Are The Winnipeg Jets The Best In The NHL?
To start, this article is going to be released on January 16th so if the Winnipeg Jets go into a tailspin right after this is published, it is not Area 51’s fault. Are they going to drop down the standings…
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The Canucks traded Tanner Pearson: It is what it is
The Vancouver Canucks were reportedly aggressive on the trade front. They needed to clear cap space before opening night. But for that to happen, they would have to lose a draft pick along with the player they are sending. Well,…
Quinn Hughes is a good choice for the next Canucks captain
Every sports team needs a captain and the Vancouver Canucks don’t have one right now. Since Bo Horvat was traded to the New York Islanders last January, the Canucks have not had a player wear the “C.” You could say…
Three concerns heading into the Canucks season
it is September and that means it is back to school, back to fantasy football, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong goes to sleep for the whole month and of course, back to Vancouver Canucks hockey. After another long offseason,…
Are the Vancouver Canucks a playoff team in 2023-24?
Every offseason for the past four or five years, we ask ourselves the same question, are the Vancouver Canucks a playoff team? Every offseason, the Canucks make moves. Some polarize the fanbase, of course. This season, something feels different. The…
The Canucks did good business in free agency
For Vancouver Canucks fans, July 1 is a day of infamy. In years past, the Canucks would sign players to lucrative contracts. Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle and Tyler Myers come to mind. Vancouver had some cap space freed up thanks…
Carter Sotheran: A lot to uncover
Carter Sotheran (Photo: Keith Dwiggins/Portland Winterhawks) Growing up in a small town in Manitoba, Portland Winterhawks defenseman Carter Sotheran credits his parents for getting him into hockey at a young age. While he says he’s loved the sport since he…
Tyler Thorpe’s Journey To The NHL’s Central Scouting List
It has been an exciting two years for Tyler Thorpe. The Richmond, B.C.-born forward has gone from playing in the Pacific Junior Hockey League all the way to the WHL and now finds himself on the NHL’s Central Scouting List…
What’s next for the Vancouver Canucks?
For the eighth time in the last ten years, the Vancouver Canucks are not in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruce Boudreau said last September that missing the playoffs would be a disaster for the Canucks. Disaster is one of the words you…
Quinn Hughes deserves more respect around the NHL
The Vancouver Canucks struck gold on day one of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. They selected Quinn Hughes with the seventh overall pick that day and Canucks fans couldn’t be happier. The smooth-skating defenceman from the University of Michigan Wolverines…