Thatcher Demko
Sherwood Completes 1st Career Hat Trick, Vancouver Canucks Top Avalanche 3-1
Completing his first NHL career hat trick on Monday, December 16th, when the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Avalanche, Kiefer Sherwood secured a 3-1 victory for Vancouver. It was a great comeback for the Canucks after they took a 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Valeri Nichushkin scored the lone goal for Colorado with […]
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NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 12/16/2024
The Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks face off tonight.
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Canucks Thatcher Demko Returns To Crease
After 8 months and extensive knee rehab, Thatcher Demko returned to the Canucks crease last night in a 4-3 overtime loss to the St.Louis Blues. He made 21 saves, including five breakaways. Yes, five. That’s not exactly a recipe for success from his teammates or a great way to welcome back your star goaltender. “Obviously, […]
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Vancouver Canucks Split The Alberta Teams; Other News & Notes
Both Alberta teams breezed through town in the past few days. The Oilers, last Saturday, was much more like a hurricane as they trounced the Canucks 7-3. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen definitely was not to fully blame though, the team in front of him looked dismal at best. One of those games where it looked like […]
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The Junk Drawer: Vancouver Canucks
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen was 13 years old when defenseman Tyler Myers was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 NHL draft. Both helped the Canucks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 last night in Philadelphia. Myers played in his 1000th NHL game and collected a beauty assist on a […]
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How Wrong Were My 2023-24 Season Predictions?
The 2023-24 NHL season is wrapped up completely and we are waiting patiently for training camp to begin for the 2024-25 season. Just days before the 2023-24 season began, I wrote a predictions piece for the year, something I continue to do for as long as I can. I figured that calling myself out for […]
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Opinion: Why This Could Be the Year that Predators’ Saros Wins the Vezina Trophy
It may be too early to start thinking about next season considering that we are still in the thick of things regarding free agency and the summer in general. One area that might be worth looking at is potential award winners for next season. For this particular article, I want to focus on the Vezina […]
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NHL Playoffs: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks | Round 2, Game 1 | 05/08/2024
Welcome back, friends. A whole week without Playoff hockey was torture, but at least we will see more of it. The Edmonton Oilers go from playing against a team that had more success with a defensive system, to now playing against a team fairly similar to them in terms of playing style. There is a […]
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NHL Announces Vezina Trophy Finalists
The National Hockey League has announced the finalists for the 2024 Vezina Trophy. The Vancouver Canucks‘ Thatcher Demko, the Florida Panthers‘ Sergei Bobrovsky, and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets were nominated as the three finalists. 2023 Vezina Trophy Winner The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender who is considered to be the […]
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Thatcher Demko’s Injury Leaves Canucks Goaltending In Limbo
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that goaltender Thatcher Demko is questionable with an injury that he suffered in the last day or two, and there are a lot of questions around the injury as Head Coach Rich Tocchet. However, Demko will miss Game 2 tonight with his undisclosed injury. If there is any good news […]
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