Lach in the Crease
https://twitter.com/georgiatwiss/status/1290153698568544256 It took five years for the Canucks to get back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and after Game One it was almost enough to make you wish they hadn’t at all. In a regular best-of-seven series every game matters, and in a best-of-five even more so. But by the time the buzzer sounded and […]
Who’s ready for some summer playoff hockey?! 24 teams playing 52 games over nine days. A Stanley Cup Playoffs unlike any the world has ever seen. And that’s before even getting to the fact that the Vancouver Canucks are making their unofficial postseason return after five long years. Five months after the COVID-19 pandemic brought […]
When the Canucks drop the puck against the Minnesota Wild for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers in Edmonton, it’ll be the first postseason meeting between the two clubs since 2003. (Let’s not talk about that today, shall we?) But it also marks the first time in 33 years that Vancouver will take part in a best-of-five […]
In this episode: Lach talks about the birth of the Seattle Kraken, goes off on a tangent about the Minnesota Wild’s bad fashion choices and discusses the NHL’s plans for the in-arena experience in Edmonton and Toronto. Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed the article, join my Patreon for exclusive podcasts and early access to content!
Embed from Getty Images After being locked in our houses for approximately a quarter of a century to shield ourselves from pandemics, murder hornets and horrible renditions of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, the world is starting to take its first steps back into its new normalcy. And for 24 NHL teams, that means returning to the […]
In this episode: Lachlan talks about the official Return to Play, the NHL and NHLPA finding labour peace, Brock Boeser trade rumours and the Canucks’ salary cap issues, various players opting out and Lach’s early thoughts on Gossip Girl. Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed the article, join my Patreon for exclusive podcasts and early access […]
In this episode; Lach returns from summer break to talk about the Canucks phased return to the ice, Edmonton and Toronto being selected as Return to Play hubs, the NHL Draft Lottery results, the newest edition of Hall of Fame inductees, why Alex Mogilny should’ve been one of them and the importance of the current […]
In the 50th episode of the CreaseCast; Lach is joined by Rob Williams (Daily Hive Vancouver) to talk about the NHL’s Return to Play announcement, what the league still has left to figure out, the best matchups of the Play-In round, previewing the Canucks/Wild matchup, the differences of covering sports during a pandemic and the […]
In this episode; Lachlan talks about the current 24 team playoff format being negotiated on by the NHL and NHLPA, why the NHLPA’s voting system is odd, a potential Canucks/Wild matchup in the play-in round, Akim Aliu’s article on The Player’s Tribune and how to affect cultural change at every level of hockey.
In this episode; Lachlan talks about the drama involving Judd Brackett and Canucks management, Tanner Pearson’s career year, Brendan Leipsic and the issues surrounding hockey culture and the AHL calling it quits for 2019-20. Dani Huntley’s article on Hockey Culture: https://canuckscrux.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/oh-calamity-that-is-hockey-culture/Ice the Misogyny shirt: https://teespring.com/ice-the-misogyny-colour?pid=345&cid=6355
Lach in the Crease