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Plays of the Week: December 23rd-30th, 2017
By Vanessa Jang
Dec 31, 2017, 11:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 31, 2017, 01:34 EST
For the most part, this week was pretty good. Christmas to start, World Juniors, NHL hockey – what more could you ask for out of a week? Our writers have been extremely hard at work recapping every World Junior game, so be sure to send some stick taps their way!
Weekly Features
- Monday Mailbag (J.D. Burke)
- Cheers and Jeers (J.D. Burke)
- What Would You Do Wednesday (J.D. Burke)
- Blackfish (Ryan Biech)
- Babych Please (Grainne Downey)
Canucks Army World Junior Recaps
- Day 1 (J.D. Burke)
- Canada 6 – Slovakia 0 (Darryl Keeping)
- Jonah Gadjovich named Player of the Game for Team Canada (Vanessa Jang)
- Switzerland 3 – Belarus 2 (Darryl Keeping)
- Finland 4 – Denmark 1 (Darryl Keeping)
- Sweden 3 – Czech 1 (Janik Beichler)
- Russia 5 – Switzerland 2 (J.D. Burke)
- Slovakia 3 – USA 2 (J.D. Burke)
- Russia 5 – Belarus 2 (Janik Beichler)
- USA 4 – Canada 3 (Darryl Keeping)
- Sweden 7 – Switzerland 2 (Janik Beichler)
- Finland 5 – Slovakia 2 (Darryl Keeping)
Canucks Army This Week
- Why is Brock Boeser not a superstar? (Always90Four)
- No one in the NHL goal-scoring race is getting as little help as Brock Boeser (Jeremy Davis)
Canucks News This Week
- Alex Burmistrov signs with Ak-Bars Kazan (J.D. Burke)
- Canucks recall Michael Chaput from Utica (Ryan Biech)
The Games
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UTICA COMETS
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Breaking News
- Maintaining a role in the Canucks’ top six will be the goal for Liam Öhgren in 2026-27
- Video shows Canucks offered 33rd and 41st overall picks to Ottawa at 2026 NHL Draft
- WDYTT: Who will lead the Canucks in scoring for 2026-27?
- 31 days, 31 questions: What will the Canucks’ Hometown Remix jersey look like?
- John Shorthouse ‘couldn’t be happier’ after signing new 4-year deal to keep calling Canucks games
Vancouver CanucksTeam Cap Summary
Cap Summary
2026-27
2027-28
Projected Cap Hit
$86,185,833
$62,923,333
Projected Cap Space
$17,814,167
$50,576,666
Current Cap Space
$17,814,167
$50,576,666
Active Players
23/23
13/23
Draft Picks
Round
'26
'27
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1