Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, Mar ch 25, 2019  VANCOUVER — For the second straight night, a team with something to win was too good for the team with merely something to prove. There have been a lot of lost weekends during the Vancouver Canucks’ unsuccessful five-decade search for the Stanley Cup. This one extinguished the last,… Continue reading Schenn the only bright spot in Canucks’ lacklustre effort vs. Blue Jackets

Source: Iain MacIntyre,, Sportsnet.ca, February 28, 2019  DENVER – As impressive as the Vancouver Canucks’ late surge was Wednesday to force a tying goal, their 3-2 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche was another torpedo to the hull of their sinking playoff hopes. The good news is if the National Hockey League team believed everything analysts and forecasters… Continue reading Canucks determined to stay in playoff race despite recent struggles

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, February 26, 2019  VANCOUVER — Nikolay Goldobin scored a goal Monday night. And he was thankful it was still for the Vancouver Canucks. “I’m just glad I’m staying here,” the Russian winger said after the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 the day the National Hockey League trade deadline passed. “Really happy. I like this organization… Continue reading Canucks earn redemptive performance with weight of deadline off their backs

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, February 12, 2019  VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks set up Michael DiPietro to fail, and on Monday night, in a premature National Hockey League debut, he did. The 19-year-old goaltending prospect, an emergency callup from the Ontario Hockey League last week, was forced into an NHL start when Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom reported to work Monday morning… Continue reading Canucks fail to protect Michael DiPietro in premature debut

Source: Iain MacIntyre, December 19, 2018  VANCOUVER – Criticized earlier this season for not sticking up for one another physically, the Vancouver Canucks were all-in Tuesday responding to an injured teammate and did everything they could to push back against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They just weren’t good enough to win the game, which Canucks leader Bo Horvat said would have… Continue reading Canucks prove they won’t be pushed around despite loss to Lightning

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, December 14, 2018  Winning an improbable point seemed as meaningful as losing a difficult road game Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks scored twice in the last four minutes of regulation to force overtime in a 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Canucks, who also scored twice in the final four minutes of Tuesday’s… Continue reading Canucks battle back to earn impressive point

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, December 7, 2018  VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks‘ last win at home in regulation time was against the Chicago Blackhawks. Joel Quenneville was still in charge of the Hawks back then, the Republican Party was still in charge of the U.S. House of Representatives and kids were just coming home with bags… Continue reading Canucks’ win over Predators lone bright spot on home stand

Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, November 20, 2018  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks weren’t missing six players on Monday when they lost to the Winnipeg Jets. They were missing 12: their six injured guys, plus the six they don’t yet have on their roster in order to compete against the best teams in the National Hockey League. The Jets,… Continue reading Promising Canucks must be patient on long path to Jets-like ascension

Source: Iain MacIntyre, November 1, 2018  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks had five of their own first-round draft picks playing forward for them on Wednesday: Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Brendan Gaunce, Bo Horvat and Jake Virtanen. And the two who scored against the Chicago Blackhawks were Virtanen, twice, and Gaunce. Gaunce, who once went 87 National Hockey League games and more than two years… Continue reading Virtanen, Gaunce lead young Canucks over veteran Blackhawks