I Watched This Game: Canucks at Coyotes
<!– I Watched This Game: Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, March 21, 2013 –> By all accounts, this game should have been a gong show. David Booth joined Ryan Kesler on the Injured Reserve list, Zack...
View ArticleCam Cole: NHL Bumbles its way to Alex Edler goalie-crashing decision
VANCOUVER — “The law,” as Mr. Bumble so aptly put it in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, “is a ass — a idiot.” In this case, we are not talking about 17th-century English law, the part that supposed that...
View ArticleCanucks Gameday: Whiners? Of course, Vancouver has much to complain about
LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty called the Vancouver Canucks a bunch of whiners. Well, he’s right in a way. They do have a lot to complain about. The Canucks don’t agree with a two-game suspension assessed...
View ArticleTwo-game suspension: Edler didn’t make effort to ‘minimize or avoid contact’
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Alex Edler had the right idea. He just got the wrong result. And now the Vancouver Canucks defenceman will sit out two games with a suspension that was levied Friday by the...
View ArticleCanucks Gameday: Ballard stays on offence, Schneider stays in net vs. Blue...
Columbus Blue Jackets (13-13-6) at Vancouver Canucks (17-9-6) Tuesday, March 26, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Sportsnet; Radio: Team 1040 - – - – - - Keith Ballard has his sense of humour, even if he...
View ArticleCanucks: More memories than trade interest in Iginla
The Vancouver Canucks had great interest in landing Shane Doan last summer. They had just as much interest in seeing Jarome Iginla land in the Eastern Conference this spring. Boston. Pittsburgh....
View ArticleCanucks Notebook: Vancouver looks to regroup against hot Sharks’ team
EDMONTON — And now the Vancouver Canucks get thrown to the Sharks. Wait, didn’t that happen on Saturday night? The theme song from Jaws should have been playing early in the first period of Saturday...
View ArticleRyane Clowe trade a no-brainer as San Jose Sharks look to get younger, faster
SAN JOSE — Ryane Clowe sat alone as the scrum scurried elsewhere for Saturday night sound bytes. It was as if the San Jose Sharks winger was already traded, already gone and forgotten. A cold...
View ArticleCanucks make coach Vigneault’s milestone game a winning one
VANCOUVER – Alain Vigneault holds many franchise coaching records for the Vancouver Canucks and he added another to his collection Saturday night when he surpassed Marc Crawford for most regular-season...
View ArticleCanucks Game Day: Ryan Kesler welcomed back to lineup for Coyotes test
VANCOUVER — Ryan Kesler is back. He will play tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes (7 p.m., TSN, Team 1040) and he won’t have to play on crutches either because his broken right foot has healed. The...
View ArticleRecovered Canucks star Ryan Kesler plans to play himself into shape
VANCOUVER — It seems like there is no timeline like the present for Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Kesler. After telling reporters Saturday he had “no timeline” to return from his broken right foot, the...
View ArticleKesler scores, Schneider posts another shutout as Canucks win 2-0
Ryan Kesler is back and that makes the Vancouver Canucks better. If there was any doubt about that, Kesler gave us a reminder early in Monday night’s 2-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Rogers Arena....
View ArticleCanucks impatiently waiting for Eddie to rise, shine
The Vancouver Canucks got back Ryan Kesler on Monday. Now they need Alex Edler. After all their struggles this truncated season — the injuries, the crisis at centre ice, the oxymoron power play, the...
View ArticleI Watched This Game: Canucks vs Coyotes
<!– I Watched This Game: Canucks vs Phoenix Coyotes, April 8, 2013 –> The Canucks have been in a lot of low-scoring games lately, but this one felt different. Prior games have been snoozefests —...
View ArticleGallagher’s Hat Trick: Shooting is good. Lots of shots is good. Now if the...
It’s the morning after the night before, so you know what that means: It’s time for the Canucks Hat Trick. Province Sports columnist Tony Gallagher delivers his three points after he’s had a bit of...
View ArticleIain MacIntyre: Canucks impatiently waiting for Eddie to rise, shine
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks got back Ryan Kesler on Monday. Now they need Alex Edler. After all their struggles this truncated season — the injuries, the crisis at centre ice, the oxymoron power...
View ArticleCanucks injury bug bites as Chrises Higgins, Tanev ‘out indefinitely’
VANCOUVER — As one door of the Vancouver Canucks’ infirmary opened this week to release Ryan Kesler, another closed on left-winger Chris Higgins and defenceman Chris Tanev. The latter two were declared...
View ArticleCanucks Game Day: Kesler in crosshairs, Weise moves up, Schneider simply super
CALGARY — No Chris Higgins. No Chris Tanev. But one Ryan Kesler. As much as the Vancouver Canucks are labouring with the rejuvenated Higgins sidelined by a knee strain and the consistent Tanev by an...
View ArticleCanucks to say farewell to Denver, good riddance Avalanche
DENVER — We’re going to miss Denver. The Colorado Avalanche, not so much. With the National Hockey League realigning teams next season, the Vancouver Canucks’ game here on Saturday will be their last...
View ArticleBanished: Rap sheet and reputation led to Torres’ suspension
If you’re outraged over the Raffi Torres suspension, you may want to pace yourself. You may need some of that anger next season. Torres, National Hockey League bad boy, and designated headhunter, will...
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