I’m a new Dad as of the beginning of October, so I am still getting used to the new schedule that a baby imposes on ones life. While there are many things that I can now no longer do on the regular, I can, in theory, still do one thing that I enjoy, which is write about the Canucks… in theory. However, as I mentioned, new Dad, getting used to … Read More
Elias Pettersson, He’s Back!… Almost
The anticipation around how Elias Pettersson would perform this season couldn’t have been higher headed into October. After such a disappointing 2024-25 campaign where EP40’s production feel so far behind his prior seasons, this year would be do or die for Pettersson and the Canucks. The thought of another year of a Pettersson regression with six more years still to go on his contract was bone chilling. Thankfully so far … Read More
Returning from a Truly Unplugged Canuck-less Summer
The eve of a new hockey season is always an exciting time, regardless of last year’s standing after 82 games. All 32 teams start the season with identical records. It’s hard not to have some sense of optimism going into a new season just for that reason alone, and it’s that optimism that often draws people back in even after a particularly challenging prior seasons. Cards on the table, full … Read More
Canucks After Free Agency, Why Do I Feel Hopeful?
After the dust settled on NHL Free Agency, the Canucks retained not only Brock Boeser, but also extended Thatcher Demko and Conor Garland. They may have lost Noah Juulsen, Pius Suter and, most recently, Dakota Joshua, but they have retained key pieces that give this team its identity for the better. With big components of this Canucks team staying the same, and the fact that this season ended so poorly … Read More
Home Stretch: Outlining Vancouver’s Performance After 60 Games Played
One minute you’re studying line deployment for the Young Stars Weekend in Penticton and then you look up from your phone and it’s March. On the verge of a wild card spot and a still too be determined post season birth, the Canucks are now 75% through this NHL season. Throughout the year I made a point of checking this teams pulse every 20 games to get a sense of … Read More
It’s a Bummer to Be a Canucks Fan Right Now
I don’t believe there is a sane Canucks fan alive that would say that their excitement for this team is higher than it was this time last year, or even at the start of the season. Back in October, the Canucks were entering what looked to be their second consecutive season of being serious contenders, after coming off of what was their first meaningful playoff effort since the 2012-13 season. … Read More
Milestones the Canucks Need To Hit Before 2025
What does a good end to 2024 look like for the Vancouver Canucks? That is a hard question to answer given all the unpredictable things that this team has gone through to start the season. For starters The Canucks are only just seeing both J.T. Miller and Thatcher Demko re-entered the fold for the team. With key players elsewhere in the line-up only now just getting into form and some … Read More
A Quarter Through the Season, How Are the Canucks Doing Compared to the Rest of the West?
The Canucks have played 21 games so far this year, which puts them over the 25% completion threshold for the 20242-25 NHL season. The Canucks have a 11-7-3 record placing them at 3rd in the Pacific, 6th in their conference and 11th across the league, at the time of this article going out of Wednesday evening. The big picture is that the Canucks have done well considering the significant personnel … Read More
Advice For Your Botchford Project Application
The Canucks, in partnership with the Athletic and Kat Botchford, have once again opened the Botchford Project up to applicants until November 29th at 12:00 PM!
List of Active Vancouver Canucks Podcasts for the 2024/25 NHL Season
Last year at the start of the Canucks season I published a version of this article containing at the time, a list of all the currently active Canucks podcasts. The goal was always to update this article every year, to give Canucks fans both new and old a place online to easily find contemporary podcasts about the Canucks! With the 2024-25 Canucks season now fully underway, we are here again … Read More