Daniel Wagner

Township of Langley

Hockey Writer at Vancouver is Awesome

Canucks writer with @passittobulis and occasional musician. Some likes and RTs are endorsements, some are not; I like to keep you guessing. He/him.

Articles

Will the Canucks make a last-ditch effort to re-sign Brock Boeser?

4 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

With one week remaining until the start of NHL free agency, the rumour mill is in full swing. Brock Boeser, the Vancouver Canucks' 23rd-overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, will be one of the top forwards available on July 1. He's a season removed from scoring 40 goals and proved he can perform in the playoffs, with 7 goals and 12 points in 12 games in the 2024 postseason, so he's arguably the third-best winger available after Mitch Marner and Nikolaj Ehlers.
Quinn Hughes on ‘wet’ Rogers Arena, baby powder, and his most memorable goals

6 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

Most hockey players who make it to the NHL are very particular about their gear. That goes for everything, top to tip, from the fit of the helmet, to the stiffness of the skate boot. For instance, Sidney Crosby has famously used the same shoulder pads and jock strap from his junior hockey days with the Rimouski Océanic, though they’ve been repaired and refurbished so many times over the years that it’s a Ship of Theseus question as to whether they’re still the same piece of equipment.
Canucks prospect Lekkerimäki leads Abbotsford to Game 4 win in Calder Cup Final

1 week ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

The Abbotsford Canucks are one game away from winning the Calder Cup. On Thursday night at the Abbotsford Centre, the Canucks took a stranglehold in the Calder Cup Final, beating the Charlotte Checkers 3-2, giving them a 3-1 series lead. They’ll now have three chances to clinch the Calder Cup, with their first chance coming on home ice on June 21. The story of the game was written by three Canucks prospects: Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Arshdeep Bains, and Arturs Silovs.
Canucks prospect Lekkerimäki leads Abbotsford to Game 4 win in Calder Cup Final

1 week ago | bowenislandundercurrent.com | Daniel Wagner

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13 prospects the Canucks could pick 15th overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft

1 week ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

It feels like a given that the Vancouver Canucks will trade their first-round pick this year. The Canucks have been clear that they need another top-six centre and that they’ll likely need to make a trade to get one, and the 15th-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft is one of their biggest trade chips. But before deciding to trade the 15th-overall pick, the Canucks need to seriously consider the consequences.
Bains and Karlsson lead Canucks to Game 3 win in Calder Cup Final

1 week ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

The Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers started with the two teams splitting the first two games in Edmonton before the series returned to Florida, where the Panthers celebrated their return to home ice by walloping the Oilers 6-to-1. So far, the Calder Cup Final is following the same script, albeit with the team that is part of the Panthers' system on the losing end.
Despite losing Game 2, Canucks now have home-ice advantage in Calder Cup Final

1 week ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

The Abbotsford Canucks came agonizingly close to leaving North Carolina with a 2-0 lead in the Calder Cup Final. After taking Game 1 in double overtime thanks to 51 saves from Arturs Silovs and a clutch goal from Danila Klimovich, the Canucks couldn't repeat the same result in Game 2 against the Charlotte Checkers. In fact, the Checkers steamrolled the Canucks on Sunday, outshooting the Canucks 42-to-13, which is about as one-sided as a game can get. Only, Game 2 also went to overtime.
Despite losing Game 2, Canucks now have home-ice advantage in Calder Cup Final

1 week ago | bowenislandundercurrent.com | Daniel Wagner

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Canucks Blueger, Silovs named to Team Latvia for 2026 Olympics

1 week ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

At least two Latvian players on the Vancouver Canucks will be heading to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next February. On Monday morning, Teddy Blueger and Arturs Silovs were named to Team Latvia's "first six" players for the upcoming men's hockey tournament at the Olympics. It was part of a series of announcements for the 12 teams in the tournament. Blueger and Silovs making Team Latvia's first six isn't too much of a surprise.
Danila Klimovich scores double overtime winner in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final

2 weeks ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Daniel Wagner

The Abbotsford Canucks took a 1-0 lead in the Calder Cup Final against the Charlotte Checkers on Friday night. It was a thrilling game for the many fans who tuned into the free stream on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, as they got far more than what they didn't pay for, with the game going to double overtime. Max Sasson opened the scoring for the Canucks on the power play, banging in a rebound after Sammy Blais cut to the slot for a chance off a Kirill Kudryavtsev pass.