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SinisterAlex · 11-05-2009, 12:23 AM

NHL Pre-Season ends, Wenger happy
By: Stan Willard
September 29th, 2009

Vancouver - The NHL pre-season ended Sunday against the Oilers with a 3-2 shootout victory in Edmonton. The Canucks went 6-3 in the nine games they played during the pre-season getting goals from the likes of Kesler, the Sedin twins, and a goal from the Canucks 2009 first round pick, Kevin Gardener. "The pre-season was a great experiance for me," said Kevin Gardener Sunday after the game. "It was good to get a taste of the pace that was NHL hockey".

Canucks GM Alex Wenger also shedded some light on his first ever pre-season in the NHL. "A very interesting experiance to say the least," "It was challenging yet rewarding to see our young guns go through the motions and trying to compete to make out opening day line up". The Canucks called up many prospects from Manitoba during the course of the pre-season including former Vancouver Giant (WHL), Mario Bliznak who had a total 2 points in the 4 games he played for the Canucks.

"NHL hockey is alot different from WHL hockey that's for sure," "The pace is alot faster and the players are alot bigger and stronger". Bliznak was one of a few rookie players who will start their years on the farm but that didn't seem to bother the young guns who will one day get their shot. "It's hard to send such good young talent down the farm team when they had such good pre-seasons," stated Wenger. "But since our first two lines were set and the third being nearly complete, it left little room for us to keep some of these players".

The Canucks are expected to annouce their opening day lineups in the next few days. The Canucks first game of the regular season goes Thursday, October 1st at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary versus the Flames.

Bure10Beezer34 · 11-05-2009, 09:49 PM

Looking good so far! Can't wait to see your starting line-ups. Is Gardener just a player your drafted or did you base him off yourself? Luongo is my favorite goalie in the league right now, followed by Ryan Miller. I really wish Florida would have kept him and I was disappointed that Detroit didn't make a run for him. I hope he does win a cup with the Canucks. He deserves it! He's seen a lot of rubber flung at him, lol!

SinisterAlex · 11-06-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bure10Beezer34


	Looking good so far! Can't wait to see your starting line-ups. Is Gardener just a player your drafted or did you base him off yourself? Luongo is my favorite goalie in the league right now, followed by Ryan Miller. I really wish Florida would have kept him and I was disappointed that Detroit didn't make a run for him. I hope he does win a cup with the Canucks. He deserves it! He's seen a lot of rubber flung at him, lol!

Gardener was the player I drafted in the first round of the draft, he had amazing speed which I liked

Luongo played well in the 5 games he started in for me. Played Raycroft the rest of the way. Ya agreed, Canucks need to win the cup.... like now lol

Thanks for the comments!

SinisterAlex · 11-06-2009, 01:14 AM

2009-2010 Vancouver Canucks Season Preview

Canucks look to start off the year strong and make a push in this years playoffs.

The Canucks last year had a mixture of ups and downs last year which led to a second round playoff series loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last year. This year, the Canucks are younger, faster, and will challenge for the top spot in the Western Conference, and be a legitimate contender for the Stanley Cup.

Opening Night Line Up:

Forwards

Line #1
LW: Daniel Sedin C: Henrik Sedin RW: Alex Burrows
Line #2
LW: Mason Raymond C: Ryan Kesler RW: Michael Grabner
Line #3
LW: Steve Bernier C: Kyle Wellwood RW: Michael Samuelsson
Line #4
LW: Darcy Hordichuk C: Ryan Johnson RW: Kevin Gardener

Healthy Scratches:
Pavel Demitra, Brad Lukowich

Defense:

Pairing #1
LD: Alex Edler RD: Willie Mitchell
Pairing #2
LD: Sami Salo RD: Christien Ehrhoff
Pairing #3
LD: Shane O'Brien RD: Josh Georges

Goalies:

Main: Roberto Luongo

Forward's Preview:
This years offensive strategy's are different from past years. This years Canucks shall be more aggressive than ever before bringing speed and quickness to the ice each and every night giving the opposing teams defense havoc every night.

The Canuck forward lines have changed a bit. The first line including Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows will remain in tact for the first few games of the season. These players together generate alot off cycles and going to the net. After the second line, this is where the changes for this years Canucks start to show themselves.

Nicknamed the "speed demons" Mason Raymond, Ryan Kesler, and 16th overall 2006 draft pick Michael Grabner shall put their speed to use as they shall generate shots by utilizing their speed and beating defenders by sheer speed alone. With Kesler's shot there should be no problem of not scoring goals on this line. These players have great chemistry and have amazing skills of seeing the ice and knowing where each other are.

The third line consists of players who have both grit and amazing hockey smarts. Steve Bernier, Kyle Wellwood, and Michael Samuelsson shall start on the third line on opening night. Kyle Wellwood's future with the Canucks is still uncertain but will try to start his season strong and try to prove that he belongs with the Canucks.

The fourth line for the Canucks is the checking line. With Darcy Hordichuk, Ryan Johnson, and 11th overall 2009 draft pick Kevin Gardener who has gotten the chance to play his first ever regular season NHL hockey game. Johnson is a key player for the Canucks as he's not only a checker, but a key penalty killer and faceoff man. Hordichuk is the usual enforcer. Gardener had really nowhere else to go but look for great things from Gardener as the season unfolds.

Defense Preview:
The Canucks defensive strategies remain the same. Collapse on the goalie and give no rebounds.

The Defensive core for the Canucks remains the same but Kevin Bieksa is now a Nashville Predator and Josh Georges is now a Canuck. Starting as the number one pairing are Alexander Edler and Willie Mitchell. Both these defensemen are amazing shutdown men who will shut down any top forward on any team. The second pairing consists of Sami Salo and Christien Ehrhoff, both talented defensemen with amazing shots. The third pairing consists of the newly acquired Josh Georges and Shane O'Brien.

Goalie Preview:

Roberto Luongo shall start and remain the Canucks number one goalie with Andrew Raycoft backing him up. Luongo is expected to start and play 55-65 games this year and Andrew Raycroft playing the rest. Luongo has been working on this rebound control all summer as requested by GM Alex Wenger and this will be one thing to look for this following season. Andrew Raycroft hasn't had good season since being the rookie goalie of the year, but hopes to make a comeback with the Vancouver Canucks.

Behind the team: Coaches and GM's:

Mike Gillis was fired this summer and replaced by rookie GM Alex Wenger. Wenger has proven himself worthy and shown he is capable GM with the smarts to make a team great. Alain Vigneault got a contract extension and remains the bench boss for the Canucks.

The Canucks shall do great things this year....

GO CANUCKS GO!

SinisterAlex · 11-13-2009, 03:38 PM

Rosters and sliders now finalized, season opener coming soon!

Bure10Beezer34 · 11-13-2009, 10:01 PM

One word....sssswwwwweeeeeetttttt!

SinisterAlex · 11-14-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bure10Beezer34


	One word....sssswwwwweeeeeetttttt!

I'm so excited to start this, planning to do the first game today, that is if I can stop playing Modern Warfare 2 :P

SinisterAlex · 11-14-2009, 10:11 PM

4 - 1
Canucks put out flames easily in season opener

Kesler easily led the Canucks to the 4-1 victory.

Team Stats
(1-0-0)		(0-1-0)
40	Shots	25
17	Hits	14
21	Faceoffs	26
5:35	Time on Attack	5:49
19:00	PIM	17:00
0/5	PP	1/7

1st Period	Scoring Summary
1:39	Daniel Sedin Assisted: Alex Edler
1:53	Ryan Kesler Assisted: Christien Ehrhoff
	Penalty Summary
7:07	Rene Bourque - Hooking (minor)
14:11	Ryan Johnson - High Sticking (minor)
17:24	Colin Stewart - Slashing (minor)

2nd Period	Scoring Summary
16:13	Mason Raymond Assisted: Michael Grabner
	Penalty Summary
5:26	Mark Giordano - Fighting (major)
5:26	Kyle Wellwood- Fighting (major)
6:41	Daniel Sedin - Slashing (minor)
13:51	Dustin Boyd - Slashing (minor)
16:20	Robyn Regehr - Slashing (minor)

3rd Period	Scoring Summary
11:33	Michael Grabner Assisted: Ryan Kesler, Christien Ehrhoff
13:41	Adam Pardy (PP) Assisted: Dustin Boyd, Jay Bouwmeester
	Penalty Summary
0:54	Jarome Iginla- Slashing (minor)
10:38	Adam Pardy- Roughing (minor)
10:38	Mason Raymond - Roughing (minor)
11:55	Steve Bernier- Slashing (minor)
12:16	Ryan Kesler- Unsportsmanlike (minor)
14:07	Darcy Hordichuk - Tripping (minor)
16:17	Alexandre Edler - Interference (minor)

Three Stars

Ryan Kesler	Michael Grabner	Roberto Luongo
1G 1A	1G 1A	24 Saves

11-05-2009, 12:23 AM	#17
SinisterAlex Canadian eh? OVR: 24 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 4,552	Re: The Johnny Canuck Chronicles - A Vancouver Canucks Dynasty NHL Pre-Season ends, Wenger happy By: Stan Willard September 29th, 2009 Vancouver - The NHL pre-season ended Sunday against the Oilers with a 3-2 shootout victory in Edmonton. The Canucks went 6-3 in the nine games they played during the pre-season getting goals from the likes of Kesler, the Sedin twins, and a goal from the Canucks 2009 first round pick, Kevin Gardener. "The pre-season was a great experiance for me," said Kevin Gardener Sunday after the game. "It was good to get a taste of the pace that was NHL hockey". Canucks GM Alex Wenger also shedded some light on his first ever pre-season in the NHL. "A very interesting experiance to say the least," "It was challenging yet rewarding to see our young guns go through the motions and trying to compete to make out opening day line up". The Canucks called up many prospects from Manitoba during the course of the pre-season including former Vancouver Giant (WHL), Mario Bliznak who had a total 2 points in the 4 games he played for the Canucks. "NHL hockey is alot different from WHL hockey that's for sure," "The pace is alot faster and the players are alot bigger and stronger". Bliznak was one of a few rookie players who will start their years on the farm but that didn't seem to bother the young guns who will one day get their shot. "It's hard to send such good young talent down the farm team when they had such good pre-seasons," stated Wenger. "But since our first two lines were set and the third being nearly complete, it left little room for us to keep some of these players". The Canucks are expected to annouce their opening day lineups in the next few days. The Canucks first game of the regular season goes Thursday, October 1st at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary versus the Flames. __________________ Xbox LIVE GT: oALEXtheGREATo PSN ID: oALEXtheGREATo Last edited by SinisterAlex; 11-05-2009 at 12:27 AM.

11-05-2009, 09:49 PM	#18
Bure10Beezer34 Pro OVR: 6 Join Date: Sep 2009	Re: The Johnny Canuck Chronicles - A Vancouver Canucks Dynasty Looking good so far! Can't wait to see your starting line-ups. Is Gardener just a player your drafted or did you base him off yourself? Luongo is my favorite goalie in the league right now, followed by Ryan Miller. I really wish Florida would have kept him and I was disappointed that Detroit didn't make a run for him. I hope he does win a cup with the Canucks. He deserves it! He's seen a lot of rubber flung at him, lol!

11-06-2009, 01:14 AM	#20
SinisterAlex Canadian eh? OVR: 24 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 4,552	Re: The Johnny Canuck Chronicles - A Vancouver Canucks Dynasty 2009-2010 Vancouver Canucks Season Preview Canucks look to start off the year strong and make a push in this years playoffs. The Canucks last year had a mixture of ups and downs last year which led to a second round playoff series loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last year. This year, the Canucks are younger, faster, and will challenge for the top spot in the Western Conference, and be a legitimate contender for the Stanley Cup. Opening Night Line Up: Forwards Line #1 LW: Daniel Sedin C: Henrik Sedin RW: Alex Burrows Line #2 LW: Mason Raymond C: Ryan Kesler RW: Michael Grabner Line #3 LW: Steve Bernier C: Kyle Wellwood RW: Michael Samuelsson Line #4 LW: Darcy Hordichuk C: Ryan Johnson RW: Kevin Gardener Healthy Scratches: Pavel Demitra, Brad Lukowich Defense: Pairing #1 LD: Alex Edler RD: Willie Mitchell Pairing #2 LD: Sami Salo RD: Christien Ehrhoff Pairing #3 LD: Shane O'Brien RD: Josh Georges Goalies: Main: Roberto Luongo Forward's Preview: This years offensive strategy's are different from past years. This years Canucks shall be more aggressive than ever before bringing speed and quickness to the ice each and every night giving the opposing teams defense havoc every night. The Canuck forward lines have changed a bit. The first line including Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows will remain in tact for the first few games of the season. These players together generate alot off cycles and going to the net. After the second line, this is where the changes for this years Canucks start to show themselves. Nicknamed the "speed demons" Mason Raymond, Ryan Kesler, and 16th overall 2006 draft pick Michael Grabner shall put their speed to use as they shall generate shots by utilizing their speed and beating defenders by sheer speed alone. With Kesler's shot there should be no problem of not scoring goals on this line. These players have great chemistry and have amazing skills of seeing the ice and knowing where each other are. The third line consists of players who have both grit and amazing hockey smarts. Steve Bernier, Kyle Wellwood, and Michael Samuelsson shall start on the third line on opening night. Kyle Wellwood's future with the Canucks is still uncertain but will try to start his season strong and try to prove that he belongs with the Canucks. The fourth line for the Canucks is the checking line. With Darcy Hordichuk, Ryan Johnson, and 11th overall 2009 draft pick Kevin Gardener who has gotten the chance to play his first ever regular season NHL hockey game. Johnson is a key player for the Canucks as he's not only a checker, but a key penalty killer and faceoff man. Hordichuk is the usual enforcer. Gardener had really nowhere else to go but look for great things from Gardener as the season unfolds. Defense Preview: The Canucks defensive strategies remain the same. Collapse on the goalie and give no rebounds. The Defensive core for the Canucks remains the same but Kevin Bieksa is now a Nashville Predator and Josh Georges is now a Canuck. Starting as the number one pairing are Alexander Edler and Willie Mitchell. Both these defensemen are amazing shutdown men who will shut down any top forward on any team. The second pairing consists of Sami Salo and Christien Ehrhoff, both talented defensemen with amazing shots. The third pairing consists of the newly acquired Josh Georges and Shane O'Brien. Goalie Preview: Roberto Luongo shall start and remain the Canucks number one goalie with Andrew Raycoft backing him up. Luongo is expected to start and play 55-65 games this year and Andrew Raycroft playing the rest. Luongo has been working on this rebound control all summer as requested by GM Alex Wenger and this will be one thing to look for this following season. Andrew Raycroft hasn't had good season since being the rookie goalie of the year, but hopes to make a comeback with the Vancouver Canucks. Behind the team: Coaches and GM's: Mike Gillis was fired this summer and replaced by rookie GM Alex Wenger. Wenger has proven himself worthy and shown he is capable GM with the smarts to make a team great. Alain Vigneault got a contract extension and remains the bench boss for the Canucks. The Canucks shall do great things this year.... GO CANUCKS GO! __________________ Xbox LIVE GT: oALEXtheGREATo PSN ID: oALEXtheGREATo Last edited by SinisterAlex; 11-06-2009 at 01:19 AM.

11-13-2009, 03:38 PM	#21
SinisterAlex Canadian eh? OVR: 24 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 4,552	Re: The Johnny Canuck Chronicles - A Vancouver Canucks Dynasty Rosters and sliders now finalized, season opener coming soon! __________________ Xbox LIVE GT: oALEXtheGREATo PSN ID: oALEXtheGREATo

11-13-2009, 10:01 PM	#22
Bure10Beezer34 Pro OVR: 6 Join Date: Sep 2009	Re: The Johnny Canuck Chronicles - A Vancouver Canucks Dynasty One word....sssswwwwweeeeeetttttt!

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