It was nice to see Fin back at Rogers Arena earlier this week.
The Vancouver Canucks mascot attended Tuesday’s win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which was the first time he has been spotted at a game since the start of the pandemic.
Fin was in attendance for autism acceptance night, and the plan is to bring him back for the final game of the season as well.
The person that plays Fin yes, it’s the same person every time has worked for the Canucks for almost 20 years. Prior to the pandemic, Fin (we’ll protect the person’s secret identity) worked for the team full-time.
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The Vancouver Canucks appear likely to move their farm team out of Utica next season.
Utica Comets president Robert Esche has registered “Utica Devils” as a trademark, so that’s our first clue. The New Jersey Devils have reportedly informed the folks in Binghamton, where their AHL team is currently located, that they will be moving out after this season.
“The Canucks and Comets have been in partnership since 2013-14 and continue to enjoy a great working relationship,” the Canucks said in a statement shared with Daily Hive. “While a formal decision on the future of the affiliation has not been reached, Vancouver and Utica will exercise due diligence and explore all options on the future of their partnership.”
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Nikita Tryamkin is a new man, according to his agent, and wants to return to the Vancouver Canucks next season.
It’s been more than four years since the 6-foot-8 Russian defenceman left Vancouver, opting to return to his hometown team, Yekaterinburg Automobilist of the KHL.
Tryamkin was ready to return last year, and even had conversations with head coach Travis Green, but couldn’t reach a deal with the Canucks given the team’s cap uncertainty, not to mention questions regarding the NHL season as a whole due to the pandemic.
Diamond said he will be speaking to the Canucks in the near future, with the hope of hammering out a deal for his client to return to the NHL.
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Is the impossible unfolding in Vancouver?
Last Sunday, the Canucks entered their game against Toronto as the biggest NHL home underdog since the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 2, 2006. They were plus-331, meaning for every dollar you bet, you could win $3.31. (The 2006 Penguins team was plus-422, and actually led Ottawa 2-0 before giving up seven in a row.)
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COVID-19 has rocked the Vancouver Canucks likely in a way that we haven’t seen with any other major pro sports franchise, at least in North America.
There are 14 Canucks players currently on the NHL’s COVID list, and that number is expected to rise when the league updates it this afternoon. While a player can end up in COVID protocol for multiple reasons, various reports (including this one from Patrick Johnston of Postmedia) indicate that the vast majority of the players identified have indeed tested positive.
That list doesn’t include players on the taxi squad, of which reports indicate it has spread there too. It also doesn’t include coaches, but the outbreak hasn’t spared them either.