Last Christmas, my brother-in-law gifted a Canucks Jersey to his girlfriend; it was, of course, a Quinn Hughes jersey. As the box was opened, I watched as someone who I had never seen excited about hockey become visibly excited to receive a hockey jersey. For many reasons, Quinn so easily opened the door for those kinds of moments, moments that transcended the normal reach of the Canucks. Of the many … Read More
Complaining… Literally Just Complaining About the Canucks
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
Train Of Thought – Don’t Forget About Mancini, Plus Some Hot Takes
Welcome to Trent’s Train of Thought, a series that, instead of diving deep into one topic, touches on several. This edition has thoughts on Mancini, the Quinn Hughes Situation and some hot takes. The Hughes Thing Man, that sucked. The Canucks had such a boring summer. I am starved. It wasn’t even just the Canucks, the whole league is boring. The cap went up dramatically, keeping GMs from being forced … Read More
What Boeser Can Do for the Canucks
There are a little over 10 games left for the Canucks before their NHL regular season journey is over, and their playoff picture is either firmed or erased. It’s going to come down to the wire for Vancouver and while they have Quinn Hughes back, their netminder in Kevin Lankinen is doing his job exceptionally well and Elias Pettersson is trending up, the Canucks now need their depth pieces to … Read More
The Road to the Playoffs – What Needs to Happen for Vancouver
With just 17 games left to go this season, the Canucks are currently sitting one position out of the second wildcard spot. Leaving them with their work cut out for them if they want to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Let’s explore what the Canucks need to do over their final games to make this home stretch count. Key Personnel Performances Of the remaining 17 games there … Read More
Quinn Hughes, What’s Not to Like? The Most Popular Canuck on and off the Ice.
As much as she’d like to deny it, over the years that we have been together, my wife has taken more of an interest in the general goings-on surrounding the Vancouver Canucks. She is still not a die-hard fan by any means. But as her eyes have become more routinely drawn to the screen, because of a fight or my reaction to a given play, I’ve gained more opportunities to … 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
The Canucks Have A Defensive Disaster Looming
The Vancouver Canucks faced off against the Calgary Flames last night in their first game of the season. Although the Canucks had a strong initial showing with four goals in the first period alone, they could not keep up the pace against Calgary and suffered a 5-4 overtime loss to the Flames. During this contest, the Canucks were missing their starting goalie Thatcher Demko, who is still on a recovery … Read More
Complete Canucks Event Schedule Before the Regular Season
We’ve just flipped our calendars over to August and although the weather seems like it’s never going to be cool again, at some point, it will be hockey season again. Even before the first puck drop of the regular season there will still be plenty of Canucks action to look forward to (especially if you live in Penticton). This is a complete list of all the ways that you can … Read More
Checked Out Since the Canucks Were Eliminated? Here’s What You Missed
It can be hard to keep watching when your team is eliminated from the playoffs. You watch them through thick and thin, community is forged, memories are made, and then just like that, it’s gone. The world keeps spinning, playoff hockey keeps happening as if your team was never there, and it can be hard to keep watching. If this sounds like your experience then this article is for you. … Read More