Johnson Out Months, Canucks Not Tanking & More News Dustin L. Nelson | December 4, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson broke his fibula in Saturday’s game against the Stars, the team announced not long after he left the ice. He’s expected to miss six-to-eight…
Linden: Willie Desjardins Will Return Next Season Dustin L. Nelson | March 5, 2016 Despite an outcry from Vancouver fans that the team is a mess, president of hockey operations Trevor Linden told Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman that head coach Willie Desjardins will return next…
Hockey News: Ducks Sign Hagelin; Gonchar Receives Tryout Contract Jeff Ponder | August 16, 2015 It’s time to take a look at news from around the NHL landscape: The Anaheim Ducks have inked forward Carl Hagelin for four years. [ESPN.com] It’s always important to look…
Canucks Leave Troubled Past Behind The Hockey Writers | May 7, 2015 As any Canucks fan knows, the last few years have been painful to watch when it comes to playoff time. The 2011 Stanley Cup final match up with the rival…
Canucks Win, Christmas Re-Instated Darrin Hayes | December 22, 2014 The Canucks came up with a big overtime win against the Flames on Saturday, and at the same time gave me an early Christmas present. It silenced the seemingly endless…
Pat Quinn Leaves Lasting Legacy in Vancouver The Hockey Writers | November 27, 2014 This past Monday, Pat Quinn, former NHL player, head coach and general manager passed away in Vancouver at the age of 71. Quinn’s presence loomed large over the NHL,…
Quinn and Tikhonov: The Hockey World Grows Smaller Andrew Forbes | November 25, 2014 On Sunday, the hockey world lost two recognizable figures with the passing of legendary Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov and former NHL player and coach Pat Quinn. The 84-year-old Tikhonov passed…
Canucks Need Brendan Morrison As Character Model Darrin Hayes | October 10, 2014 The Canucks worked very hard in the offseason to alter a future mired in the bottom of the league that most people had resigned them to, and at the same…
Canucks Corner – The Final Final Edition Peter Chau | June 16, 2014 Okay, so there was a previous Final Edition of Canucks Corner that ended long before the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs started. It seemed like eons ago that the Canucks management…
Benning Has Blueprint For Canucks Return To Power Darrin Hayes | May 30, 2014 Jim Benning is officially the Canucks GM, and fans can breathe a little easier now that this key building block is in place. The draft is coming, and without…
Rest Easy, Linden Is Qualified In His New Position Darrin Hayes | May 15, 2014 When Trevor Linden was first named President of Hockey Operations, the initial reaction was primarily positive. Vancouver fans were overjoyed to have the most popular player in Canuck history back…
Former Canucks Haunt the Playoffs Peter Chau | May 15, 2014 As the clock ticked down to zero in both Game Sevens, first against the Philadelphia Flyers and then against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a part of me secretly wanted the New York Rangers to…