The Province 16 hours ago
The Van Provies: Canucks win could have saved Torts’ job while Cherry ruins everything
Don Cherry is why we can’t have nice things. In what has been a dreadful Canucks season, we got a taste of what-could-have-been last week when a free and loose Roberto Luongo was in Florida and tweeting about the Canucks goings on.
The Province 16 hours ago
Gallagher: At least the Canucks were trying against the Flames
The difference between the losses in Phoenix and Dallas this past week and Saturday night's performance against the woeful Calgary Flames was pretty clear despite the fact the Vancouver Canucks looked anything but an NHL playoff team in the victory.
The Province 16 hours ago
Parallels and divergence: The Whitecaps and Canucks
Bob Lenarduzzi understands it's an apples and oranges comparison because, in spite of their ambitions, the Whitecaps aren't the Canucks in this town and don't inspire the same irrational, province-wide mania as the NHL team.
Ottawa Citizen 17 hours ago
Numbers Game: Why things aren’t as bleak as they look for the Vancouver Canucks
The 2013-14 Vancouver Canucks aren’t going to make the playoffs. A poor power play, injuries and a lack of effectiveness from their top forwards have condemned to the Canucks to a season on the outside. Despite this, they’re still Canada’s best bet to win the Stanley Cup over the next few years.
Vancouver Sun 19 hours ago
Canucks: Zack Kassian watches 'after a stupid move I did'
Two-time offender Zack Kassian is blaming no one but himself for his latest suspension from the National Hockey League.
Puckworld | Vancouver Sun Mar 9, 2014
Canuck finally win one — barely
VANCOUVER – It took 40 minutes for the Vancouver Canucks to find some life but one good surge was all they needed Saturday to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 and put an end to their latest losing streak. The Canucks could muster only eight shots on goal through the first two periods and appeared headed for another demoralizing loss against a Calgary Flames team with eight rookies in its lineup, including goalie Joni Ortio, who ...
The Province Mar 9, 2014
Canucks beat mirror image of mediocrity
Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley gave it a try, but couldn’t get a rise out of John Tortorella this time. Seven weeks ago Hartley trolled Tortorella to perfection, turning the Canucks coach into an enraged lunatic with a starting lineup that included Brian McGrattan.
Vancouver Sun Mar 9, 2014
Canucks edge Flames 2-1 in nail-biter
VANCOUVER — It took 40 minutes for the Vancouver Canucks to find life but one good period was all they needed Saturday to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 and put an end to their latest losing streak.
The Province Mar 9, 2014
Don Cherry tells Roberto Luongo: “Keep your mouth shut”
Don Cherry says he wasn’t impressed with Roberto Luongo’s snarky tweets about his former team.
Puckworld | Vancouver Sun Mar 8, 2014
Kassian frustrated — ‘very frustrated’ — over latest suspension
Canuck right winger Zack Kassian is serving his second suspension of the season, this time a three-gamer for his hit-from-behind major Thursday on Dallas Stars defenceman Brendan Dillon, and needless to say he is upset. During the pre-season, he was slapped with an eight-gamer — three in the pre-season, five in the regular season — for a careless high stick that shattered the jaw of Edmonton Oiler centre Sam Gagner. “At a time like this, ...
The Province Mar 8, 2014
Canucks Game Day: With Kassian suspended, prospect Niklas Jensen gets the big call-up
Could this be the start of the Nicklas Jensen era?
The White Towel | The Province Mar 8, 2014
Zack Kassian on suspension: “I thought his shoulders were starting to turn but they didn’t and I got him”
No one can ever accuse Zack Kassian of being short on personality. Surrounded by reporters after the Vancouver Canucks morning skate today, Kassian accidentally knocked the mike out of the hand of Team 1040 reporter Jeff Paterson. Kassian snagged it …
Vancouver Sun Mar 8, 2014
Unhappy Canucks look to break losing ways against Flames
The reeling Vancouver Canucks are back at Rogers Arena tonight and will attempt to climb out of their latest hole – a four-game losing streak – against the Calgary Flames.
The White Towel | The Province Mar 8, 2014
Ballyhooed prospect Nicklas Jensen gets shot with Canucks, skating with Ryan Kesler, Chris Higgins
Could this be the start of the Nicklas Jensen era? The Vancouver Canucks promoted their 2011 first rounder from their AHL Utica Comets affiliate on Friday and he’s slated to skate with Ryan Kesler and Chris Higgins tonight when the …
Vancouver Sun Mar 8, 2014
Moore still seeks resolution 10 years after Bertuzzi attack ended his NHL career
It has been 10 years since Steve Moore's NHL career ended with an attack by former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi.
