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 […]
There’s a number of storylines going into the 2019-20 season for the Vancouver Canucks; an anniversary celebration, a rebuilt supporting cast, and a draft pick bet placed on the team’s ability to make the postseason within the next two years. But one story flying under the radar heading into training camp in September surrounds the […]
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), […]
Written in collaboration with Sheng Peng Jonathan Dahlen made his debut for the San Jose Barracuda last night. It was a quiet beginning in the San Jose organization for the once-ballyhooed Vancouver prospect, skating before SAP Center’s announced crowd of 2,593. But this might have been a welcome contrast for Dahlen, who departed the Canucks […]
Hello everybody, and welcome to my second annual Trade Deadline Extravaganza! I’ll be updating this live blog through out the day as rumors hit the internet and deals are made, so make sure to hit the refresh tab early and often! I’ll also be taking questions on through the comment section below and on Twitter, so […]
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 the latest episode, Lach and Nora talk about the Winter Classic (1:05), the Canucks scratching Goldobin and recapping the weekend sweep through Alberta (11:45), Markstrom playing like an elite starting goalie (14:45), the Sharks/Flames game, Sam Bennett hit and the Department of Player Safety (27:25), the Lightning are like scary good (36:00), the Oilers’ decade […]
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
Lach and Nora talk about the Josh Leivo trade, the end of the Nylander saga, crazy All-Star choices, the Sharks’ solid end to a disastrous East Coast trip and make a major show announcement. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2PTSj0o Subscribe on Google Play: http://bit.ly/VJPGooglePlay Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FeOuPb
Lach in the Crease