jono2009 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has re-assigned forward Jake Virtanen to the AHL Utica Comets. Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks this season registering an assist (0-1-1) along with two penalty minutes. In his debut NHL season in 2015.16, Virtanen appeared in 55 games for Vancouver where he collected 13 points (7-6-13) and ranked second on the team in hits with 128. He also appeared in two games for Utica on a conditioning stint and represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. A native of Abbotsford, BC, the 6-1, 226-pound forward was selected by Vancouver in the first round, 6th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. - Canucks Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 FINALLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoirfare Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 https://t.co/v1s6hrp6UV Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has re-assigned forward Jake Virtanen to the AHL Utica Comets. Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks this season registering an assist (0-1-1) along with two penalty minutes. In his debut NHL season in 2015.16, Virtanen appeared in 55 games for Vancouver where he collected 13 points (7-6-13) and ranked second on the team in hits with 128. He also appeared in two games for Utica on a conditioning stint and represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. A native of Abbotsford, BC, the 6-1, 226-pound forward was selected by Vancouver in the first round, 6th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Better than having him sit in the pressbox. He needs ice time... and Willie has something personal against him. Poor guy hasn't been on the ice for a single goal against, yet he can't get out of Willie's dog house. Probably because of his immature attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbdoubleu Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I knew they'd leave New York without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Good decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just now, apollo said: Better than having him sit in the pressbox. He needs ice time... and Willie has something personal against him. Poor guy hasn't been on the ice for a single goal against, yet he can't get out of Willie's dog house. Probably because of his immature attitude. He's a Bieber fan boy that says alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsofthands Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 finally, i guess two years late is better than never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just saw this... Good for him probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakanucks Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Good, hope this lights a fire under his ass and he comes back stronger. Also, nice that they assigned him now, much closer to Utica from NY than when he returns back to Vancouver. But how does this work? Does he still fly back to Vancouver to get his belongings then fly back to Utica? Or does he just take what he's packed and head straight to Utica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Hallelujah! Now CDC can get back to bitching about WD and Benning for everything else! Wonder if this means Rodin is close...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Hope his scoring picks up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just now, drsofthands said: finally, i guess two years late is better than never Oh FFS, they couldn't have assigned him to Utica until this year anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just now, drsofthands said: finally, i guess two years late is better than never ? He was never allowed to go in the AHL until this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono2009 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Travis Green will do what Willie is too incompetent to do. Get Jake's development on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumerman77 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 He should've played in the WHL last year and should've started in the AHL this year. So much for developing him in a "winning environment". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, NHL'er said: Good decision. Nice hair though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jay 22 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 F minus for Wille and JB for his management. This should have happened before the season started. Maybe even last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsofthands Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 well letting him play in any of the minor leagues still would have been better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Spending some time with Green could be excellent for him this year. I like this move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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