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Ex-Canucks defenceman Tucker Poolman opens up about autoimmune disease, post playing career, and more

Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tucker Poolman has shared what led to the end of his NHL career. In speaking with Brad Eliot Schlossman of the Grand

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / January 3, 2025

Penguins acquire Colton Poolman from Sabres for Bennett MacArthur, Jagger Joshua

The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade Friday that will see minor-league rearguard Colton Poolman head to Pennsylvania while a pair of forwards in Bennett MacArthur and Jagger Joshua will now set up shop in Western New York.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 8, 2024

Canucks’ Allvin sees internal drive as reason for optimism in 2024-25

When he met the media following his Vancouver Canucks’ elimination in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers,

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Hockey Now / October 8, 2024

LTIR Explained: How the Avalanche Used the Tucker Poolman Trade To Maximize Cap Space

There have been a lot of questions over the past couple of days in regards to how the Avalanche are navigating their salary cap. So I thought it might be a good idea to try my best to explain what they did.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 6, 2024

How the Brannstrom-Poolman trade more than fixes the Canucks’ cap issues

GM Patrik Allvin said all along that it was his intention to avoid LTIR relief space and keep the Vancouver Canucks actually, legitimately under the NHL salary cap ceiling to start the 2024/25 season.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 20, 2024

Canucks’ Tucker Poolman will miss 2024-25 season

The Vancouver Canucks are facing more injury challenges, with veteran defenceman Tucker Poolman set for another extended absence due to ongoing concussion issues.

Vancouver Canucks News / Hockey Patrol / September 19, 2024

Vancouver Canucks veteran to miss entire 2024/25 season after struggling with concussions

The Canucks have had some rough runs with injury lately, and now, a key veteran on their blue line in Tucker Poolman is set for another stint on the sidelines as he continues to battle major concussion issues.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / September 18, 2024

Canucks’ Tucker Poolman to miss 2024-25 season

Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced that defenseman Tucker Poolman will miss the entirety of the 2024-25 NHL season. Poolman did not play at all during the 2023-24 season and only appeared in three games during 2022-23, registering one assist, his last game was on Oct.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 7, 2024

Is it worth the Canucks’ while to trade Tucker Poolman’s contract this summer?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When last we met to talk salary cap, we made the exciting realization that – for the first time in our working memory – the Vancouver Canucks were on track to start the 2024/25 season below the actual cap ceiling.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / April 8, 2024

In one of their healthiest seasons in recent memory, the Canucks still faced their fair share of injuries this year

Every fanbase thinks that the officials are biased against their team. Every fanbase feels like their team suffers injuries more than most. But if you’re a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, the latter is actually and demonstrably true.

NHL News / Yardbarker / November 12, 2021