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Canucks’ Elias Pettersson, the defenceman, is quickly establishing himself as a viable call-up option

Gone are the days of Vancouver relying solely on seasoned AHL veterans and recycled journeymen to fill the necessary holes in their lineup. This season, a new wave of talent has emerged—young, hungry players who are finally ready to contribute valu

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Published: 1 month ago

JPat: 5 Vancouver Canucks who are entering make or break territory in 2024-25

When it comes to ‘make it or break it’ seasons for the Vancouver Canucks, one name stands out above all others. Vasily Podkolzin Now 23 and five years removed from being picked 10th overall in the 2019 National Hockey League Draft at Rogers Arena

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Published: 5 months ago

Vancouver Canucks rank 5th on The Athletic’s front office confidence survey

Every year for the past nine years, The Athletic asks 10,000 fans and 250 neutral observers to rank each team’s front office based on confidence level. Last year, the Canucks ranked 30th, but after the season they just put up, the confidence rankin

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Published: 5 months ago

Canucks in Trouble With Tyler Myers Extension

The Vancouver Canucks had a few options near the start of free agency to address their defensive core. After their season concluded the club only had three defencemen signed for…

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Published: 5 months ago

JPat: Approaching 35, can Tyler Myers still hold down a top four role for the Canucks in 2024-25?

For years, many Canucks fans counted down the day to June 30, 2024 when Tyler Myers hefty contract would come off the books and the towering defenceman would no longer ply his trade in Vancouver. Then days before Myers was set to become an unrestrict

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Published: 5 months ago

Obituary: Vancouver Canadians' usher Hans Havas was the 'Heart of the Nat'

Havas also worked as an usher for the Vancouver Canucks, B.C. Lions, Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver Warriors. He was 75.

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Published: 5 months ago

West Notes: Desharnais, Rossi, Rehkopf

The Canucks may slot in UFA signing Vincent Desharnais on their top defense pairing alongside Quinn Hughes in spot duty next season, opines Thomas Drance of The Athletic. Doing so would allow Filip Hronek, who spent all of last season stapled to

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Published: 5 months ago

JPat: Goals and expectations for Canucks’ Brock Boeser in key contract year

The number everyone talks about when they discuss Brock Boeser’s season is the 40 goals he scored in 2023-24. It was a career-best by 11 goals and the Burnsville, MN was one of only 17 players in the league to reach the threshold. So it was a spect

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Published: 5 months ago

Vancouver Canucks’ Player Milestones for the 2024-25 Season

The first full season under head coach Rick Tocchet was a successful one as the Vancouver Canucks not only made the playoffs but won the Pacific Division and were one…

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Published: 5 months ago

Is Elias Pettersson a Top 5 Player in the NHL?

Could Elias Pettersson Be a Top 5 Player in the NHL? The…

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Published: 5 months ago

Looking way too far ahead: 8 Puck-moving rentals potentially available to the Canucks at or near the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline

Alright, on the one hand, we’ve definitely taken things too far this time. We love our advanced previews and pre-emptive predictions as much as the next award-winning website, but posting an article about an event that is still, as of this writing,

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Published: 5 months ago

Goals and expectations for Kiefer Sherwood’s first year with the Vancouver Canucks

Welcome back to installment number three of our award-winning “goals and expectations for each Vancouver Canuck in 2024-25” series here at CanucksArmy. So far, we’ve set the bar(s) for captain Quinn Hughes, his defence partner Filip Hronek, an

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Published: 5 months ago

JPat: Goals and expectations for Canucks’ Elias Pettersson now that the big money contract has kicked in

The Vancouver Canucks don’t need Elias Pettersson to be at the peak of his game until opening night on October 9th against Calgary. But given the way he faded down the stretch last season and through the playoffs, concerns about a nagging knee inju

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Published: 5 months ago