It was just two years ago the Vancouver Canucks and Alain Vigneault went on a record setting march to the Stanley Cup Finals, and nearly beat the Boston Bruins. Two years later and two dismal playoff performances later, Alain Vigneault and his coaching staff have been handed there walking papers. Louie Jean of TVA Sports broke the news at 12:33 ... Read More »
So that’s that, the shortened NHL lockout season is over and you could say the Canucks are happy it’s all done. The season featured Keith Ballard as a forward, Manny Malhotra forced to shut down for the season, Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo battling for the number one spot and everything in between. That Stanley Cup Final run has to ... Read More »
Canucks fans, I just want you to know the playoff run isn’t over yet so please put that jersey back on, and yes put that car flag on your car again. Although the Canucks are down 0-3 in the series and look like a bunch of lost pee-wee kids in their first hockey game together, it isn’t over yet, but ... Read More »
The Vancouver Canucks had been waiting for a week or so for their first victim of the playoffs, and finally on Saturday night, the San Jose Sharks clinched the sixth seed and will play the Canucks in the first round of the playoffs. The Canucks have enjoyed the usual successful season; they won their fifth straight Northwest Division led by ... Read More »
The Vancouver Canucks finish the shortened 2013 NHL Season tonight in Edmonton and will be heading into the post season with home ice advantage and another Northwest Division title. As everyone knows the Canucks normally in the past 6 years have had pretty good regular season success and have only missed the playoffs once in that time frame; the real ... Read More »
Imagine I give you a piece of a paper, it had “Goalie A, Goalie B, Goalie C” written on the piece of paper, what if I told you that goalie C was Roberto Luongo and that he had stats on par with Goalies A and B who were possible Hall of Famers? Would you believe me? At first I wouldn’t ... Read More »
Canucks General Manager, Mike Gillis announced today they have acquired Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2013 and prospect Kevin Connauton. This move will finally give back some depth down the middle with Kesler currently out with an injury and Malhotra forcing to retire earlier in the season. Derek Roy has four ... Read More »
In a weird turn of events last night, Jarome Iginla is officially a Pittsburgh Penguin and reunited with Team Canada teammates Sidney Crosby and recently acquired Brenden Morrow. After 16 years of service to the Calgary Flames, the longtime Flames captain needed a change of scenery, so he chose Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. In return, the Flames acquired ... Read More »
If the season couldn’t get any worse for the Vancouver Canucks, it just got a little more terrible. The Vancouver Canucks lost winger David Booth for the rest of the season and defenceman Alex Edler to suspension Friday. Booth underwent surgery Friday after suffering a severe ankle sprain last Saturday against Detroit on Millionaires night. Booth has been out since ... Read More »
The Vancouver Canucks announced Saturday morning that they signed collegiate player Kellan Lain to a contract. Lain played for Lake Superior University and compiled 39 points in his last three seasons with the team. They also announced today that they signed forward Ludwig Blomstrand to an entry-level contract. Blomstrand was originally selected by the Canucks in the fourth round of ... Read More »
Fire Marc Crawford! Trade Markus Naslund! HA! Did you see that beach ball go through Cloutier picture on Google? Oh…this isn’t 2004? Oh its 2013? Oh the Canucks Coach is actually Alain Vigneault and we actually want to trade Roberto Luongo? Sorry…I guess being a fan of the Vancouver Canucks for over a decade you tend to hear the same ... Read More »
Finally the Vancouver Canucks can see a light at the end of the tunnel, although its faint, it’s a light and that’s something they need. The Canucks got their second victory in March beating the red hot Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1 in a shootout (yeah I just said the Red Hot Columbus Blue Jackets…) on Tuesday night. Jason Garrison tied ... Read More »
Ryan Kesler’s return to the Canucks lineup lasted a grand total of *DRUMROLL PLEASE*, 7 games. Coach Alain Vigneault announced during a post-practice press conference that Kesler has a broken right foot and will be sidelined for up to 8 weeks. Vigneault told reporters the fracture showed up on a CT scan Wednesday morning. Vigneault didn’t say exactly when the ... Read More »
In any regular season, the team would arrive back home and have time to recover from their long road trip, well that’s not the case this season. With this lockout shortened season, the Canucks are about to get back at it tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes, just a little over 48 hours after getting a beating from the Detroit Red ... Read More »
Just when the Canucks were getting healthy, another key injury has hit them. Kevin Bieksa who shares the team lead with 5 goals, left Friday’s game, which they won 1-0, with what the team is reporting as a groin injury. He is currently listed day to day and isn’t expected to play on the last game of the road trip ... Read More »
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