersson. Then in 2018, the Canucks were bumped down…
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News and notes: Vancouver remains shortlisted for hub city, NHL start date set, player contracts extended and bigger workout groups
Amid what has been a busy news day around the NHL, I’m going to tie a bunch of important news and notes into this article.
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