With only a few months to go before the 2014 Winter Olympics, I'd like to share some of my thoughts about everyone's favourite event...hockey!
(Note, Olympic rosters consist of 25 men, however I only included this number for Canada, as the rest are pretty obsolete).
THE ELITE: These teams have the best chance at medaling, any one of them could win gold.
TEAM CANADA SOCHI 2014 (Projected)
Stamkos-Crosby-St. Louis
Duchene-Tavares-Nash
Perry-Getzlaf-E. Staal
Bergeron-Toews-Couture
Well, the NHL regular season is winding down, and the Canucks currently sit 20th overall in the league. While there are still 10 games to play, the Canucks are not going to make the playoffs this year. There are too many teams ahead of us with games in hand, and our quality of competition is too great.
That being said, this isn't a bad thing. Many fans, myself included, believe that it's time to get younger and start bringing in young players who can lead the next generation of Canuck playe
Through 18 games this 2015/2016 NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks currently sit 3rd in the Pacific Division with a record of 7-6-5 (19 points, good for 15th in the League). This blog will detail both team and individual aspects of this Canucks team as they’ve been through the first quarter(ish) of the season, resulting in me giving them a letter grade (from A+ to F) for both the team overall, as well as each individual player. In the first section of this blog, I will be focusing on the Canucks
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This blog entry will focus on ranking the Canucks current prospects, including the ones just drafted, as well as providing