Dave Gagner News

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Tuesday at St.

The Peter Forsberg sweepstakes -- assuming the contest isn't a hoax -- got a little smaller Friday with news that Russian champions Ak Bars Kazan has no interest in the Swedish free agent.

The Canukcs are looking at Peter Forsberg, who suffers from chronic foot and ankle problems.

In their pursuit of Peter Forsberg, the Canucks have sent director of player development Dave Gagner to Finland.

Vancouver Canucks prospect Cody Hodgson will be out a minimum of a month - and possibly much longer - as he deals with a lingering back injury.

WHO says Moose don't fish?The Manitoba Moose piled into a bus early Monday morning and drove out to the Whiteshell, where they spent the entire day fishing as part of the kind of team-building exercise that has become increasingly popular among pro sports teams in recent years.

Hodgson fails to impress Canucks' management Cody Hodgson may be a large part of the Vancouver Canucks' future, but he is not a part of the NHL team's immediate plans Matthew Sekeres VANCOUVER - Last updated on Saturday, Sep.

Ryan Kesler and the Vancouver Canucks will start their 2009 home campaign Oct. 5 against Rick Nash's Columbus Blue Jackets.

Knight veteran Justin Taylor. Justin Taylor is one of the prime candidates to wear the captain's "C" for the London Knights this OHL season.

It's a feeling few people will have the chance to emulate. Father and son may work together in the same company.

Just a few short weeks ago, Kellan Tochkin was dealing with the disappointment of being bypassed in the NHL entry draft.

Mike Gillis didn't have all the answers when he assumed command of the Vancouver Canucks 15 months ago, so he raised this question: How can the team better develop its draft picks? He first convinced owner Francesco Aquilini to triple the money for player development - it's about $1 million now - and then went out and hired former client Dave ...

In his first year in his new job, Dave Gagner may have touched a high point as the Vancouver Canucks' director of player development.

Patrick White has gone from the Vancouver Canucks' No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft to No.

Before we get into the good stuff, you should know that if you believed everything you heard at the NHL draft you'd be convinced Elvis is coming back to life, The Beatles are reuniting with John and George, and Tom Cruise is really an extra-terrestrial sent to Earth to plot the downfall of our civilization.

Flexibility has seldom been a Vancouver Canucks staple at the NHL entry draft. Pressured by injury or indifferent play, previous regimes parted with picks at the trade deadline and the trickle-down effect has left the prize prospect cupboard void of volume.

There are two versions to the draft story about how Cody Hodgson became general manager Mike Gillis's first pick with the Vancouver Canucks.

An outdoor rink with a roof has been a huge hit at the Burmanthorpe Community Centre in Mississauga, Ont.

Cody Hodgson will be wearing a Manitoba Moose jersey within the next few days. The Vancouver Canucks' top prospect, whose Brampton Battalion OHL team was eliminated in the league final on Friday by Windsor Spitfires, confirmed that he's been contacted by Canucks' director of player personnel Dave Gagner and will travel to Winnipeg Tuesday or ...