Author: Lach in the Crease
Hockey blogger and YouTuber, Canucks fan, and stopper of pucks.
The Sunday Crease: Pettersson aftermath, Boeser and Horvat gaining momentum and a…podcast?
Being a hockey writer/fan hybrid is really difficult sometimes. Every now and then, a moment or event comes along where, even though you need to be impartial and take all sides into consideration, your mind is blurred by the personal … Continue reading The Sunday Crease: Pettersson aftermath, Boeser and Horvat gaining momentum and a…podcast?
The Sunday Crease: Pettersson’s magical debut, Gagner and the Season of Youth
If you want to describe the Vancouver Canucks first two games of the 2018-19 season, you really only need two words. Elias. Pettersson. It was only fitting that Elias would be the one to score Vancouver’s first goal of the … Continue reading The Sunday Crease: Pettersson’s magical debut, Gagner and the Season of Youth
The Sunday Crease: Recapping (almost) every Canuck’s preseason
“Hey Lach, where was the Sunday Crease last week? I wanted immediate analysis on preseason hockey, something we all care very deeply about!” Yes, the Sunday … Continue reading The Sunday Crease: Recapping (almost) every Canuck’s preseason
Sharks 2018-19 schedule breakdown
Yesterday, we talked about five can’t-miss games in the 2018-19 season. But there’s more to the schedule than just good giveaways and high-octane games. Here’s a break down of the full 82-game schedule and how that could affect the season. … Continue reading Sharks 2018-19 schedule breakdown
Pacific Preview: Vancouver Canucks
Ask a Sharks fan for their thoughts on the Vancouver Canucks, and the answers probably won’t be very positive. Memories of a once dominant franchise featuring some of hockey’s most hated pests like Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows have left San Jose’s fanbase with a … Continue reading Pacific Preview: Vancouver Canucks
The Sunday Crease: Roussel’s injury, training camp and how a tougher Pacific Division means a brighter Canucks future
Let’s be honest with ourselves; even though the Canucks opened training camp in Whistler on Thursday, the hockey talk in Vancouver has been focused elsewhere. It’s not very often that two faces of their respective franchises are shipped off in … Continue reading The Sunday Crease: Roussel’s injury, training camp and how a tougher Pacific Division means a brighter Canucks future
Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 7 Rudolfs Balcers is an Ottawa Senator
Well, this is awkward. If this article had gone up on Wednesday or earlier, I’d have told you that Rudolfs Balcers was going to be the face of the San Jose Barracuda in 2018-19. Since being drafted by the Sharks in the fifth round … Continue reading Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 7 Rudolfs Balcers is an Ottawa Senator
Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 11 Sasha Chmelevski may be a diamond in the rough
April 4, 2018 will go down as one of the biggest days in Alexander Chmelevski’s career. Just hours after signing his entry level contract with the Sharks, Chmelevski began his pro hockey career by deking San Diego Gulls goaltender Kevin Boyle and scoring his … Continue reading Top 25 Sharks Under 25: No. 11 Sasha Chmelevski may be a diamond in the rough
The Sunday Crease: Pettersson hype, Young Stars shine and State of the Blog
Last year, I decided to try my hand at writing a weekly column, with the hopes that I could use it to cover more Canucks topics every week as well as learn a little time management along the way. Aside … Continue reading The Sunday Crease: Pettersson hype, Young Stars shine and State of the Blog
