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The Ethics of Sports in a Pandemic: Part Three
Filed under: Woe Canada when it comes to the NHL and the All Canadian Division? The NHL has made the...
The EliteProspects Podcast With J.D. Burke and Craig Button: A World Juniors preview epsisode
The EliteProspects Podcast with J.D. Burke and Craig Button is back, checking in just in time to pro...
Al Strachan’s New Book, Mike Milbury, World Juniors, Being Fined, Christmas Stories and More
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N.H.L. and Players' Union Agree to Start Season in January
The season would start Jan. 13 with all seven Canadian teams in one division, but authorities in Can...
Canucks committed to health ministry approval, avoiding relocation when NHL resumes
'Depending on prevailing conditions both in local markets and across North America, the league will...
Canucks' radio play-by-play team in limbo as the NHL prepares for lift off
I think they understand that the broadcasters help sell the product with their enthusiasm, with thei...
Squamish Nation makes own Canucks statement — draft was released in 'error'
After a day's deliberation, the Squamish Nation has chosen not to endorse a message the Canucks rele...
Introducing the Season Pass Mentorship Program
The best coaches, players, scouts, and executives of the game all share one thing in common -- an un...
NHL and NHLPA agree on return-to-play plan, but B.C. health plan remains a work in progress
The hoped-for start to a 56-game regular season is Jan. 13, but the COVID-19 situation in either cou...
The World Juniors Coaches Q&A Series: Team Finland's Antti Pennanen
The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 3-ranked Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is charged with sculpting this mythical creature in the back...
Henrik Lundqvist’s Future Is Unknown After Rangers Buy Out His Contract
If he chooses to continue playing after 15 years in New York, Lundqvist, 38, will join a crowded goa...
Hybrid hockey bubble could ease health concerns, Canucks gain logo support
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Steve Ewen: Vancouver Giants turn to counsellor to help players deal with COVID-19 emotions
This is our last year to prove ourselves,’ says one player. With the delays, you just don’t know wha...
Henrik Lundqvist Will Not Play Next Season Due to a Heart Condition
Two months after signing with the Washington Capitals, the former Rangers goaltender said he made the decision after “many weeks of tests and conversations with specialists around the country.”
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 4-ranked Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are the team of Hockey Prospect Twitter, an honorific they've brandished in...
Ex-Canuck Doug Smith latest to allege systemic junior hockey abuse in suit against CHL
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No season for Stars
17th December 2020Craig AndersonDundee Stars, News2Dundee Stars general manager and head coach Omar...
Ben Kuzma: Can Sven Baertschi get it right winging it to fill Canucks’ big roster hole?
I’ll be fighting like hell,’ says the veteran who spent much of last season at AHL Utica. I’m still...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 5-ranked Minnesota Wild
It took them long enough, but the Minnesota Wild finally decided to embark upon something of a rebui...
Ben Kuzma: UBC professor calls for conversation on changing Canucks logo
The logo has been described as 'cultural appropriation' as it includes Haida elements Shannon Leddy...
COVID-19 concerns continue to push back opening night for Vancouver Giants, WHL
Jan. 8 has been taken off the table and the league will meet sometime next month to see when to kick...
Ben Kuzma: Canucks pursue quarantine protocols, some await NHL start date
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association continue to work at resolving all Return To Play issues before...
Gretzky Thieves Caught
Here's an interesting story I did not know about. Thieves broke into Walter Gretzky's basement this past summer, stealing upwards for half a million dollars worth of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia. Police have now caught the two crooks and have been successful in tracking down much of the memorabilia wh...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 6-ranked Montréal Canadiens
For years, the Montréal Canadiens suffered an inability to graduate prospects from their farm system...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 7-ranked New Jersey Devils
Newark may be the official home of the New Jersey Devils, but this organization has taken up residen...
Reporters, The World Juniors, Hockey Canada, The Best Power Play I Ever Had.
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No quarantine power play as Canucks are returning for 14-day protocol
'Everything I’m hearing is that they (health officials) didn’t accept the group cohort quarantine, w...
TSN's Abbott, Tomlinson and Price prepping for a strange World Juniors
Blake Price, Dave Tomlinson and Jon Abbott are going to be covering the 2021 World Junior Championsh...
The World Juniors Coaches Q&A Series: Team Czechia's Pavel Trnka
The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat...
Canucks prospects tracker: Hoglander's sweet sendoff, McDonough starts strong
An abbreviated tracker this week as world junior camps come to a close and the COVID-19 pandemic imp...
Canucks preach team toughness for tense Canadian division clashes
'We have a good power play, if there’s going to be a lot of nonsense going on. When the puck finally...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 8-ranked Florida Panthers
That added depth combines with an abundance of high-end talent already in place. Bolstered by limite...
Two Canucks prospects confirmed for World Junior Hockey Championship
Vasili Podkolzin (Russia) and Arvid Costmar (Sweden) will be the prospects to watch for Canucks fans...
Steve Ewen: Taylor Gauthier's world junior path reminds of Tanner Pearson's journey
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Ben Kuzma: Green knows how to push the right buttons at Canucks' camp
"I don’t want to kiss up to him because he’s the coach, but he’s a great coach — he really is. There...
Ben Kuzma: For Canucks, quarantine issue could be new season's highest hurdle
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The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 9-ranked Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators prospect pool, long lauded for its depth and lamented for its lack of credible t...
Canucks ink defenceman Jalen Chatfield to new deal
The Canucks look to have locked up their defence corps for 2019-20, though they do still have some s...
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 10-ranked Toronto Maple Leafs
While there’s no disputing the shortcomings on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, they have the right i...
Fred Sasakamoose, One of the First Indigenous N.H.L. Players, Dies at 86
He played only 11 games in hockey’s top league, but he inspired generations of athletes from Canada’s First Nations. He died after suffering complications of the coronavirus.
Where things stand with the World Juniors in Edmonton
Yesterday was a big day for the U20 World Junior Hockey Championships, set to take place later this...
Ben Kuzma: Canucks' Beagle buoyed by schedule progress, acquisition of Holtby, Schmidt
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BCHL explores its options while stickhandling around 'confusing' COVID-19 orders
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The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 11-ranked Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a team in flux. Their reward was being one of the very worst teams in hock...
COVID-19: B.C. Hockey League delays season until 2021
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