Odd. Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Quote Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has assigned forward Jake Virtanen to the Utica Comets on a conditioning assignment. Virtanen, 19, has played 19 games, recording four points (1-3-4) and 15 penalty minutes in his rookie season with Vancouver. During the 2014.15 season, Virtanen appeared in 50 games with the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL, where he scored 52 points (21-31-52) and logged 82 penalty minutes. He played 14 playoff games (5-8-13) for the Hitmen last season before joining the Comets Calder Cup run and playing another 10 postseason games (0-1-1). The Abbotsford, B.C. native has missed the past four games due to injury. Virtanen was selected sixth overall by the Canucks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=791666&hootPostID=8a716e635995cc358deea592e0b0dcf0 Hopefully he'll do good down in Utica. Most likely will get top 6 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuongo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Good. Get his confidence up and bring him back in when its high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 good news that he has healed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Blessing in disguise. Get him some solid minutes down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Just like Bo last year. Hopefully it helps Jake find his game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Get him to the world juniors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Good. I think he'll need this conditioning stint not only for his body but his confidence before he's back with the big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Good to hear he's healed up. I like the guy, but it's too bad he couldn't just stay down in the AHL for the season. The age related thing sure is a pain sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 1 minute ago, shazzam said: Get him to the world juniors! Bingo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 How many games is he allowed to play down in the A ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Just now, Captain Hindsight said: How many games is he allowed to play down in the A ? I believe he's there for 2 weeks only. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I think this should be the measuring stick to see if he comes back to the big club or goes to the world juniors. He's got 5 games down there to find his game before the December 19th deadline. He'll either be getting a plane ticket to Vancouver or to Helsinki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 10m10 minutes ago VAN plan for Jake Virtanen conditioning stint in Utica is to get in two practices and two games through the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 6 minutes ago, Odd. said: I believe he's there for 2 weeks only. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Smart move by the Canucks, he can go and get some confidence and play top line minutes before he comes back. I still think the plan is to send him to the world juniors if he is not injured. Also an FYI For those who don't know the rules for a conditioning loan: 13.8 Conditioning Loan. Unless a Player consents, he shall not be Loaned on a Conditioning Loan to a minor league club. Such Conditioning Loan shall not extend for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days. The Commissioner may take whatever steps he deems necessary to investigate the circumstances under which a Player is Loaned on a Conditioning Loan. If the Commissioner has reason to believe or determines that the Club has used the Conditioning Loan to evade the Re-Entry Waivers, or otherwise Circumvent any provision of this Agreement, he may take such disciplinary action against the Club, as he deems appropriate. The Player shall continue, during the period of such Conditioning Loan, to receive the same Paragraph 1 NHL Salary, and be entitled to the same benefits, that he would have received had he continued to play with the Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 They better send him to the World Jrs after, would be dumb not to imo. We don't need him right now and it will only help his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 11 minutes ago, Odd. said: I believe he's there for 2 weeks only. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. 7 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said: Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 10m10 minutes ago VAN plan for Jake Virtanen conditioning stint in Utica is to get in two practices and two games through the weekend. 2 minutes ago, KelownaCanucksFan said: Smart move by the Canucks, he can go and get some confidence and play top line minutes before he comes back. I still think the plan is to send him to the world juniors if he is not injured. Also an FYI For those who don't know the rules for a conditioning loan: 13.8 Conditioning Loan. Unless a Player consents, he shall not be Loaned on a Conditioning Loan to a minor league club. Such Conditioning Loan shall not extend for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days. The Commissioner may take whatever steps he deems necessary to investigate the circumstances under which a Player is Loaned on a Conditioning Loan. If the Commissioner has reason to believe or determines that the Club has used the Conditioning Loan to evade the Re-Entry Waivers, or otherwise Circumvent any provision of this Agreement, he may take such disciplinary action against the Club, as he deems appropriate. The Player shall continue, during the period of such Conditioning Loan, to receive the same Paragraph 1 NHL Salary, and be entitled to the same benefits, that he would have received had he continued to play with the Club. Awesome, thanks for clearing that up guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 6 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said: Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 10m10 minutes ago VAN plan for Jake Virtanen conditioning stint in Utica is to get in two practices and two games through the weekend. I was thinking maybe keep in in Utica until the World Juniors and send him there. Bring him back to the Canucks after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 5 minutes ago, Erik Karlsson said: They better send him to the World Jrs after, would be dumb not to imo. We don't need him right now and it will only help his confidence. In the chance Virtanen rips it up in the AHL, I hope the Canucks don't rush him back. Building confidence in the A, then playing a leadership role at Worlds is absolutely the best thing for his career, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 1 minute ago, CanuckianOne said: I was thinking maybe keep in in Utica until the World Juniors and send him there. Bring him back to the Canucks after that can't leave him there long enough to be statistically significant or his lack of scoring will be even more of a sticking point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 2 minutes ago, EmilyM said: In the chance Virtanen rips it up in the AHL, I hope the Canucks don't rush him back. Building confidence in the A, then playing a leadership role at Worlds is absolutely the best thing for his career, Agreed, not like the Canucks are doing much this season anyways. He needs to get that feeling of putting up points again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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