Former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford joined Thursday’s episode of Sekeres and Price to dissect the team’s recent victory, focusing on their defensive strategy against McDavid and Draisaitl, the contributions of depth players, and the decision to keep Silovs in goal. Crawford, 63, is currently the head coach for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland, but spent multiple years in the NHL coaching for various teams, including the Vancouver Canucks. Despite having left the team 18 years ago, Crawford still keeps up with the current-day Canucks. Reflecting on the defensive play against the Oilers, Cr ..read more

Arturs Silovs has faced plenty of adversity in the Stanley Cup Playoffs already. But somehow, he keeps coming out on the winning end. At the end of the day, that’s the only result that matters to him. “I think we dominated the second period, and then we didn’t give them anything in the third,” Silovs said after the game. “So now it matters to capitalize, and that’s what’s most important.” The Canucks exhilarating comeback, from down 4-1 late in the second to a 5-4 victory in Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers, required a hill to climb first. That hill came in the form of some major mistakes fr ..read more

So this must be what the late Jason Botchford meant when he said, ‘Every once in a while, it goes the other way, too.’ In the depths of the darkness of a lost decade for the Vancouver Canucks, Botch knew eventually, the hockey club would find its way out of the wilderness and into the light. And while the Canucks are only five victories into their playoff journey, they have already provided the kinds of memories that have been missing in this market for more than 10 years. Last night’s stunning comeback to beat the Oilers in the opener of their second round series was just the latest. Already ..read more

What. A. Comeback.  The Vancouver Canucks scored three third-period goals to steal Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers after they led 4-1 only with 23 minutes remaining. Now, I’m going to be honest. I was covering the Abbotsford Canucks home playoff debut last night, so I’m watching this live with you as I write this. So you’ll get my complete raw reaction to these goals.  What are we waiting for? Let’s break down how this comeback came about and how the Canucks were able to close out this game. The Third I’m going to pretend that I didn’t just watch this video and immediately think E ..read more

This article is a presentation of Toyota Pacific Dealers! Check out the 2024 BZ4X at ShopToyota.ca The Vancouver Canucks are no strangers to crease-related controversies. The Dan Cloutier years. Roberto Luongo versus Cory Schneider. Roberto Luongo versus Eddie Lack. Eddie Lack versus Ryan Miller. And then, most recently, Jacob Markstrom versus Thatcher Demko, a contest that Demko won cleanly in 2020, the year of Bubble Demko. Bubble or no, Demko has held on to the Canucks’ starters reins ever since. Until, that is, an injury in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs took him out of the lineup ..read more

The second-round matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks was always going to be an intense one. We knew it would be, what with it involving two Canadian teams. This era of social media also ensures that both fan bases will be up in arms with each other almost as much as the teams themselves. From a child cursing out the Oilers, all the way to a healthy debate about which fan made song tanked their teams chances at winning the most, it’s starting to feel like we finally found something that might put Kendrick and Drake in the back seat for a few days. And there’s this weird id ..read more

The second-round matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks was always going to be an intense one. We knew it would be, what with it involving two Canadian teams. This era of social media also ensures that both fan bases will be up in arms with each other almost as much as the teams themselves. From a child cursing out the Oilers, all the way to a healthy debate about which fan made song tanked their teams chances at winning the most, it’s starting to feel like we finally found something that might put Kendrick and Drake in the back seat for a few days. And there’s this weird id ..read more

Welcome back to Instant Reaction — the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to the game, and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! All week long, we’ve been talking about how important it is for the Canucks to not give the Oilers’ power play many opportunities to work. Edmonton went 9-for-20 in the first round against the LA Kings, and ultimately, that made the difference in the series. With so much importance on staying out of the box, Ian Cole jumped the gun on a line change and gave the Oilers an early chance to work on the power play. An ..read more

On today’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal discuss some key areas Vancouver will need to excel in against the Oilers for a better chance to advance to round 3. Key 1: Don’t let the Oilers’ defence break the puck out Quads began with his first key: preventing the Oilers’ defence from breaking the puck out. “This idea of a matchup with J.T. Miller against Connor McDavid isn’t just Miller shadowing McDavid- it’s much more than that. It’s about not letting the Oilers defense get the puck to McDavid,” he said. “Absolutely. Can you get that aggressive forecheck to ..read more

J.T. Miller recently captured the attention of Vancouver Canucks fans by skating onto the ice for a practice while donning one of Arturs Silovs’ pink paisley T-shirts. The good-natured prank drew considerable media coverage — it happened in the lead-up to Game 6 against the Nashville Predators, after all! — and appears to have resonated throughout the Canucks’ organization, because on Wednesday night, the club unveiled a replica version of the T-shirt in question on its official online store. From fashion pioneers Artūrs Šilovs and J.T. Miller, we bring you the #Canucks Paisley T-Shirt! Now a ..read more