Crabcakes Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 52 minutes ago, Alflives said: I heard on TSN 1050 this morning that WDs younger brother (Alex) is doing really well in the OHL, and considered more elite than his older brother. It was on an anylitics show from TO. He has 21 goals and 27 assists so far. It's his draft year too, so maybe the Canucks might still get a Nylander? Willie Dejardins has a younger brother? How old is he? 54? Plays in the Oldguys Hockey League. Surely you mean Alex Nylander, William Nylanders brother who plays for the Mississauga Steelheads. He is 17 Good thing you have a fact checker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 ^^ I was waiting so patiently for that lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyPB Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Loaned to WJC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has loaned forward Jake Virtanen to Team Canada for the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. Virtanen, 19, has played in two games for the Comets on a conditioning assignment and in 19 games with the Canucks in his rookie season, recording four points (1-3-4) and 15 penalty minutes. He is also currently fourth among NHL rookies in hits with 53. Virtanen made his NHL debut on October 13th at Los Angeles and notched his first career NHL point with an assist on October 27th vs Montreal. He registered his first career NHL goal on November 2nd vs Philadelphia. The Abbotsford, B.C. native has represented Canada in several international tournaments. Most recently, Virtanen captured gold at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship where he posted four points (1-3-4) along with a plus-four rating, helping Team Canada to a 7-0 record in the tournament. He also won gold with Canada at the 2013 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and bronze at the 2014 Under-18 World Championship in Finland, tying for the team lead with six points (3-3-6) in seven games. Virtanen served as a member of Team Pacific at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, registering seven points (5-2-7) in five games. The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held in Helsinki, Finland and takes place from December 26th to January 5th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 28 minutes ago, NHL'er said: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has loaned forward Jake Virtanen to Team Canada for the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. Virtanen, 19, has played in two games for the Comets on a conditioning assignment and in 19 games with the Canucks in his rookie season, recording four points (1-3-4) and 15 penalty minutes. He is also currently fourth among NHL rookies in hits with 53. Virtanen made his NHL debut on October 13th at Los Angeles and notched his first career NHL point with an assist on October 27th vs Montreal. He registered his first career NHL goal on November 2nd vs Philadelphia. The Abbotsford, B.C. native has represented Canada in several international tournaments. Most recently, Virtanen captured gold at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship where he posted four points (1-3-4) along with a plus-four rating, helping Team Canada to a 7-0 record in the tournament. He also won gold with Canada at the 2013 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and bronze at the 2014 Under-18 World Championship in Finland, tying for the team lead with six points (3-3-6) in seven games. Virtanen served as a member of Team Pacific at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, registering seven points (5-2-7) in five games. The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held in Helsinki, Finland and takes place from December 26th to January 5th. I love it when a plan comes together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 23 minutes ago, J.R. said: I love it when a plan comes together It's the right decision, I'm very happy too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 5 hours ago, Crabcakes said: Willie Dejardins has a younger brother? How old is he? 54? Plays in the Oldguys Hockey League. Surely you mean Alex Nylander, William Nylanders brother who plays for the Mississauga Steelheads. He is 17 Good thing you have a fact checker Good one! Who needs a facts checker when they have Crablegs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: Good one! Who needs a facts checker when they have Crablegs? *Crabcakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 2 minutes ago, Gooseberries said: *Crabcakes I guess I'm not so good with names. Thanks for the help - Bosinberry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 11 minutes ago, Alflives said: I guess I'm not so good with names. Thanks for the help - Bosinberry! *Gooseberries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm glad Virtanen is going to Team Canada. Hopefully he has a great tournament, gets his mojo back, and comes back to the Canucks ready to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 6 minutes ago, Gooseberries said: *Gooseberries... Like I said, I'm not too good with names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 5 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: The plan would of been that Jake was playing good in the NHL and that we wouldn't have to send him to a junior tournament. Really, this is not what we wanted to see. Agreed. It's the best option right now but I'd much rather see him leading the Calder race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 2 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: The plan would of been that Jake was playing good in the NHL and that we wouldn't have to send him to a junior tournament. Really, this is not what we wanted to see. He's not even NHL ready. The only reason he's not in jr is cause Benning and lInden don't like how Calgary develops him and they have full control of his training / nutrition and gets NHL mentorship it's not ideal but he can't play in AHL. So world jr will be awesome for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 28 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: The plan would of been that Jake was playing good in the NHL and that we wouldn't have to send him to a junior tournament. Really, this is not what we wanted to see. Ffs...Is anything that you won't whine about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Just now, Canorth said: Ffs...Is anything that you won't whine about? Nope, Even if Virtanen gets 10 points in at the WJs he'll whine about how Virtanen doesn't belong in the NHL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Just now, The 5th Line said: Yeah because my opinion should change if he lights up a junior tournament? To be fair, little Willie's performance st last year's WJC had some CDC'ers in conniptions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 minute ago, Wild Sean Monahan said: To be fair, little Willie's performance st last year's WJC had some CDC'ers in conniptions I wonder how little Willie's younger sister (Alex) will do at this year's WJC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 minute ago, Wild Sean Monahan said: To be fair, little Willie's performance st last year's WJC had some CDC'ers in conniptions I wonder how little Willie's younger sister (Alex) will do at this year's WJC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 minute ago, Wild Sean Monahan said: To be fair, little Willie's performance st last year's WJC had some CDC'ers in conniptions I wonder how little Willie's younger sister (Alex) will do at this year's WJC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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