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…
When you hear of a player going between the legs for a goal, you might think that they dropped the stick and puck between their legs and flung a high shot over the goalies shoulder. Those are the beautiful ones…
After the 2018 NHL Draft, it would only be right for Vancouver Canucks fans to be excited about Quinn Hughes lacing up the skates this fall with 2017 first-round pick Elias Pettersson. Unfortunately, the duo taking the ice together will…
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…
The best goalies give their teams a chance to win on a nightly basis—and that’s exactly what Ryan Miller did in the late stages of his team’s recent contest against the Detroit Red Wing. Down 3-1 with just over two…
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…
It’s pretty incredible to see how a play can unfold and be altered by one simple mistake. Last night, for Dan Hamhuis, it was his mistake that lead to an unfortunate slap shot to the face. Hamhuis took control of…
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…
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…