Eric Staal to miss 3 months with severely sprained knee
The IIHF World Championship is a major tournament that takes place during the spring, yet is eclipsed here in North America due to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Many players who either fail to qualify for the playoffs or get eliminated in the first round make their way onto their respective national rosters for a chance to win international gold. During a quarterfinal match on Thursday...
Eric Staal to miss 3 months with severely sprained knee
The IIHF World Championship is a major tournament that takes place during the spring, yet is eclipsed here in North America due to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Many players who either fail to qualify for the playoffs or get eliminated in the first round make their way onto their respective national rosters for a chance to win international gold. During a quarterfinal match on Thursday...
No surgery required for Eric Staal
Supporters of the Carolina Hurricanes can exhale in relief. TSN's Aaron Ward reports forward Eric Staal doesn't appear to be in too bad shape following a nasty knee-on-knee hit from Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler at the IIHF World Championship. "Initial diagnosis by Carolina Hurricanes Medical Staff of Eric Staal is that No surgery is required for Eric Staal.....
No Surgery Required For Eric Staal
RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on team captain Eric Staal’s right knee revealed a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). Surgery will not be required to repair the ligament, and Staal’s rehabilitation should last...
Eric Staal injured in knee-on-knee collision with Alex Edler
Eric Staal down on the ice after his collision with Alexander Edler (courtesy of cbssports.com)
The injury bug strikes a member of the Staal family yet again!
Carolina Hurricane’s center and Team Canada forward Eric Staal was injured in a knee-on-knee collision with Vancouver Canuck’s and Team Sweden forward Alexander Edler in the first period of the final Quarterfinal match...
Alex Edler Suspended For Remainder Of World’s by Steven Ellis
The IIHF has suspended Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler for the remainder of the World Championships for a knee-on-knee hit against Canadian forward Eric Staal. The incident occurred at 15:52 of the first period when Edler collided with Staal at centre ice. Staal immediately fell down to the ice, favoring his leg and visibly in pain. Edler had [...]
Matt Karash: Eric Staal world championship injury
So today Eric Staal took what looked like a dirty knee on knee hit from fellow NHLer Alexander Edler in Canada's game versus Sweden this afternoon. At this point, it is all speculation, but it did not look good. He was in severe pain and needed help from a couple teammates to make it off the ice.
It will be interesting to see if any kind of early report filters back through...
Eric Staal injured in knee-on-knee collision at World Championships
During the first period of Canada vs. Sweden in the Men’s World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Alexander Edler collided with Eric Staal in a horrific knee-on-knee hit. Staal was immediately down and writhing in pain. Staal had to be helped off the ice by trainers and could hardly put any weight on his leg. Edler was given a five-minute major for kneeing and was...
Four Canucks Join Home Countries At World Championships by Steven Ellis
After getting swept in four games against the San Jose Sharks last night, Alexander Edler, Daniel and Henrik Sedin will join Sweden while Nicklas Jensen will take part in the rest of the tournament with Denmark. This will be Edler’s second major tournament with the men’s national team since playing in the 2008 World Championships, while the [...]
Sharks 4, Canucks 3, OT
Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.
Joe Pavelski scored his second power-play goal of the game to tie it with 4:27 left in regulation. Brent Burns also scored for the Sharks, who will now get a break before beginning the second...
NWSB Picks: The weekly Vancouver Canucks three stars
Top Canucks April 14th to 21st
I’m certainly sounding like a broken record by starting off by saying, “The Vancouver Canucks finished up another up-and-down week,” but it’s once again true. The boys in blue just can’t seem to keep up good, consistent play for the length of a week.
This is troubling to think about heading into the postseason. I certainly wouldn’t say we...
Alexander Edler Suspended Two Games for Crashing Into Goalie Mike Smith (Video)
Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler was in the midst of hunting down a puck when a goalie skated into his path.
Edler, who has been in the NHL for six years, will serve a two-game suspension after smashing Coyotes’ netminder Mike Smith to the ice with less than two minutes left in the second period of Friday night’s 2-1 Canucks victory. The Vancouver defensemen chased down after...
Alex Edler runs over Mike Smith behind the Coyotes net
This is not the first time that Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith has been run over behind his own net when he went to play the puck, but this time seemed way more painful. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler went to forecheck Smith as he was playing the puck and made no effort to skate around Smith. Edler plowed into Smith at full speed, knocking him down to the ice...
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
Alex Edler demolishes goalie Mike Smith
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler ran over Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith behind the Coyotes net during the second period of Thursday night's game at the Jobing.com Arena, igniting a brawl between the two teams. Edler skated full speed behind the Coyotes net to chase the puck. When Smith got to it first, Edler made no attempt to slow down or get the puck and simply...
Coyotes looking inward for answers to skid
GLENDALE, Ariz. If you were expecting a Coyotes post mortem following Thursday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver at Jobing.com Arena, we'll give you the bullet points.
Phoenix called a players-only meeting after the game to address some long-standing issues.
"The thing that guys love playing here for is that we count on you. It's not like you're on this team and you...
Coyotes looking inward for answers to skid
GLENDALE, Ariz. If you were expecting a Coyotes post mortem following Thursday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver at Jobing.com Arena, we'll give you the bullet points.
Phoenix called a players-only meeting after the game to address some long-standing issues.
"The thing that guys love playing here for is that we count on you. It's not like you're on this team and you...
NWSB Picks: The weekly Vancouver Canucks three stars
The Best in Blue / Jan. 27-Feb.3
The Vancouver Canucks season is in full swing now, no more trailing off conversations regarding the lockout or what transpired in months past. It’s full on hockey time, and Bobby Lu looks more ready than ever.
The Canucks started last week in disappointing shootout loss fashion.
But after that heartbreaking loss to the Kings, Vancouver got some...
Canucks-Oilers Preview
The Edmonton Oilers served notice in their season opener that they probably won't be pushovers against the Vancouver Canucks this season.
Already with a rare victory over Roberto Luongo, the Oilers look for more success against the Canucks in Monday night's rematch at Rexall Place.
Edmonton (4-3-1) took only one of six 2011-12 meetings against Vancouver, but got off to...
Canucks 5, Ducks 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Vancouver scored twice in the first period and added three more goals while stifling a scorching Anaheim offense to take a 5-0 win over the Ducks on Friday at the Honda Center. Anaheim entered the contest, its first home date of the strike-delayed season, with 12 goals scored and a 2-0 start. Against the Canucks, the Ducks managed 29 shots on goal but offered...
Vancouver Canucks ink Alex Edler to 6-year, $30 million contract extension
Talk about bang for your ubck, from TSN:
The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Alexander Edler to a six-year contract extension worth a total of $30 million.
Appearing in all 82 games with the Canucks last season, Edler scored 11 goals and added 38 assists, tying him for sixth amongst NHL defenceman in points.
Edler is entering the fourth season of a four-year...
My five ‘fearless’ predictions for the 2013 Canucks
The Lockout is over!
Saturday night after a marathon 16 hour bargaining session, the NHL and the NHLPA came to an agreement on a new 10 year collective bargaining agreement. I can’t imagine it was easy. I don’t like being around my own friends or family for 16 hours.
Can you imagine being around people you hate for that long?
Either way, the end of the lockout spells good news...
Future Forecast: A look ahead at the Canucks Alex Edler
Vancouver’s UFA’s in 2013 – Part 1
It’s going to be a long summer. So over the course of it I’ll be taking a look at some of Vancouver’s players who have contracts set to expire in the summer of 2013. We’ll examine the pros and cons of each player, determine their career potential and where that potential fits in with the Canucks.
Name: Alexander Edler
Contract Expires...
2012 NHL Draft Eligible Prospect Profile: Slater Koekkoek – Peterborough Petes
Photo courtesy of Terry Wilson / OHL Images
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell)
As we inch closer and closer to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in June, I’ll continue to try and publish as many of these profiles on the top draft eligible players from the Ontario Hockey League as I can.
My most recent profile was on Ottawa 67′s defenseman Cody Ceci, which you can read here.
Before I begin...
Vancouver Canucks Birthday Presents: Alex Edler
And many more…
The man of the hour is Alex Edler who will turn 26 years of age on Saturday (April 21), a day before the biggest game of the season for the Vancouver Canucks.
It’s also a game where it’d be awfully nice for him to step up his game because you know the Kings would love to capitalize on more defensive gaffes by the Canucks.
Edler’s stats this series are somewhat...
Canucks Need Goals
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, Vancouver finds itself in a hole, not because of its goaltending issues or its perceived lack of toughness or even because defenceman Alexander Edler is struggling to meet his considerable potential.
The Canucks are behind because they cannot score, and they cannot score largely because their most-talented goal-scorer – Daniel Sedin...
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