The following is a guest post from Carlo Magno, a high school student in the greater Toronto area who is participating in a school internship program with Hockey World Blog. In his free time, Carlo loves watching the Toronto Maple…
In a story posted on the Vancouver Canucks website earlier this morning, the team confirmed that general manager Jim Benning confirmed that the club is exploring trade options for forward Chris Higgins. Per the statement on the team’s website: “As…
The John Tortarella experiment in Vancouver certainly didn’t last long. He was ousted after one abysmal season in Vancouver, and replaced last year by Willie Desjardins. The turnaround was immediate, and Desjardins helped guide the Canucks right back into the…
Offense: The Canucks definitely struggled with offense last season under the direction of Coach John Tortorella. Henrik and Daniel Sedin were the two leading scorers on the team, with Henrik scoring 50 points and Daniel scoring 47. But last season…
Last season started off great for the Vancouver Canucks. In fact, it ended well too, with 111 points and a 2nd consecutive President’s Trophy win. Things were great in Vancouver, that is, until the playoffs started. It didn’t take long…
Key Offseason Additions: Marco Sturm Key Offseason Losses: Christian Ehrhoff, Raffi Torres, Tanner Glass Last Season Ranking: 1st in the West Offense: Up front, the Vancouver Canucks will not look much different than they did last season. They’re lead by…
Key Offseason Losses: Kyle Wellwood, Andrew Raycroft Key Offseason Additions: Raffi Torres, Bill Sweatt, Dan Hamhuis, Manny Malhotra, Mason Raymond, Keith Ballard Last Season Ranking: 3rd, West Offense: Second only to the Washington Capitals in goals last season (268), the…
May 11th 2009 – although most wont remember the actual date, many Canucks fans will know what happened on this fateful day. This was when the Vancouver Canucks’ juggernaut hit a brick wall with a crushing loss to the Chicago…
One day you’re a college student playing in the NCAA tournament. 24 hours later you sign an entry-level contract and you’re in the show. That’s exactly what happened to former North Dakota forward Brock Boeser. Friday night North Dakota lost…
Brandon Sutter got off to a good start with Vancouver this season. In his first season with the Canucks, he scored four goals and recorded eight assists in 16 games. But the 26-year old hasn’t seen the ice since November…