Lach in the Crease
Hockey players suck at nicknames. When the Vancouver Canucks opened training camp with media interviews on Thursday, it was the players’ first chance to talk about their offseason training regiments, their goals for the season and their first impressions of their new teammates. But when Chris Tanev was asked the latter question, he unknowingly admitted […]
Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great summer vacation! Your essays on it are due next week, but today we’ll just be going over the syllabus for next season. I’m Hooooome! First of all, if you haven’t heard already, I made a big life change over the summer and moved back home to […]
Just when you think the hockey season is over, some news pulls you right back to the ice surface. In preparation for their 49th season 50th anniversary, yesterday the Canucks unveiled four new uniforms that they’ll be wearing in 2019-20 and beyond. These jerseys include an updated home-and-away killer whale set (minus the ‘VANCOUVER’ wordmark), […]
In this episode, Nora drove across the US of A (00:00), Lachlan’s going to All-Star Weekend and has some complaints about the jersey selection (5:00), the Oilers fired Peter Chiarelli (17:35), the future in Edmonton (25:00), the Canucks goaltending is officially good again (38:00), the next Vancouver leadership group (44:00), the Sharks resurgence…and fallback in Florida (50:00). […]
In this week’s episode, Lach and Nora talk about the Flyers firing Dave Hakstol, the quick rise of the Pacific Division, the Sharks are red hot, the Canucks shocking the world and Lach goes on a tangent about Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2PTSj0o Subscribe on Google Play: http://bit.ly/VJPGooglePlay Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FeOuPb
Exhale British Columbia, they’ve done it. After nearly two and a half weeks, they’ve finally done it. On the strength of Elias Pettersson’s two point night, Adam Gaudette’s first NHL goal and Sam Gagner’s first tally since returning to the big leagues, the Canucks pulled off their first win in nine tries on Saturday, a […]
In this week’s episode, Lach and Nora preview the Canucks and Sharks first meeting of the season, discuss their previous matchups of the past week and the recent changes behind the bench for the Oilers and Blues. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2PTSj0o Subscribe on Google Play: http://bit.ly/VJPGooglePlay Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FeOuPb
In the time since I wrote the last edition of the Sunday Crease (nearly a month ago), the Canucks have become one of the biggest surprises in the National Hockey League. Not only is Vancouver currently in sole possession of first in the Pacific Division in November, but they’re also riding a six game point […]
Hi! We’re Lachlan “Lach in the Crease” Irvine and Nora Scally, and welcome to The Van Jose Podcast! In our first ever episode, we tackle the amazing start to Elias Pettersson’s career, who are the real San Jose Sharks, the Ottawa Senators “hotstoving” video and more!
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 bias your mind has spent a lifetime building. For me, that moment came midway through […]
Lach in the Crease