Day two of Canucks development camp took place Tuesday morning with the forwards taking the ice first, followed by a full roster skate, and closing out with the defensemen getting some ice. The first hour gave us a chance to see the forwards show off their shots with a lot of fast-paced drills and a …
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Welcome back to Around the Leaguea column in which we update you on all of the happenings around the NHL through a Canucks-focused lens. Evgeni Malkin and Tyler Motte to hit UFA For the first time in his already Hall of Fame-worthy career, Evgeni Malkin is set to hit free agency. Breaking: Sources say Evgeni …
The deadline for teams to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents has come and gone for this season. Many players didn’t receive a qualifying offer, meaning that they will become unrestricted free agents and are free to choose their own destiny. From the Canucks, Juho Lammikko, Justin Bailey, and Matthew Highmore all fit this …
We didn’t get any of the fireworks that we were hoping for since our last Monday Mailbag. The Canucks walked away from the 2022 NHL draft with Swedish sniper Jonathan Lekkerimäki and another Elias Pettersson. There was no JT Miller trade, and the lack of change worries some after so much excitement about the new …
It’s been a while since we did a “scenes from”, because, well, there hasn’t been any Canucks on-ice activity in months! But today, that all changes, because we were out at UBC in the Father Bauer Arena watching the Canucks’ prospects up close in person. Here’s what we saw. The Goalies As expected, the goalies …
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The Vancouver Canucks have extended a qualifying offer to goaltender Michael DiPietro, the club announced Monday. The Canucks have not extended qualifying offers to forwards Juho Lammikko, Matthew Highmore, and Justin Bailey. Unless they agree to terms on new deals with the Canucks in the next two days, they’ll become unrestricted free agents on July …
The Vancouver Canucks selected six new prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. There were no fireworks, no big trades, no movement of picks, and aside from drafting another Elias Pettersson and being able to pick up Jonathan Lekkerimäki, it was a damn quiet two days for the Canucks. Let’s look at each of the …
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After using their first-round pick on Jonathan Lekkerimäki and their third-round pick on Elias Pettersson — yes you read that right — the Vancouver Canucks selected Daimon Gardner with their fourth-round pick at 112th overall and WHL goaltender Ty Young in round five. Daimon Gardner Gardner, a 6’4 center from Ontario, is expected to play …
8 Photo Credit: © Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports By now, you’ve already heard the news. The Vancouver Canucks selected a left-handed defenseman named Elias Pettersson in the third round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. Not only is Pettersson’s name pronounced the exact same way as Canuck forward Elias Pettersson’s, but Pettersson told …
You’re not misreading that headline. It’s day two of the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, and with their second pick, the Vancouver Canucks have selected left-shot defenseman Elias Pettersson in the third round at 80th overall. Coming in at 6’2” and 185 pounds, Pettersson is a bigger defenseman whose number one asset is his shot. …
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