Derek Roy News

He has to try to make his team a Stanley Cup contender again after being bounced in the first round of the playoffs.

Gulutzan, 41, replaced Marc Crawford as head coach in 2011 and posted a 64-57-9 record with the Stars over two seasons at the helm.

In a blowout win against Nashville on March 15th, David Booth scored his only goal of the 2012-2013 season.

Mike Gillis, who took over as the general manager of the Canucks in April 2008, says it is time to hit the reset button after Vancouver was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks.

It was expected to chalked full of Gillisisms and it was. Much of what he said being predictable.

Over the next couple of weeks I will be bringing you some free agency previews as teams get eliminated from the playoffs.

Vancouver forward David Booth's contract - a total of $9.25 million for two years - is too rich for the Vancouver Canucks for next season.

The easiest change general manager Mike Gillis could make. All he'd have to do is pull the trigger.

From an unknown name around Dallas to one of the leading defensemen in Austin, Kevin Connauton has impressed Stars fans all over Texas.

If you're looking for someone to blame for the Canucks' failings, start with general manager Mike Gillis.

They were, arguably, the most extraordinary Vancouver Canucks' teams in the four-decade-plus history of the NHL franchise.

Joe Pavelski scored his second power-play goal of the game to tie it with 4:27 left in regulation.

Brad Stuart of San Jose was playing a puck near his bench during Game 4 of the Sharks - Canucks series when Vancouver's Derek Roy came up and hit him in the head.

By John Harding - Parksville Qualicum Beach News Published: May 07, 2013 9:00 AM Updated: May 07, 2013 9:58 AM We like to reflect in this space what people are talking about, what has them glued to their TVs, filling the Internet chat forums, providing fodder for drama and emotion.

Former Stars Mike Ribeiro, Derek Roy, Brenden Morrow and Jaromir Jagr are in the 2013 playoffs.

An octopus and a seal battled it out at the breakwater in Victoria on Sunday afternoon.

I have to admit I am pretty steamed writing this blog tonight. I have a few targets for my frustrations; my team, the coach, the GM and the NHL.

After days of uncertainty over a mysterious "body injury" that kept him out of the first two games of their playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, the Vancouver Canucks will get goaltender Cory Schneider back for tonight's third game of the Western Conference playoff series.

Sorry for the late post, but I was a little #drunj on Friday and wanted to give the game a re-watch before writing it up.

After a loss in Game 1, coach Alain Vigneault is looking for more offense from the Canucks.