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Canucks versus Sharks – Round 1

Frederick Linsmeyer • April 29, 2013 • Hockey

Let the battle of the West Coast begin as the third seeded Vancouver Canucks take on the sixth seeded San Jose Sharks for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both teams have achieved similar stats this season: Vancouver went 26-15-7 with 59 points, while San Jose went 25-15-7 and racked up 57 points. With home-ice advantage, the Canucks look to Roberto Luongo who is taking over in net for Cory Schneider as he sits out an unspecified injury.

  • Wednesday, May 1st – 7:30 pm PDT: San Jose at Vancouver
  • Friday, May 3rd – 7:00 pm PDT: San Jose at Vancouver
  • Sunday, May 5th – 7:00 pm PDT: Vancouver at San Jose
  • Tuesday, May 7th – 7:00 pm PDT: Vancouver at San Jose
  • Thursday, May 9th – 7:00 pm PDT: San Jose at Vancouver
  • Saturday, May 11th – TBD: Vancouver at San Jose
  • Monday, May 13th – TBD: San Jose at Vancouver

Source: NHL

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NHL to realign teams for 2013-2014 season

Frederick Linsmeyer • March 19, 2013 • Hockey

Last Thursday, the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors approved a motion to reorganize the divisions in which the league’s 30 teams play in, along with modifications to the criteria for teams to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Both the Eastern and Western Conferences will be split into two divisions each; the two divisions in the east will have 16 teams, while the two divisions out west will contain 14 teams. As a result, three teams have changed conferences: the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets join the Eastern Conference, and the Winnipeg Jets move to the Western Conference. This movement lets these three teams play most of their games in their respective time zone.

However, this results in a lopsided number of teams for the Eastern Conference. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman isn’t bothered by this. “So whether or not it’s a seventh or eighth team, as a practical matter it doesn’t make a whole lot of difference.” he stated. This doesn’t rule out the potential for an expansion team or two in the west somewhere in the future.

These changes also impact the Stanley Cup Playoffs are organized. Whereas eight teams per conference still advance to the post-season, only the top three teams of each division will be eligible. The remaining two spaces in each conference will be assigned to teams by their total number of points in the regular-season; their division will not factor into the decision. The wild-card team with the least points will be paired with division winner, the wild-card team with the second fewest points will face the division winner with the second most points.

The Western Conference will be home to Divisions A and B, while the Eastern Conference will contain Divisions C and D.

Teams in Division A are the Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks.

Teams in Division B are the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St Louis Blues and the Winnipeg Jets.

Teams in Division C are the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Teams in Division D are the Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals.

These changes will take effect during the 2013-2014 NHL season and are to remain in place for at least three seasons.

Source: NHL.com

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Volpatti leaves, Sestito joins

Frederick Linsmeyer • March 1, 2013 • Hockey

A day after the Washington Capitals snatched Aaron Volpatti off waivers, the Vancouver Canucks picked up left-winger Tom Sestito from the Philadelphia Flyers, also off waivers.

Sestito played in seven games of the 2012-2013 season, scoring two goals along with 12 penalty minutes. The 25 year-old, from Rome, New York was picked 85th overall in the third round by the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Volpatti, from Revelstoke, British Columbia, had scored only one goal and racked up 28 penalty minutes in 16 games of the 2012-2013 season with the Canucks.

Source: Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals

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Injury sidelines Kesler… again

Frederick Linsmeyer • February 28, 2013 • Hockey
Ryan Kesler

Ryan Kesler

Just as quickly as he returned to the ice, Ryan Kesler skated back off and back on to the injured list. After undergoing a CT scan, it was found that there was a fracture on Kesler’s right foot; he had shown up at practice with a cast.

Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault revealed during an interview that the Livonia, Michigan native could be out for some four to six weeks.

Kesler had undergone surgery in mid-2012 for a shoulder injury, which left him sidelined until he was able to play against the visiting Dallas Stars on February 15th, 2013.

Source: News1130

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Manny Malhotra to miss remainder of season

Frederick Linsmeyer • February 14, 2013 • Hockey

Vancouver Canucks forward Manny Malhotra will miss the rest of the 2013 NHL season according to a team announcement today.

The Mississauga, Ontario native was placed on Injured Reserve in a statement made by Mike Gillis, the President and General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks. No further details on the cause were released.

Malhotra was last seen at the Canucks for Kids Fund SuperSkills competition on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 and was not present at the team’s 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, February 12th.

Source: Vancouver Canucks

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Canucks 2013 schedule

Frederick Linsmeyer • January 13, 2013 • Hockey

It’s been a long wait for hockey fans, but the NHL is back albeit for a shortened season. The puck drops for the 48-game regular season on Saturday, January 19th, 2012 between the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks. All games will be between Western Conference teams, so don’t expect to see the Maple Leafs, Penguins or Capitals in town anytime soon. Read the rest of this article…

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NHL and NHLPA agree on deal

Frederick Linsmeyer • January 6, 2013 • Hockey

After some 16 hours, both the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players Association have come to a deal regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The announcement was made this morning by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr. The “basic framework”, as Bettman stated, has been laid down but still needs to be ironed out before it is presented to the NHL Board of Governors and to the players for review and ratification.

Based on information available, the league and players consented to a $70 million salary cap for what’s left of the 2012-2013 season with a $64.3 million salary cap for 2013-2014. If teams are over the cap limit, they will be given the ability to use two compliance buyouts prior to the beginning of the season. The money uses in the buyout does not affect the team’s salary cap, but the player’s own revenue.

While no start date has been announced, it’s possible that the teams will end up playing a 50 game or 48 game season all dependent on when the league finalizes their schedule.

It has been 113 days since the lockout started.

Source: NHL

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NHL cancellations bite into the new year

Frederick Linsmeyer • December 20, 2012 • Hockey

Almost halfway through what would’ve been the 2012-2013 season, the National Hockey League (NHL) released a statement today announcing the cancellation of games through January 14th, 2013.

Since October 11th, 2012, some 625 games have been cut from the schedule due to the ongoing dispute between the NHL and the National Hockey League Players Association over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Source: NHL

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First regular season NHL games cancelled

Frederick Linsmeyer • October 5, 2012 • Hockey

The first few weeks of the 2012-2013 regular season have been cancelled by the National Hockey League (NHL). 82 games between October 11th and October 24th, 2012 ended up being dropped due to the ongoing labour dispute between the NHL and National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA).

Both groups have been engaged in a debate over the distribution of income the league receives. Negotiations eventually failed which culminated into a lockout at 9:00 pm PDT on September 16th, 2012.

Source: NHL

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Alex Burrows signs four year contract with Canucks

Frederick Linsmeyer • September 14, 2012 • Hockey
Alex Burrows

Alex Burrows

Expect to see Alex Burrows in a Canucks jersey for the next few seasons. The left-winger just inked a four year contract to stay in Vancouver.

Burrows, from Pincourt, Quebec, scored 28 goals with 24 assists and collected 52 points in 80 games during the 2011-2012 season. Burrows’ on-ice presence has earned himself some notoriety around the league, racking up 90 penalty minutes last season.

Since joining with the Canucks in 2005, Burrows has also made it into the team’s record books – ranking second with 16 shorthanded goals and with most career overtime playoff goals at 3.

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