Posted on December 5th, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson So what do the Vancouver Canucks do with this promising young goaltending prospect named Cory Schneider? What a great position to be in. The Vancouver Canucks have Roberto Luongo locked in to that 12-year contract extension, they have this valuable asset in Schneider and a possible NHL goaltender in promising Eddie Lack (7w, [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written By: Larry “The Nucks IceMan ” Johnson Last season (has it been that long?), when the Canucks were going through that rash of injuries, I mentioned that I thought Kevin Bieksa would make a better forward than a defenseman . I thought I would elaborate on that. My thoughts were based [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson How can you not like Canucks Rick “The Ripper” Rypien? Just go to his Facebook page and read all the warm wishes people have written on his wall. He is indeed one of my favourite Canucks. Rick is like a lot of us in life, and maybe that’s why [...]
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Posted on November 15th, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson As everyone that follows the Vancouver Canucks knows, there are a number of prospects, including several number one draft choices, playing in Manitoba for the Moose. This past weekend the Moose won both games against the Rochester Americans 3-2 and 6-2. Manitoba is currently tied for second place in [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Since there were a number of very good prospects that the ‘Nucks Nation got to watch, throughout the season I will be bringing some updates on how some of them are progressing. Let’s start out with Cody Hodgson, the Canucks’ number one 2009 draft choice, who many will be familar [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2010 by Nucks IceMan
Written by: Larry ‘The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I first saw Vancouver Canucks Alex Edler when he played with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL (his only season) at a game in Vancouver, in which they played the rival Giants. Right away I took note of who he was because here was a good-sized kid at [...]
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