Canucks Need to Replace Benning Before Replacing Green
After more offseason moves and another promise of better days ahead, the Vancouver Canucks have started the 2021-22 season on a frustrating 5-7-2 run with two of the worst special…
Willie Desjardins
The Grind Line: Detroit Red Wings’ Assistant Coach Candidates
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
5 Things to Watch in the 2019-20 Western Hockey League Season
There was plenty of change across the Western Hockey League in the summer, whether it was a coach returning to where he had the most success, or an entire organization switching cities.
Here are five storylines to keep an eye on in the 2019-2…
Kings Fire John Stevens
The Los Angeles Kings have fired head coach John Stevens, per an announcement from the team. Willie Desjardins has been named the interim head coach. Willie Desjardins named interim Head…
Forgotten Canucks Get 2nd Chance at 2018 Olympics
Team Canada announced their men’s ice hockey team roster on Thursday and to nobody’s surprise, it was nothing spectacular because of NHL players not being permitted to compete. However, there…
Big Season Looming for Ben Hutton
The Vancouver Canucks are looking for improvement across the board heading into next season. After his tumultuous campaign, Ben Hutton could be the poster boy for improvement. One of the…
Canucks Need to Adjust Horvat’s Role
It’s hard to imagine an NHL team’s MVP needing a role adjustment. With the Vancouver Canucks however, improvement is needed everywhere. That includes the Canucks’ MVP from last season. Bo…
Tryamkin’s Departure Puts Pressure on Gudbranson, Juolevi
Even after the regular season has ended, it seems like the Vancouver Canucks can’t stop losing. They went into Saturday night’s draft lottery, positioned to snag one of the top…
The Nuck Stops Here: Coaching, McEneny & Hutton
‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Monday throughout the regular season. News Canucks Relieve Willie Desjardins, Assistants of Coaching Duties The Canucks…
Granlund Goes From Afterthought to Catalyst
Not many were thinking about Markus Granlund when the Vancouver Canucks 2016-17 youth movement took off. He was an afterthought on the Canucks roster last season, and didn’t show much…
Hitchcock to the Canucks?
One of the most successful coaches in NHL history lost his job on Feb. 1, half a season before he was allegedly going to retire. With an abrupt end to…
Is Benning the Canucks’ Problem?
The Vancouver Canucks are one of those controversial teams when it comes to being well-managed. The problems raining down on the club have been long and grueling, while not all…