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VANCOUVER CANUCKS
| Red Wings welcome Canucks to the Joe | Thu Oct 16 10:51:13 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings will shoot for their third straight win when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to Joe Louis Arena this evening. After losing their season opener versus Toronto, the Red Wings have won consecutive road games against the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Panthers. In Monday's 3-1 triumph at Carolina, Tomas Holmstrom posted a power-play goal in the second period to put Detroit ahead and Ty Conklin made 27 saves. Conklin signed wit | |
| Canucks sign Edler to four-year extension | Fri Oct 10 15:02:37 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Alex Edler to a four-year contract extension on Friday. Entering his third season in the NHL, all with Vancouver, the 22-year-old has nine goals and 14 assists along with a plus-11 in 98 games. He posted career- highs in games (75), goals (eight) and assists (12) last season. "Alex is a gifted puck-moving defenseman who sees the ice extremely well for such a young player," said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis. "He ha | |
| Vancouver trims roster, assigns Krog, Pettinger to AHL | Wed Oct 8 18:02:22 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks trimmed their roster to 23 players and, among other moves, assigned forwards Jason Krog and Matt Pettinger to Manitoba of the American Hockey League. Krog has posted 21 goals and 37 assists in 198 career games with the Islanders, Rangers, Ducks and Thrashers over six seasons while Pettinger, who was acquired from Washington at the trade deadline last year, has 56 goals and 49 assists in 354 games with Washington and Vancouver over his seven | |
| Canucks sign Hodgson | Sun Oct 5 23:05:28 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks signed center Cody Hodgson, their top draft choice from this year, to an entry-level contract on Sunday. The 18-year-old Hodgson, the 10th overall pick, was a member of the Ontario Hockey League's Brampton Battalion during the 2007-08 season. He ranked among the top 20 in OHL scoring with 85 points and led the Battalion in goals with 40 in 68 games. He also notched five goals in five playoff games before Brampton was eliminated in the first | |
| Canucks reel in D Baumgartner for third try | Wed Jul 2 15:45:55 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks brought back defenseman Nolan Baumgartner on undisclosed terms Wednesday. The 32-year-old journeyman backliner did not play in the NHL last season, but spent 13 games between the Flyers and Stars in 2006-07, collecting three assists. Baumgartner had his best campaign in 2005-06 with the Canucks, posting five goals and 34 assists with a plus-11 rating in 70 games. Over 131 contests stretching back to the 1995-96 season with Washington, Chica | |
| Canucks re-sign Sanford | Wed Jul 2 13:19:15 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks re-signed backup netminder Curtis Sanford on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sanford was 4-3-1 with a 2.83 goals-against average and 0.898 save percentage in 16 games as relief for starter Roberto Luongo last season, Sanford's first with the Canucks. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound goaler has a 30-29-11 record in 89 career games with St. Louis (2002-07) and Vancouver. | |
| Canucks sign F Johnson | Wed Jul 2 12:54:37 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent forward Ryan Johnson on Wednesday. Johnson posted five goals and 18 points in 79 games for the Blues in 2007-08. The 32-year-old spent the last five seasons in St. Louis, and has also spent time with the Panthers and Lightning in a 10-year NHL career. Used primarily as a depth forward, Johnson has scored 34 goals and 102 points in 547 career contests. | |
| Canucks bring in Hordichuk | Tue Jul 1 19:25:55 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Darcy Hordichuk, the team announced Tuesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hordichuk, 27, had spent the past three seasons with Nashville. Last season he appeared in 45 games and accumulated 60 penalty minutes to go with three points. In 302 regular season games with the Predators, Florida, Phoenix and Atlanta, Hordichuk has scored 13 times, added 13 assists and has 747 penalty minutes. He was a sixth | |
| Canucks name Walter assistant coach | Tue Jun 17 11:34:22 2008 EST |
| Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks padded their coaching ranks Tuesday, naming Ryan Walter an assistant. The 50-year-old Walter joins head coach Alain Vigneault and associate coach Rick Bowness behind the Vancouver bench for the upcoming season. "I believe strongly that Ryan's skills will complement Rick and I very well," Vigneault said. "His leadership skills and ability to motivate others will benefit our organization." Walter played 15 NHL seasons, primarily with Washingt | |
| Vancouver D Bourdon killed in accident | Thu May 29 14:54:05 2008 EST |
| Shippagan, NB (Sports Network) - Luc Bourdon, a defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed in a motorcycle crash in northern New Brunswick. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon near his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick. Bourdon, 21, was the first-round pick of the Canucks, 10th overall, in the 2005 NHL draft. He made his NHL debut on November 3 in Colorado and played in 27 games last season, scoring two goals with a plus-seven rating. He was a member of the Canadian team that won | |
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