#Ethan Bear

Scenes from Canucks skate: Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be a healthy scratch, Boeser to play with Pettersson and Kuzmenko vs. Lightning Welcome to scenes from morning skate brought to you by NHL betting odds site Betway! The Vancouver Canucks were on the ice early Thursday morning as they were living in the future that is the Eastern Time Zone. We…

Thursday, 4 p.m. , Amalie Arena. TV: Sportsnet. Radio: AM 650. TAMPA - It's a pretty bold statement about the strength of your division when 25 wins in 39 games has you just in third place. The Tampa Bay Lightning remain one of the league's powerhouses, but in the 2022-23 season they're trailing the odds-on favourite for the Stanley Cup and a…

This article was written by Kirsten Staple, who is part of the Professional Hockey Writers Association x To Hockey With Love Mentorship Program. This program pairs aspiring writers with established members of the association across North America to create opportunities for marginalized people that do not traditionally get published on larger…

The Avalanche will travel northwest to face the Vancouver Canucks for the second time this season. Vancouver beat Colorado 4-3 when they first faced each other. The Avalanche led 3-2 going into the final period, but a Sheldon Dries goal followed by an Ethan Bear goal gave the Canucks the victory. The Avalanche are one point out of the second Wild…

Scenes from Canucks practice: Studnicka with Horvat and Miller, Bear and Hughes partnered on the blue line Photo credit: © Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice today ahead of their trip to Calgary to face the Flames on Wednesday. But you'd be forgiven for not noticing, given the big statement that dropped…

The Vancouver Canucks made an offer to team captain and pending unrestricted free agent Bo Horvat roughly two weeks ago, people involved with the negotiations confirmed to The Athletic on Monday morning. That offer was rejected by Horvat and his representative Pat Morris of Newport Sports. Due to the sensitive and private nature of contract talks,…

The recently completed top 20 prospects shows three young Oilers who have already pushed into the NHL in Dylan Holloway, Philip Broberg and Markus Niemelainen. If all goes well, those three men will occupy a roster spot with the team for the rest of the decade and beyond. What about the next group? Is anyone close? Any surprises? Is there an impact…

The Florida Panthers will try and put an end to a three-game losing streak tonight against the Canucks. In a move that comes as a surprise to no one, Florida will have Spencer Knight back in net. Sergei Bobrovsky gave up three goals in the first period Tuesday night in Calgary and has surrendered four or more goals in four of his past six…

There's a secret that very few in hockey know: goaltending isn't voodoo, it's controlled chaos. The goaltending position is an aspect of hockey that's seemingly understood only by the people who've played it, to the point where some NHL head coaches all but ignore them in their game plans. But take it from an actual goalie, there is a method to our…

The Carolina Hurricanes have three preseason games in the books in their exhibition schedule. So, how many important things have we learned that will play a massive role in this team's success throughout the regular season and the playoffs? Well... none. These are practice games, and we haven't seen any teams at full strength. But that doesn't mean…

When we polled our CanucksArmy readers a week back about which Canucks needed to have the biggest showings at Training Camp 2022, one name dominated the responses. Nils Höglander. One week into Training Camp, and on the cusp of preseason action, Höglander is still dominating, but this time he's doing it on the ice. 'He looks like the best player on…

The Carolina Hurricanes are reaching the climax of their trajectory. A young, talented team on the rise for half a decade now, it's just about getting to be "put up or shut up" time. With a massive list of free-agents-to-be coming up the next three offseasons, the team could realistically look a whole lot different in just a few short years. It's…