Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors
The Hughes/Hronek pairing is already one of the NHL’s best, but is it a long-term solution for the Canucks?
Through five games on the nascent 2023/24 season, two things — and two things only — have been made clear about the Vancouver Canucks’ blueline: Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek are the team’s most consistent pairing, and that pairing is playing
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Published: 10 months ago
How can Tocchet manage minutes differently to bolster the Canucks’ five-on-five play?
Halford and Brough discuss the Vancouver Canucks five-on-five play and how head coach Rick Tocchet could potentially manage certain players’ minutes to help improve their overall game.
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Published: 10 months ago
Can Thatcher Demko win a Vezina for the Canucks this season?
Once upon a time, the Vancouver Canucks had one of the hottest up-and-coming goalie prospects in the world in Thatcher Demko. The San Diego, CA native finally broke out as a full-time starter in 2019 – five years after being drafted – then the CO
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Published: 10 months ago
Blackfish: More than points from Lekkerimäki, Brzustewicz’s hot streak, and Vasily Podkolzin’s AHL clapper
Welcome back to another Blackfish Prospects Report here at CanucksArmy. It’s my favourite time of the week because we get to talk about the week that was for the Vancouver Canucks’ prospects. Once again, there are a lot of highlights to get to a
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Published: 10 months ago
Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio grabs two points in return from injury with the Seattle Thunderbirds
If you have been keeping up lately, the Vancouver Canucks fan base has enjoyed quite the influx in prospect news – especially from the backend. In terms of North American skaters, there have been a few names that have taken the spotlight and put fo
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Published: 10 months ago
Dunc Wilson Passes Away
Inaugural Vancouver Canucks starting netminder Dunc Wilson has passed away at age 75, the NHL Alumni Association announced yesterday evening. Born in Toronto, Wilson made his NHL debut in the 1969-70 campaign, stopping 23 of 26 shots in a lone appea
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Published: 10 months ago
Dermott explains defiance of Pride tape ban: 'Hockey is for everyone'
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott explained his decision to use Pride tape Saturday night, becoming the first known player to stand against the NHL's recent ban on the rainbow-colored equipment."You don't really want to go against rules that
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Published: 10 months ago
Latest On Conor Garland
Just before the start of the season, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported that the Vancouver Canucks had given forward Conor Garland and his agency full freedom to find a suitable trade partner for the winger. Unfortunately, for most teams at this
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Published: 10 months ago
Anthony Beauvillier needs a more prominent role with Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks’ hot start to the season has fizzled out over the last few days, and aside from defensive miscues, their lack of depth scoring has played a role in that. It’s time to get Anthony Beauvillier going again. Beauvillier, acquire
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Published: 10 months ago
Canucks’ Hughes-Hronek pairing can become best in NHL — if it remains intact
Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek barely played together during the pre-season, but now with a five-game sample size, the power-pairing has the ability to dominate the ice.
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Published: 10 months ago
Canucks Game Day: Hitting right notes in Music City would be fine trip finale
The Fab Four are on a mission. Elias Pettersson has 10 points (2-8), J.T. Miller has eight (2-6), Quinn Hughes has five (1-4) and Thatcher Demko has stopped 93 of 100 shots.
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Published: 10 months ago
Why variety is key to the Vancouver Canucks’ newfound success on the power play
The Vancouver Canucks came into the 2023/24 season with a stated desire to get more out of their special teams. Just five games into the campaign, things are already looking up. The penalty kill remains a work in progress. Thus far, it’s hovering a
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Published: 10 months ago