Category: Olli Juolevi
Canucks: Halak to back-up Demko, Sutter returns, but is back end good enough?
Tuukka RaskUnrestricted free agent Jaroslav Halak, 36, has reportedly agreed to a one-year, US$1.5 million bonus-laden contract to back-up starter Thatcher Demko.
Read moreAvalanche sign Makar to new contract; how long before Canucks do same with Hughes?
Lukáš JašekQuinn Hughes is part of qualifying offers announced by Canucks Monday, along with Elias Pettersson. Five players aren't qualified, most notably Jayce Hawryluk.
Read moreCanucks extend qualifying offers to Pettersson, Hughes, Garland
Lukáš JašekThe Vancouver Canucks have extended qualifying offers to seven players, including stars Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, as well as recently acquired forwards Conor Garland and Jason Dickinson, the team announced Monday.
Read moreCanucks: Braden Holtby joins more crowded crease for Seattle NHL expansion draft
Nate SchmidtA rejuvenated Braden Holtby and Florida Panthers unrestricted free agent Chris Driedger might make a Kraken goaltending tandem
Read moreCanucks: Braden Holtby joins more crowded crease for Seattle NHL expansion draft
Jay BeagleA rejuvenated Braden Holtby and Florida Panthers unrestricted free agent Chris Driedger might make a Kraken goaltending tandem
Read moreCanucks: Braden Holtby joins more crowded crease for Seattle NHL expansion draft
Olli JuoleviThe club must also select a minimum of 20 players under contract for next season and they have to combine for at least 60 per cent of the team’s salary cap, a $48.9-million minimum and ceiling of $81.5 million (all figures in U.S dollars).As for goalies, a rejuvenated Holtby, 31, and Florida Panther...
Read moreCanucks: Braden Holtby joins more crowded crease for Seattle NHL expansion draft
Lukáš JašekA rejuvenated Braden Holtby and Florida Panthers unrestricted free agent Chris Driedger might make a Kraken goaltending tandem
Read moreKole Lind left off Canucks’ Seattle Expansion Draft protection list
Tanner PearsonThe 10 AM EST deadline for teams to get their protection lists for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft has now passed, and the Canucks’ list has been made official. Of their forwards, Vancouver will protect Elias Pettersson (F), Brock Boeser (F), J.T. Miller (F), Bo Horvat (F), Tanner Pearson (F), Ty...
Read moreCanucks top 10 prospects: Hard-rock Jett Woo’s got underrated offensive talents, too
Tyler MyersThe soon-to-be 21-year-old defenceman will be handed a big role for the 2021-22 Abbotsford AHLers
Read morePodkolzin's 'scary' combination of skills could make him core piece for Canucks
Vancouver CanucksEven after the most disappointing season in a decade for the Vancouver Canucks, the promise on the horizon is still visible. Vasily Podkolzin's heavy, robust game, with a foundation of skill bolstered by attitude, could make the Russian forward another core piece for the Canucks.
Read moreCanucks shopping list: That gaping hole on the blue-line
Jim BenningThe Canucks need a new approach on defence in 2021-22.
Read moreCanucks shopping list: That gaping hole on the blue-line
CHEK-DTThe Vancouver Canucks were not a good defensive team in 2020-21. That’s not all about the defenc...
Read moreCanucks shopping list: That gaping hole on the blue-line
Travis HamonicThe Vancouver Canucks were not a good defensive team in 2020-21. That’s not all about the defence corps, of course, as defending in the NHL is as much about how the five men on th...
Read moreFGD 56: Going out in style (1:30pm MT, SN West)
Sean MonahanThere are three more periods, plus possibly overtime, left in the 2020-21 regular season. The Calgary Flames (25-27-3, 53 points) face the Vancouver Canucks (23-28-4, 50 points) in a regular season finale taking place several days after the playoffs have begun for the first time ever. It’s history i...
Read moreFGD 54: Late night hockey in Vancouver (8:30pm MT, SN1/360)
Byron FroeseIt’s the final road trip of the 2020-21 campaign for the Calgary Flames (24-26-3, 51 points) head to scenic British Columbia for the first of two final road games with the Vancouver Canucks (22-28-3, 47 points). The Canucks played Saturday afternoon in Edmonton and flew home, and this is part of the...
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