The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a goaltending pickle as they gear up for Game 4 of their opening-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Nashville Predators. With injuries sidelining their top two netminders, head coach Rick Tocchet wouldn’t confirm Casey DeSmith in goal for the team on Sunday night. Instead, reports are that third-string…
Photo: Ashley Potts Sheldon Dries had a goal and an assist to pace the Abbotsford Canucks to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Eagles in the opener of their best-of-three Pacific Division first-round series at Blue Arena on Wednesday night. The Canucks can wrap up the series with another win on Friday. Dries, who spent…
Reports from multiple sources indicate that Thatcher Demko, the Vancouver Canucks’ star goaltender, is facing uncertainty due to injury, casting a shadow over the team’s playoff hopes. Following Sunday’s victory, where Demko was conspicuously absent from addressing the media, speculation began to mount regarding his condition. It has been learned now that he won’t play…
With the Dallas Stars’ clinching the Western Conference title with their 2-1 victory on Wednesday, the second Western Conference playoff matchup was determined; the two teams: the Vancouver Canucks and the Nashville Predators. The Canucks (50-22-9) will have the home ice advantage against the Predators (47-30-5) in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup…
The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Vasily Podkolzin on a two-year contract extension confirmed General Manager Patrik Allvin on Thursday. The club has agreed to terms with the forward, paying him $1 million per season for the next two seasons. It’s a one-way deal, meaning he will get paid his $1 million whether he’s in…
The NHL Playoffs are now only one week away, and most of the teams who have qualified have familiar logos. This isn’t the case for the Vancouver Canucks, who, after an amazing and surprising campaign are in the postseason for the first time since the 2019-20 season. Will their inexperience be an issue? Or, can…
Connor McDavid will sit out tonight according to Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch. This will be the third straight game McDavid has missed, the coach saying his captain is taking extra time and making sure his nagging injury issue is completely behind him. EDM coach Kris Knoblauch says Connor McDavid will not play tonight…
The Abbotsford Canucks clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night with a 4-3 win over the Manitoba Moose. The Canucks are heading to the postseason for the third year in a row since joining the AHL in 2021-22. They lost to Calgary in the division semifinals last spring. Abbotsford will…
As the Vancouver Canucks end the regular season, one of the team’s fundamental problems is Elias Pettersson. It isn’t that he’s having a bad season. In 76 games, he has put up 33 goals and added 52 assists. However, he’s hit a point slump and could be playing improved hockey. The team is working hard…
The Vancouver Canucks have made a strategic move to place goaltender Thatcher Demko on LTIR. General Manager Patrik Allvin revealed that his starter has been retroactively placed on LTIR, while forward Arshdeep Bains has been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL). The move means Demko won’t be eligible to play until April 6. General Manager Patrik Allvin…
