Posts Tagged ‘Vancouver Canucks’
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
The New York Rangers have hired Alain Vigneault as their next head coach. You know something was up when Vigneault had withdrawn his name from the Dallas Stars list.
Vigneault had spent the last seven seasons coaching the Vancouver Canucks to seven straight winning seasons and an overall record of 313-170-57. He also took the Canucks to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.
Vigneault will now be a big name head coach because he is in the Big Apple. Interestingly, when he was fired by the Canucks, Tony Reali of Pardon the Interruption told Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon that Vigneault was just fired an asked them what team he coached. Each of them had no clue.
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Tags: alain vigneault, john tortorella, new york rangers, Vancouver Canucks
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
According to CBC Sports, the Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Alain Vigneault.
The news should not come as a huge surprise because many were anticipating major changes in Vancouver after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference quarterfinal.
Expectations in the postseason were high this year in Vancouver after the Canucks seeked redemption. They were eliminated in the first round last year by the Los Angeles Kings, only a year after reaching the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final in 2011.
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Tags: alain vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Patrick Marleau (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The first team has been knocked out from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday evening, the third seeded Vancouver Canucks lost 4-3 to the San Jose Sharks when Patrick Marleau scored at 13:18 on the power play in overtime. San Jose won the Western Conference Quarterfinal 4-0.
The Sharks had the man advantage in the extra period because Daniel Sedin was given a two minute minor for boarding Sharks’ winger Tommy Wingels.
Joe Pavelski also came up big for the Sharks as he scored twice.
This is the very first time that the Sharks have swept an opponent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Marleau meanwhile scored in every game in the series for the Sharks, who now have time to rest for the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
In other action, the Ottawa Senators got a big overtime goal from Kyle Turris to take a 3-1 series lead on the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 victory. The Senators were down 2-0 in the third period, before getting goals from Mike Zibanejad and Cory Conacher. Conacher’s goal came with 23 seconds left in the third period, while it appears that Zibanejad’s goal was kicked in.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, corey crawford, cory conacher, joe pavelski, kyle turris, mark streit, mike zibanejad, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Marleau, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
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Monday, May 6th, 2013
Joe Pavelski (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The Vancouver Canucks are now only one loss away from being eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
On Sunday night in the Shark Tank, the Canucks got hammered 5-2 to San Jose, who now have a 3-0 lead on Vancouver in the series.
Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture scored twice for the Sharks against a Canucks team that is completely dysfunctional at the moment. Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider was horrible last night in giving up five goals to the Sharks.
In other action, the Montreal Canadiens/Ottawa Senators series is starting to be extremely physical. Last night there were 236 minutes in penalties, and many of the penalties the Canadiens took should be described as stupid. Ottawa meanwhile won convincingly 6-1 as rookie Jean Gabriel-Pageau recorded a hat trick.
In other games, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-1 series lead over the New York Islanders as Chris Kunitz scored the overtime winner in a 5-4 Pittsburgh win. While in Minnesota, the Wild won their first of the series with a 3-2 win over Chicago on an overtime winner from Jason Zucker. Chicago still leads 2-1.
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, chris kunitz, jason zucker, jean-gabriel pageau, joe pavelski, logan couture, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
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Saturday, May 4th, 2013
The 2013 World Men’s Hockey Championships will commence this weekend with Canada playing two games in Stockholm. The first will be against Denmark on Saturday (TSN, 8:00 a.m.) and the second will be against Switzerland on Sunday (TSN2, 8:00 a.m.).
There are four Oilers and one Flame on Team Canada. Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz, Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall are the Oilers, while T.J. Brodie is the lone Calgary Flame.
Other notable players representing Team Canada are Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, Carolina Hurricanes sniper Eric Staal, Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (defending Lady Byng winner) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who was second in the NHL in scoring with 29 goals and 57 points. (more…)
Tags: alexander steen, brent burns, brian campbell, brian elliott, calgary roughnecks, Chicago Blackhawks, colin mcdonald, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oil Kings, eric staal, henrik samuelsson, jordan eberle, justin schultz, kyle okposo, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, matt cain, matt martin, michael frolik, mike smith, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, patrick sharp, Pittsburgh Penguins, portland winterhawks, raffi torres, san francisco giants, San Jose Sharks, seattle mariners, seth jones, shawn evans, st. louis blues, steven stamkos, t.j. brodie, Taylor Hall, toronto blue jays, ty rattie, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, washington stealth, world hockey championship
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Sunday, April 28th, 2013
About a week ago while watching Sportscentre, TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen disagreed with the NHL’s plan to have the Boston Bruins play the Ottawa Senators this evening. He recommended that the game be cancelled rather than rescheduled because of the traumatic events in Boston this month.
In the NBA, a game between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers was cancelled, and the game would have had seeding implications if played. However the NBA thought it was in their best interest, just to cancel the game.
However, I am very pleased to see that the game between Ottawa and Boston is played tonight. The Bruins will win the Northeast Division with a win, and the Senators will move from eighth to seventh with a victory. Not to mention, but the game has huge implications for thousands of hockey pools across the globe.
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Tags: boston bruins, boston celtics, Edmonton Oilers, indiana pacers, nail yakupov, ottawa sentors, Vancouver Canucks
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Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Well you can say the Edmonton Oilers are taking a deep breath today. They finally beat Niklas Backstrom in Minnesota. Backstrom, who was 17-0 against the Oilers in Minnesota prior to Friday, was pulled late in the first period, after Corey Potter put the Oilers up 3-0. Edmonton then went on to win 6-1.
The Oilers won despite being outshot 39-17 by Minnesota. Their play was simply opportunistic. They registered goals on less than one third of their total shots.
Potter and Nail Yakupov scored two goals each for the Oilers, while Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists each.
Jeff Petry meanwhile might have had his best game as an Oiler, as he went a +5.
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Tags: colorado avalanche, columbus blue jackets, corey potter, dallas stars, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, jeff petry, jordan eberle, minnesota wild, nail yakupov, nashville predators, niklas backstrom, Taylor Hall, Vancouver Canucks
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Saturday, April 20th, 2013
It looks more and more like the Edmonton Oilers will not make the postseason in 2013. However, there is a still a mathematical chance after their impressive 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
The Oilers played a complete hockey game Friday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Jordan Eberle scored one goal and two assists, while Justin Schultz and Magnus Paajarvi had multi-point games.
The Oilers are now eight points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets with five games to go in the season. The next game on their schedule will be Sunday night against the Anaheim Ducks (Sportsnet, 6:00 p.m.). It is basically simple. Their remaining five games, of which four are at home, are mandatory for the Oilers to win.
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Tags: boston celtics, brad richards, bryce harper, carmelo anthony, Chicago Blackhawks, colorado avalanche, denver nuggets, detroit red wings, dwight howard, Edmonton Oilers, george karl, gio gonzalez, golden state warriors, John Buck, jordan eberle, justin schultz, los angeles lakers, magnus paajarvi, manu ginobili, mark jackson, monte carlo masters, new jersey devils, New York Knicks, new york mets, new york rangers, novak djokovic, phoenix coyotes, RAFAEL NADAL, san antonio spurs, stephen curry, tracy mcgrady, ty lawson, Vancouver Canucks, washington nationals
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Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Henrik Sedin (Orland Kurtenbach, Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames both lost on the road on Saturday. For Edmonton however, the loss was significantly more devastating as they try to qualify for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
On Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, Jeff Carter scored a goal and an assist as the Kings defeated the Oilers 4-1. With the loss, the Oilers remain three points back of the St. Louis Blues for eighth place in the Western Conference.
After a five game winning streak, the Oilers have now lost their last two games.
Meanwhile in Vancouver last night, the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2. It was the Flames’ thirteenth consecutive loss on the road.
It was a milestone night for Canucks captain Henrik Sedin. In the second period, Sedin recorded his 600th career assist on the game winning goal by Alexandre Burrows. Sedin then added a second assist later in the second period on a goal by Alexander Edler, and a shorthanded goal with 11 seconds left in the game.
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Tags: alexander edler, alexandre burrows, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, henrik sedin, jeff carter, los angeles kings, Vancouver Canucks
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Roberto Luongo (Matt Boulton, Wikimedia Commons)
It is clear now beyond belief that Canadian Olympic gold medallist Roberto Luongo wants out of the Vancouver Canucks.
In a bombshell press conference on Wednesday, Luongo simply stated “my contract sucks”. It is no surprise that Luongo is disappointed by being the backup goaltender to Cory Schneider, but to state that to the national media on the day of the NHL trade deadline was a shocker.
Luongo did state he was proud to be a Vancouver Canuck, but the bottom line is there is no doubt he would like to be elsewhere, considering the fact he is seeing minimal playing time at the moment.
So far this season, Luongo has a 7-4-3 record with a 2.44 goals against average with two shutouts, but has struggled mightily lately with a 3.71 goals against average and a .859 save percentage in the last seven games.
Luongo clearly wants his contract restructured. It seems he would rather play for less and be the number one goaltender on a team than be the backup goaltender and earn $6.7 million per season with Vancouver through 2018 and then $6.9 million over the following four seasons.
Tags: cory schneider, roberto luongo, Vancouver Canucks
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Jaromir Jagr (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
It appears the Dallas Stars have decided this may not be their year. On Tuesday, the day before the National Hockey League trade deadline day, the Stars shipped Jaromir Jagr off to Boston and Derek Roy off to Vancouver.
The Bruins were in need of improving their offense after controversially losing out on the Jarome Iginla sweepstakes a week ago, while the Canucks were in search of improving their center ice depth after Ryan Kesler broke his foot and Manny Malhotra was declared out for the season with an eye injury.
Jagr and Roy are also unrestricted free agents at the end of the season.
Jagr was leading the Stars in scoring with 14 goals and 26 points, while Roy was fourth on the team with 22 points.
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Tags: adam hall, boston bruins, carolina hurricanes, dallas stars, derek roy, jaromir jagr, marc-andre bergeron, tampa bay lightning, Vancouver Canucks
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Sunday, March 31st, 2013
Taylor Hall (Sarah Connors, Wikimedia Commons)
A week ago when you thought that the Edmonton Oilers might have got themselves out of the Western Conference playoff hunt, they have played outstanding hockey over the last three games.
Saturday night at Rexall Place, it was the Taylor Hall show for the first eight minutes and after that the Oilers did not need to do anything more offensively as Edmonton shut out Vancouver 4-0.
Hall set an Oilers record for the fastest hat trick to start a hockey game. He had a hat trick by the 7:53 mark of the first period. Wayne Gretzky, the greatest athlete of all-time, had the previous Oiler record. Gretzky had a hat trick by the 12:38 mark of the first period against the Quebec Nordiques in a 5-3 Edmonton win in 1986.
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Tags: bill mosienko, Chicago Blackhawks, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, erik cole, montreal canadiens, Taylor Hall, Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky
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Saturday, March 30th, 2013
We’re coming to the second busiest sports month of the year. April. Where has March gone? I know.
Anyways. It is a huge weekend for the Edmonton Oilers as they will be hosting their two western Canadian foes– the Vancouver Canucks tonight (CBC, 8:00 p.m.) and the Calgary Flames on Easter Monday (Sportsnet, 7:30 p.m.).
With 15 games left on the schedule, the Oilers are three points back of the St. Louis Blues for a playoff spot. That means every five games, they will have to pick up a point on the Blues, and hope they are slightly better than three other teams that are in front of them– the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
In a bizarre hockey game Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2.
The Flames received their game winning goal from Jarome Iginla just moments after Canucks’ head coach Alain Vigneault was given a two minute bench penalty for his abuse on the officials. Vigneault did not like the fact that Matt Stajan was not called for an elbow penalty.
The ability for the Flames to respond after Vigneault’s tirade and not take a penalty themselves in the third period showed great deal of maturity.
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Tags: alain vigneault, brian mcgrattan, calgary flames, danny taylor, jarome iginla, jiri hudler, lee stempniak, michael cammalleri, tom sestito, Vancouver Canucks
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The New York Rangers have hired Alain Vigneault as their next head coach. You know something was up when Vigneault had withdrawn his name from the Dallas Stars list.
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