Andrew Raycroft News

Canucks jumped H1N1 vaccine queue Vancouver Canucks Andrew Raycroft celebrates his shutout win over the Colorado Avalanche with teammates Willie Mitchell and Tanner Glass at the conclusion of NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1, 2009.

The landing conditions were almost perfect. The Vancouver Canucks were winning and getting terrific goaltending from the replacements.

The NHL appears to be serious about going to size-specific goalie pads next season.

So here we are at the twenty game mark and it's time for some beefs, bouquets, surprises, and disappointments.

NHL general managers are keeping those trapezoids behind the nets and will discuss a potential new rule aimed at reducing hits to the head.

Help is on the way for the Canucks, but it's not as if they're desperate for reinforcements.

Injured Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo practised on Monday and believes he'll be able to back up Andrew Raycroft on Tuesday night when the Canucks visit the St.

Back in Canada and in the NHL spotlight again, Raycroft was asked why his name alone draws such a visceral reaction from Leaf Nation.

The surprise was supposed to be a Daniel Sedin sighting. Instead, it was a no-show by Roberto Luongo at Vancouver Canucks practice Sunday in Dallas that stole the show.

Roberto Luongo's cracked rib is a significant thorn in Vancouver's side, but it's also a window of opportunity for Andrew Raycroft , the ex-Bruin netminder who went shopping for a new hockey home as a free agent in July.

Martin Havlat of the Minnesota Wild keeps his eyes on the on the puck while he attempts to set up a screen near Andrew Raycroft #30 of the Vancouver Canucks during the game at the Xcel Energy Center November 5, 2009 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Brenden Morrow scored the game-winning goal early in the third period, as the Dallas Stars edged the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, at American Airlines Center.Brad Richards scored the other goal for the Stars, who snapped a three-game skid.

Alex Burrows recorded a goal and assist to lead Vancouver past Minnesota, 5-2, at Xcel Energy Center.

The giddy ride may soon be over for Andrew Raycroft, but the Vancouver Canucks replacement goaltender can take some solace in that he's made his point.

Henrik Lundqvist has never before beaten the Canucks, but given how he delivered last time out, that inaugural victory might be coming Tuesday night.

The setup: There always seems to be an extra buzz in the air when an Original Six team visits, especially one from the East that doesn't get to Vancouver very often.

Andrew Raycroft stopped 18 shots for his seventh career shutout as Vancouver sent the Avalanche to their second two- game skid of the season, 3-0, at General Motors Place.

Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler each had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Raycroft made 18 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Sunday night.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to rebound from a rare regulation loss when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place between a pair of Northwest Division rivals.

Andrew Raycroft and the Vancouver Canucks donned their scariest costumes a few hours before Halloween on the West Coast.