Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors
Quinn Hughes On Track to be Best Defenceman in Canucks History
Quinn Hughes is well on his way to becoming the best defenceman in Vancouver Canucks history. The 23-year-old was selected seventh overall by the Canucks in the 2018 NHL Entry…
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Published: 1 year ago
3 legendary NHL captains that match Quinn Hughes’ leadership profile
On Monday of this week, the Vancouver Canucks introduced Quinn Hughes as the 15th captain in franchise history. While Hughes was the leading candidate at this point, and a more than worthy choice, the news still came as a bit of a surprise, in part d
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Published: 1 year ago
How does the Pettersson and Hughes combo stack up against MacKinnon and Makar?
A Halford and Brough show debate on who the best player on the Canucks is right now, but more importantly how does the Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes combo stack up against McDavid and Draisaitl or MacKinnon and Makar?
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Published: 1 year ago
Adam Lowry Named Winnipeg Jets Captain
A second Canadian franchise has named a player captain in just as many days. After the Vancouver Canucks named star defenseman Quinn Hughes as their next captain, the Winnipeg Jets have followed up with their own choice, tapping center Adam Lowry to
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Published: 1 year ago
The Young Stars Classic is a great jumpstart for Vancouver Canucks prospects
The Vancouver Canucks will be participating in the Young Stars Classic that starts this Friday, September 15th. The Canucks will play a total of three games against the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets. The 2023 Young Stars game sch
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Published: 1 year ago
Ranking NHL teams by tiers: The bottom 16
This is part one of a two-part series ranking all 32 NHL teams by tiers for the 2023-24 season. Part two, which addresses the top 16 teams, will be published Wednesday.Keep in mind this exercise is rolling out roughly 10 days before trai
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Published: 1 year ago
Looking back on the path that led Quinn Hughes to the Canucks’ captaincy
In an understated press conference that pinned the ‘C’ on their stoic leader, the Vancouver Canucks ushered in a new era Monday, naming Quinn Hughes the 15th captain in franchise history.
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Published: 1 year ago
Hughes has all the attributes to be a great captain for Canucks
Thoughtful and smart, calm but driven, respected and liked by teammates – and one of the NHL’s best defencemen – Quinn Hughes has all the necessary attributes and ideals to develop into an excellent captain for the Vancouver Canucks.
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Published: 1 year ago
Why naming Quinn Hughes captain on Monday was great timing by the Vancouver Canucks
Patrik Allvin, Jim Rutherford, and Rick Tocchet have not been a part of the Vancouver Canucks organization for a long time, but they aren’t spring chickens when it comes to being NHL team employees. The shelf life of a general manager or head coach
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Published: 1 year ago
Canucks: Plaudits for popular Quinn Hughes assuming club captaincy
'I'm just going to keep piecing it together and do the best I can. All I know is I feel really excited to start the season and I really want to win.' — Quinn Hughes.
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Published: 1 year ago
Could SFU really work as the home of the Vancouver Canucks’ practice rink?
On today’s episode of Canucks Conversation, Chris Faber and I broke down my Friday report on the Vancouver Canucks’ talks with Simon Fraser University to build their practice facility on the school’s Burnaby campus atop Burnaby Mountain. If you
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Published: 1 year ago
What went into Tocchet and Canucks’ decision to name Hughes their next captain
Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet outlines the reasons that they picked Quinn Hughes as the team’s next captain, being one of the top players in the league, and being such a good person off the ice didn’t hurt his odds.
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Published: 1 year ago