Darcy Hordichuk News

Bryan Bickell showed was fully recovered from a scary fall one night ago by outscoring his more famous linemates.

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Vancouver Canucks' centre Ryan Johnson watches his shot go wide past Toronto Maple Leaf's goalie Joey MacDonald during second period NHL action at GM Place in Vancouver, BC, October 24, 2009.

Darcy Hordichuk could be back in the Canucks lineup as early as Friday for Vancouver's game versus Colorado.

Ron Delorme was playing for the National Hockey League's Colorado Rockies when the Saskatchewan Roughriders last finished in first place.

It looks like the Canucks will ice the same lineup tomorrow against the Colorado Avalanche here in Denver as they did against the Red Wings in Detroit.

THE SETUP: Two of the Western Conference's perennial top teams are in an unfamiliar position - out of a playoff berth.

Vancouver Canuck Darcy Hordichuk was given an automatic suspension from the NHL for his on-ice antics.

Andrew Raycroft and Christian Ehrhoff were scrambling during the Canuck's loss to the Blues in St.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Shane O'Brien has received a one-game suspension for sticking it to Sean Avery on Tuesday at GM Place.

Even without their top stars, the Vancouver Canucks have played as a team and found a way to win three games in a row heading into Friday's tilt with Dallas.

The Stars saw the return of three players to the ice the last time they took the ice.

Tough guy Darcy Hordichuk and newly signed Matt Pettinger each scored their first goals of the season, forming an unlikely pair to lead the short-handed Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Mikael Samuelsson thought Ryan Kesler was a good player when they used to face off against each other.

Matt Pettinger signed a one-year, two-way contract Monday. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop file, The Province Matt Pettinger always believed he could play in the NHL.

Vancouver Canucks Christian Ehrhoff gets hit by Colorado Avalanche David Koci during first period NHL action at G.M. Place in Vancouver on Sunday, November 01, 2009.

It appears the Vancouver Canucks may be finally getting some good news on the injury front.

Looking for wins, Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault is going unconventional. He will play defenceman Aaron Rome tonight as a forward on the Canucks fourth line, replacing Darcy Hordichuk.

Edmonton's Zack Stortini grapples against Darcy Hordichuk Sunday night. Photograph by: Jeff Vinnick, Getty Images As the Vancouver Canucks lifted their bruised and battered noses above the .500 mark Sunday night, one could begin to see what was meant last month when the depth of the team was being discussed.

Matthew Sekeres VANCOUVER - Published on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 11:19PM EDT Last updated on Monday, Oct.