Canucks take 2 out of 3 on Eastern Canadian swing
Heading into the road trip, the Canucks had won a season high 6 games in a row and had climbed to the top of the Northwest Division after a tepid start to the season. Unfortunately that streak would come to an end as their road woes continued in a 2-0 loss the Canadiens.
Categories: Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexandre Burrows, Andrew Alberts, Carey Price, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Fredrik Sjostrom, Jaroslav Halak, Keith Ballard, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Mikhail Grabovski, Nazem Kadri, Pascal Leclaire, Phil Kessel, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Tanner Glass
Canucks beat Oilers in Burrows’ return, Torres gets a hat-trick
Alexandre Burrows played his first game of the season for the Canucks, a 4-3 victory over their Northwest Division rivals the Edmonton Oilers. Burrows had missed the first 10 games of the season as he was recovering from off season shoulder surgery.
Categories: Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alexandre Burrows, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Dustin Penner, Henrik Sedin, Jason Bothford, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Raffi Torres, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo
Canucks roster settled (for now)
The Vancouver Canucks finally settle on a roster for opening night.
Categories: Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Peters, Christian Erhoff, Cody Hodgson, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Darcy Hordichuk, Eddie Lack, Guillaume Desbiens, Henrik Sedin, Jannik Hansen, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Lee Sweatt, Manny Malhotra, Mason Raymond, Mikael Samuelsson, Peter Schaefer, Raffi Torres, Rick Rypien, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Parent, Sami Salo, Shane O'Brien, Steve Tambellini, Tanner Glass
Defensive upgrades give Islanders hope
NHLHS New York Islanders Correspondent Anthony Curatolo goes deep into the depths of the Islanders defense. With improvements all around, it could be a surprising season on Long Island this year.
Categories: Eastern Conference, New York Islanders, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andrew MacDonald, Bruno Gervais, Calvin de Haan, Dan Hamhuis, Jack Hillen, James Wisniewski, Mark Eaton, Mark Streit, Milan Jurcina, Radek Martinek, Travis Hamonic
Canucks season preview: Line combinations
With the recent signing of the gritty and versatile Raffi Torres, the Canucks have a full compliment of NHL level forwards for the upcoming season. Aside from Cody Hodgson, who needs to have a fantastic camp, players like Jordan Schroeder, Alexandre Bolduc, Sergei Shirokov, Mario Bliznak, and Viktor Oreskevich are long-shots to make the opening day roster.
Categories: Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, Andrew Alberts, Christian Ehrhoff, Cody Hodgson, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Darcy Hordichuk, Henrik Sedin, Jannik Hansen, Jordan Schroeder, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Manny Malhotra, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Mikael Samuelsson, Raffi Torres, Rick Rypien, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, Sergei Shirokov, Shane O’Brien, Tanner Glass, Viktor Oreskevich
Flyers’ Defensive Depth Could Prove Invaluable
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle looks at Paul Holmgren's offseason defensive acquisitions and how it affects the club, especially with Chris Pronger's knee injury and NHL investigation into the validity of his contract.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andrej Meszaros, bill daly, Braydon Coburn, Chris Pronger, Dan Hamhuis, Ilya Kovalchuk, Kimmo Timonen, Matt Carle, Matt Walker, NHL, Oskars Bartulis, Paul Holmgren, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Parent, Sean O'Donnell, Simon Gagne, Steve Yzerman
Canucks season preview: Sizing up the roster
GM Mike Gillis didn’t waste anytime making changes to a Vancouver team that has bowed out in the 2nd round of the playoffs 2 yeas in a row. His first move was to send the Canucks 2nd round pick, Steve Bernier, and Michael Grabner to the Florida Panthers for Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskivich.
Categories: Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, and Darcy Hordichuk, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Raycroft, Christian Erhoff, Cody Hodgson, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Ian Clark, Jannik Hansen, Joel Perrault, Jordan Schroeder, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Kyle Wellwood, Manny Malhotra, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Michael Grabner, Mikael Samuelsson, Mike Gillis, Rick Rypien, Robert Luongo, Roland Melanson, Ryan Johnson, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Suter, Sami Salo, Sergei Shirokov, Shane O’Brien, Shea Weber, Steve Bernier, Tanner Glass, Tomas Fleischmann, Victor Oreskivich
Who should be the Canucks captain?
NHLHS Vancouver Canucks Correspondents Will & Valerie Wittstruck discuss their thoughts on who should be captain of the Canucks. As [...]
Read more...Categories: Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Bill Durnan, Dan Hamhuis, Henrik Sedin, Markus Naslund, Mattias Ohlund, Mikael Samuelsson, Mike Gillis, Nicklas Lidstrom, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Willie Mitchell
With Limited Options, Holmgren’s Creativity Needed
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at the options that are available to Paul Holmgren and which [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andreas Lilja, Andy Sutton, antero niitymaki, Anton Volchenkov, Braydon Coburn, Brian Boucher, Chris Mason, Dan Ellis, Dan Hamhuis, Denis Gauthier, Evgeni Nabokov, Jason Strudwick, Kimmo Timonen, Lukas Krajicek, Marty Turco, Matt Carle, Michael Leighton, ned lukacevic, nhl. philadelphia flyers, patrik hersley, Paul Holmgren, sean o' donnell, Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Flyers Deal Hamhuis’ Rights to Pens; Inquire about Nabokov
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at the Flyers decision to move the rights to pending UFA [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Bob McKenzie, Chris Pronger, Dan Hamhuis, doug wilson, Evgeni Nabokov, Keith Ballard, Luca Sbisa, Nashville Predators, NHL, Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers, pierre mcguire, Pittsburgh Penguins, R.J.Umberger, Ray Shero, Ryan Parent, San Jose Sharks, Sergei Gonchar, Tim Panaccio
Flyers’ Eternal Search Continues, Holmgren Looks for Goaltender
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at Flyers GM Paul Holmgren’s new (and old) mission, to find a franchise goaltender. For the [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alex Auld, Andrew Raycroft, Antero Niittymaki, bob clarke, Brian Boucher, Carey Price, Chris Mason, Dan Ellis, Dan Hamhuis, Dean Lombardi, dominic roussel, Eric Lindros, Evgeni Nabokov, Garth Snow, Jaroslav Halak, Jeff Carter, jena-marc pelletier, Johan Backlund, Johan Hedberg, John Vanbiesbrouck, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Jose Theodore, Josh Harding, Manny Legace, Martin Biron, Marty Turco, maxime ouellet, Michael Leighton, Miikka Kiprusoff, mike liut, Mike Smith, NHL, Niklas Backstrom, Patrick Lalime, Paul Holmgren, Pekka Rinne, Peter Budaj, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Robert Esche, roman cechmanek, Ron Hextall, Sean Burke, tommy soderstrom, Vesa Toskala
Flyers Deal Parent to Nashville for Rights to Hamhuis
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at the Flyers’ acquisition of the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis [...]
Read more...Categories: [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Braydon Coburn, Chris Pronger, Dan Hamhuis, David Poile, Lukas Krajicek, Matt Carle, Nashville Predators, NHL, Oskars Bartulis, Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Parent
The Buyers: Nashville Predators
A Look at The Nashville Predators at the Trade Deadline
Read more...Categories: [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alexander Radulov, Barry Trotz, Cody Franson, Colin Wilson, Dan Carcillo, Dan Ellis, Dan Hamhuis, David Poile, Doug Weight, J.P. Dumont, Jan Hlavac, Jason Arnott, Jordin Tootoo, Kevin Klein, Marcel Goc, Martin Erat, Patric Hornqvist, Pekka Rinne, Peter Forsberg, Ray Whitney, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber, Steve Sullivan, Wade Belak
