Another week has passed, which means another week of National Hockey League news to roundup. Lets take a look at some stories and moments that are happening around the league.
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Rogers Arena won’t be getting a new name any time soon, and you won’t have to look elsewhere to find broadcasts of Canucks games.
Today, Canucks Sports and Entertainment, along with Rogers Communications, announced that they have reached a new agreement that will “see the long-time partners continue to collaborate across media and sponsorship to serve the Vancouver community through the 2032-33 season.”
The 10-year deal extends the 24-year broadcast partnership between the Canucks and Sportsnet, which began in 1998 with the launch of Sportsnet.
The announcement comes after the club shared yesterday that a “major news announcement” was coming down at 2:30 PM today.
After speculation this past offseason that the Canucks were considering bringing their audio-only broadcast in-house, the Canucks continued to broadcast games on Sportsnet 650, and will continue to do so for the next ten years.
“This is a significant milestone in the longstanding partnership between the Canucks and Rogers,” said Michael Doyle, President, Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Business Operations. “Canucks Sports & Entertainment is proud to operate one of the top venues in North America in a world class city with some of the most passionate fans in the industry. This extension will support our pursuit of a winning culture and delivering a world Class experience for our fans and giving back to our community in so many meaningful ways. Community is a fundamental pillar of CSE, and it is important for us to align with companies that share these core values. Rogers has deep community ties and has been a great supporter of the Canucks for Kids Fund over the years. This partnership allows us to expand our outreach and continue to build strong community ties together.”
“Since the launch of our network in 1998, Sportsnet has been a proud broadcast partner of the Vancouver Canucks,” said Bart Yabsley, President of Sportsnet. “For more than 24 years, Sportsnet has had the privilege of bringing Canucks fans across British Columbia and beyond closer to their team by producing the best and most in-depth game broadcasts and team content across all our platforms. We look forward to continuing this legacy with our partners at Canucks Sports & Entertainment for the next decade.”
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Date: 10/31/2022
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Local hockey legends Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen will return to Winnipeg next month to be inducted into the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame.The 2 Finns both kicked off their National Hockey League professions in Winnipeg, with Numminen taking a rookie Selanne under his wing in 1992. Previous Jets, and excellent pals Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen will be inducted into the Jets Hall of Fame in November. To see the passion and the caring for the group … it was really hard,” he said.Numminen played 15 seasons for the franchise, consisting of eight in Winnipeg and seven in Phoenix.The pair will join Bobby Hull, Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg, Dale Hawerchuk, Ab McDonald, Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen in the Winnipeg franchise’s Hall of Fame.The two fan favourites will be inducted at a pre-game event at the Nov. 17 Jets video game versus the Anaheim Ducks.
Local hockey legends Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen will return to Winnipeg next month to be inducted into the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame.The 2 Finns both began their National Hockey League careers in Winnipeg, with Numminen taking a rookie Selanne under his wing in 1992.” He was like an older brother for me, for the
first 3 months I resided in his house, “Selanne stated at a virtual interview on Friday.” The start I got in Winnipeg was so special and Teppo was a big
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” When you fall in love in this city, and the fans, and then the next day you’re gone … you practically feel that you failed,” he stated.
Teppo Numminen practices with Team Finland throughout the World Cup of Hockey in 2004. He played 15 seasons with the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)It was a difficult day for Numminen, too. He states he was too shocked to speak with press reporters.
” That day … we understood something was going to occur, however like, but for everybody when it occurs it truly shocks you,” he said.More heartbreaking news was on the horizon for Numminen and the Jets: In the summertime of 1996, the franchise relocated to Arizona and ended up being the Phoenix Coyotes.
” It was ravaging, those two years … hoping there would be a method we would not have to leave. To see the enthusiasm and the caring for the team … it was actually difficult,” he said.Numminen played 15 seasons for the franchise, consisting of eight in Winnipeg and 7 in Phoenix.The set will sign up with Bobby Hull, Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg, Dale Hawerchuk, Ab McDonald, Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen in the Winnipeg franchise’s Hall of Fame.The two fan favourites will be inducted at a pre-game ceremony at the Nov. 17 Jets video game versus the Anaheim Ducks.
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Tyler Yaremchuk joined Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna on Monday’s edition of Daily Faceoff Live for another PointsBet Daily Picks segment.
With just a few games in the NHL on this quiet Halloween night, Yaremchuk will provide you with all your betting needs for the Blues/Kings and Detroit/Buffalo matchups. He details why you should bet on the Blues’ Brayden Schenn and Red Wings’ Dominik Kubalik tonight.
Tyler Yaremchuk: I don’t love a lot on this slate, but let’s dig into it courtesy of our friends over at PointsBet Canada. Starting with a little assist prop in St. Louis & L.A. game, Brayden Schenn has been putting up apples like crazy this year. He’s got seven of them in seven games, he’s hit this in three of his last five as well. The +110 payout against a Kings team that has kind of struggled to keep pucks out of their net this season, I think this a really good spot. Schenn is +110 to pick up an assist tonight.
Then we are going to the Detroit and Buffalo matchup where I don’t love picking a winner here and I don’t love the goal either as Detroit kind of surprised me on Saturday when they went under with Minnesota. But, what I do actually like about this is taking the Dominik Kubalik shot prop. Where you can find it at over 2.5 shots paying at a +145, he’s averaging over three shots per game, he’s hit this mark in three of his last five. +145 usually means an implied odds percentage of 41% or 42%. Well, he’s hit it in three of his last five, so that’s 60% and I think we are getting some good value there. So just two plays for me and a quiet night around the NHL Frank, it’s a Schenn assist and it’s a Kubalik over 2.5 shots.
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If you’re not a fan of the Maple Leafs, there were lots of exciting developments in the Atlantic division this week. Unfortunately for most people reading this, that’s not you, but we’ll talk about it anyway.
Two snipers in the division put their names in consideration for the Rocket, a Senators player became a dark horse candidate for the Calder and the Red Wings lost a player to suspension. Oh, and the Bruins are stupid good right now.
Caufield and Pastrnak continue to light the lamp
With three goals in three games this week Cole Caufield is tied for second in the NHL in goals with seven, just two back of Connor McDavid.
30 games into his NHL career he had one measly goal. Then Martin St. Louis came to town and the sniper we all thought Caufield would be arrived. Since the Habs coaching change last season, Caufield has 29 goals in 46 games.
He’s on pace for 57 goals this season, Auston Matthews is on pace for 21. Will either of these players continue at that rate? Absolutely not. Still, its impossible not be impressed with Caufield’s production after such a slow start to his career.
It’s safe to say he will be a thorn in the sides of Leafs goaltending for a long time and might even win a Rocket or two.
Scoring in each game he played this week, David Pastrnak is also tied for second in the league with seven goals. With no multi-goal games yet he has scored in seven of the Bruins nine games. More on him later.
Most of us thought an Atlantic division player would take home the Rocket Richard Trophy this summer, we just thought he’d be wearing blue and white. That said, the season is still very young and Matthews will get going.
Hot start for Pinto
A second-round pick in 2019, Shane Pinto looked promising joining the Senators late in the 2020-21 season after leaving the University of North Dakota. He was expected to be a Calder Trophy candidate last year but missed nearly the entire season due to a shoulder injury.
He’s back now and better than expected. In eight games he leads all rookies in goals with six and is tied for second in points with seven.
Josh Norris will be for at least three months and probably longer, opening the door for Pinto to move up the lineup. If he can secure the role between Alex Debrincat and Claude Giroux there’s no reason he can’t continue to put up points and be a Calder finalist this season.
Rasmussen suspension
Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen was suspended two games for his high stick on David Krejci. As he finished check he had his stick up high and came down with a chopping motion striking Krejci in the head. He received a two-minute penalty on the play.
The two-game suspension is another interesting decision by the head of player safety George Parros, considering Evgeny Kuznetsov was only given one game for his blatant swing of the stick to Kyle Burroughs’ face last week.
It’s hard to tell if there was any intent from Rasmussen on the play but it certainly didn’t look as bad as Kuznetsov’s.
Team of the Week
The NHL’s top team takes home the Team of the Week this time around. Outscoring Dallas, Detroit and Columbus 12-2, the Boston Bruins went 3-0 to improve to 8-1 and extend their win streak to five games.
David Pastrnak led the way with three goals and four assists. He now has 17 points in nine games, good for second in the league.
Patrice Bergeron and Hampus Lindholm both had three points as well. Bergeron is at a point per game pace with nine in nine. Lindholm leads Bruins’ defenders with seven points on the year.
Brad Marchand returned on Thursday scoring twice and adding an assist against the Red Wings. He sat out Friday as the Bruins didn’t want to use him in a back-to-back yet.
Their goaltending has been extremely impressive too. Linus Ullmark stopped 60 of the 61 shots he faced this week. He’s now 6-0 with a .945 SV% and 1.70 GAA. Jeremy Swayman turned away 28/29 shots versus the Wings.
This team looks to be a legitimate Stanley contender and they’re doing it all without their best defenceman Charlie McAvoy. It the Leafs don’t get it together soon, the Bruins are going to run away with this division.
It’s only been seven games, but the Flames are officially done their first calendar month of the 2022-23 season. At 5-2-0, it’s one of Calgary’s best starts in franchise history and the positives have far outweighed the negatives. Much is expected out of this Flames group, internally and externally, and for good reason.
For Calgary to meet those lofty goals, they’ll need, and will quite likely see, improvement in a few key areas.
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Happy Sunday Canucks fans!
The Vancouver Canucks have won two straight games and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night at home in what was hands down their most complete effort of the season.
Sure, you should certainly be cautiously optimistic about the Canucks, who took eight games just to record their first win of the season, but Friday night was certainly something for this group to build off of.
Plus, the Canucks are getting some reinforcements for their woeful defence corps, both in the form of their blueline getting healthy and in the form of their acquisition of Ethan Bear from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
Bear took the ice at Rogers Arena for the first time today as the Canucks practiced ahead of their Tuesday night game against the New Jersey Devils.
Here’s what went down at today’s practice.
The big news of the day was that Quinn Hughes returned after missing the past four games due to injury.
Defence pairings:
Hughes-Schenn
Brisebois-Myers
Rathbone-Burroughs
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Hughes was right back on a pairing with Luke Schenn, as he was before heading to the injured reserve.
Newcome Ethan Bear skated on the Canucks’ “fourth pairing” with Riley Stillman, who also made his return to practice after the Canucks placed him on IR last week.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson was not at practice Sunday morning, and head coach Bruce Boudreau called it a maintenance day.
It will certainly be interesting to see how head coach Bruce Boudreau goes about putting together his defence pairings, as Ethan Bear hasn’t played much at all this season
As for the forward line combinations, Jack Studnicka slotted in for Sheldon Dries on the Canucks’ fourth line alongside Tanner Pearson and Nils Höglander, while Vasily Podkolzin found himself on the third line alongside Nils Aman and Dakota Joshua.
Bruce Boudreau spoke about his two new players, Jack Studnicka and Ethan Bear.
“I mean, all he had to do was watch one or two of those centremen and if he learned anything, that should really be helpful,” Boudreau said of what Studnicka may have learned by playing in Boston.
On Bear, Boudreau said, “He’s an NHL defenceman first of all. “He’s solid, he can skate, and he can move the puck, that’s something we have in Quinn, but when he’s out of the lineup… it’s more of a hard-nosed defensive kind of corps, and in today’s world, you need those puck-moving defencemen to get it to the forwards, so we’re hoping that’s what he brings. I’m pretty sure he’s gonna be hungry, he hasn’t played a game this year. He’s been sat out and bag skated for most of the year, so he’s pretty excited I think about being here.”
It’s true, Bear is very excited about the chance he’s almost certainly going to get in Vancouver.
“It feels awesome,” Ethan Bear told reporters in his first media appearance as a Canuck. “Vancouver is a team that I watched a lot growing up and yeah, it just it’s a special feeling. My fiancée is from Kelowna, so it’s close to home, and it honestly just feels good to be back in Canada.
“It’s been a while since I’ve played and you know, it’s been a lot of skating and working out. So it’s just going to be really nice to just honestly get to play a game and compete again, and that’s what I’m looking forward to the most,” Bear said of his new opportunity with the Canucks.
“I’m really excited, like this team is really good. Obviously, it’s not the start they wanted but you know, with this lineup and the leaders they have, I have a strong belief that we can easily turn this thing around by just sticking to it and working together and honestly, I think with the character we have in this group, and just from what I’ve seen in these early days, I think we could turn it around.”
