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CanucksArmy Top 25 of 2020: #1 — Vancouver Canucks forward Michael Ferland deemed unfit to play at start of training camp

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By Zach Laing

Dec 31, 2020, 17:46 ESTUpdated: Dec 31, 2020, 17:52 EST

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Welcome to the yearly wrap up of the top read articles over the last year!

We did it! We finally made it to number one.

The top article this year was from mid-July when the Canucks assembled to kick off training camp ahead of the return to play. Michael Ferland had been deemed unfit to play at the start of camp,

Vancouver Canucks forward Michael Ferland deemed unfit to play at start of training camp

Here’s some of what I wrote in the quick hit:

The forward had battled concussion issues throughout the regular season, but recently had begun skating alongside teammates in phase two activities.
Questions had come up about his ability to hold a hockey-playing career, so it was great news to see him on the ice last week.
With NHL training camps kicking off across the NHL, the league is handling all injury reports for teams across the league. For any player who tests positive, the NHL and its teams will not be identifying specific cases without prior approval from the NHL or NHLPA.

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