All Entries Tagged With: "Darcy Hordichuk"
Salary Cap Claims O’Brien, Hordichuk as Gillis Continues Canucks Cap Crunch
In two seasons in Vancouver, Shane O’Brien’s tough play and colourful character lead the defenceman from Port Hope, Ontario to become a fan favourite amongst Canucks fans; however as a frequent resident of Alain Vigneault’s dog house, O’Brien was skating on slightly thinner ice than many of his teammates.
Fighting for Your Life: 5 Stories to Watch During Canucks Pre-Season
Who better than the Calgary Flames to renew acquaintances with in a double city, double header to open the 2011 pre-season.
Sedins, Luongo lead Canucks Cup Campaign; The Vancouver Canucks 2010 Playoff Preview
82 Games played, 103 points. Another regular season has come and gone, and once again the Canucks stand atop the Northwest Division poised for a lengthy playoff run. Unlike years past, this season’s playoff optimism is accompanied by a sense of expectation, and in some minds a certain sense of confidence in this year’s edition [...]
Northwest Strong and Free; Canucks Clinch Division in OT Over the Wild
It wasn’t pretty, but the Vancouver Canucks clinched the Northwest Division title with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, winning in unnecessarily dramatic fashion. The 300th consecutive sell out crowd at GM Place was in full celebration after Alex Edler’s empty net goal put the Canucks up 3-1; however the [...]
Canucks Best Ducks; Go Shark Hunting in Cali
It was an unfamiliar sight for the 18,000+ in attendance at GM Place Wednesday night; a healthy Roberto Luongo sat on the bench to start the game in GM Place for the first time ever as a Canuck. In net, Andrew Raycroft looked as though he had been making all those consecutive home starts over [...]
Canucks Set Sights On Islanders After Big Weekend
It was a wild weekend for the Canucks, after a couple days off last week; it was time for the boys to defend the barn they have been away from for so long that it even changed names. Yes, the Canucks were back home, having played twice over the weekend at GM Place. No place [...]
I’m with Samuelsson, the Loser Point Can Go #&%$ Itself Too
Whoa whoa whoa, a defensive minded war of attrition against Dave Tippet, I’ve had this nightmare before. Pay-Per View game purchasers were rewarded with five goals in a dominating performance by the Canucks on Sunday, but last night the Canucks and Coyotes delivered chess on ice, and it wasn’t pretty. But all is well; The [...]
Hordichuk, The OV Show and a Game Too! ‘Nucks vs. Caps Tonight
The traditional framework of an NHL team normally consists of 2 lines of scorers, a 3rd checking/energy line and a 4th line of fighters, grinders and other specialists. The Canucks are not free from this structure, but seem to be missing the point with the 3rd and 4th lines. After two months of devastating injuries, [...]
Home for Christmas; ‘Nucks Look To Continue Home Dominance
Heading into their last road trip, the Canucks surely didn’t expect to dominate the Devils and Flyers then turn around and drop 4 easy points against the Hurricanes and Predators. A good time to bounce back with some home cooking to work out the kinks and move up in the standings, right? Three straight home [...]
Canucks Weekend Recap
Riding the momentum of a big win over the LA Kings on Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks started off their first of two games on consecutive nights with a bang by beating the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Saturday Night. After playing 65 minutes of hockey on Friday night, the Oilers never had a chance against a relatively [...]
Was that Good For You? Blues Dominate Canucks 6-1.
The Canucks never had a chance tonight against the Blues; Andy McDonald scored eighteen seconds into the game which started a fury of action in the Canucks end that seemed non-stop. Sixteen seconds later BJ Crombeen tried to fight Ryan Kesler, but instead Kevin Bieksa stepped in and gave Crombeen a pretty good bout, unfortunately [...]
Home Opener follows Season Opener’s script; Canucks lose to Blue Jackets
The comfort of GM Place was no cure for the Vancouver Canucks as the Blue Jackets skated to a 5-3 victory in GM Place last night. The Canucks looked to be in control for the majority of the game, but a sloppy second period defensively lead to their demise. I was hoping for a simple [...]
Canucks Home Opener – Optimistic yet Demanding
Dropping the first two games of the season to the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche was not the way the Canucks planned to start off the season. Unfortunately the Canucks’ skaters followed the same script as last year’s opener, a terrible first period follow by 40 minutes of solid play. Last year however, some [...]
Should He Stay or Should He Go? A Canucks Roster Breakdown
As the Canucks work their way through training camp and the pre-season, many questions will be answered about the team, specifically roster positions. Through the dog days of summer, I was left wondering when Mike Gillis would be able to add that extra defencemen or depth forward to the team in order to round out [...]
