Canucks' 5 Burning Questions Heading Into 2024-25 & Josh Bloom Celebrates Memorial Cup in Hometown
Also, looking back at how the Canucks' last great energy line was formed, and more.
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Canucks’ 5 Burning Questions Heading Into 2024-25 Season
August 12, 2024 by Matthew Zator
The Vancouver Canucks are coming off one of their best seasons in franchise history, and that means expectations will be significantly higher than they were a season ago when they were still treading water after missing the playoffs again. The expectation then was to either be in the playoff mix or make it as a wild card team. Now, heading into 2024-25, they are expected to defend their Pacific Division crown and contend for the Stanley Cup. Talk about a jump in expectations, right? Here are five burning questions as we continue to count down the days to September and the unofficial start to Canucks hockey season: the Young Stars tournament in Penticton.
Canucks Prospect Josh Bloom Celebrates Memorial Cup in Hometown
August 11, 2024 by Lukas Bernasiewicz
A great touch to winning the Stanley Cup is the ability to have a personal day with the trophy after earning your victory. That same tradition applies at the junior level in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as every player on the Memorial Cup-winning team has their own day with the trophy to bring it back to their hometown and celebrate. The Cup has been on a tour with every member of the Saginaw Spirit and Friday (Aug 9), Vancouver Canucks prospect Josh Bloom finally had his day with the Cup and celebrated it with his community.Â
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Revisiting Canucks’ Trades for Motte, Highmore & Lammikko
August 10, 2024 by Matthew Zator
It was a long time coming, but the Vancouver Canucks finally had a fourth line they could count on to throw out there to create energy and drive emotion for the team. I wrote in an earlier article about the need to be tough to play against. The trio of Tyler Motte, Juho Lammikko and Matthew Highmore did that and then some. They kept it simple by dumping the puck in and going to work on the forecheck. They played in the dirty areas and shot the puck. No deking, no fancy moves; just good, old-fashioned relentless hard work. If you have watched me on The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, you know that’s my kind of hockey.
