2014 NHL Entry Draft

So, How DID We Do At The 2014 Draft ?

As the Vancouver hockey fan looked excitedly forward to what Jim Benning, and his scouting acumen would do on Draft day ( s ). We got such an interesting assortment of young talent to admire, dissect, and critique for years to come. Good times...

Getting To Know Thatcher Demko

Thatcher Demko was the youngest player in all of college hockey last season, but showed possibly the most promise.

Canucks Acquire Linden Vey

GM Jim Benning keeps busy by picking up a prospect from the Cup champs.

NHL Draft Day 2 What's the game plan Jim?

The second day of the draft is beginning, what is going to happen today?

Info On Canucks' 6th Overall Pick Jake Virtanen

Lots of praise for the New Westminister kid!

Canucks Offering Shinkaruk and Picks To Florida

2014 NHL Entry Draft Open Thread

Are you not entertained? GM Jim Benning & Trevor Linden have made some deals today and are putting their stamp on the team. Now though, it's time to see who will be part of the Canucks future as we prepare for the draft in Philly.

Are your drafting skills better than the scouts?

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to which prospect is going to turn out to be the best pick for our beloved Canucks. You build your draft board and time will tell if you are smarter than the Canucks scouting team!

gmonk33's Mock Draft

We've spent a ton of time pouring over what the Canucks need to do with the #6 pick, but what about the other 29 teams?

NHL Mock Draft 2014: Canucks select Jake Virtanen

You want a power forward? Alrighty, let's take the obvious one right off the board.

The lay of the land at #36

Predicting who’s going to be available in round 2 is kind of like predicting the weather here in Calgary: the sun may be shining now, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be raining/snowing/sharknado-ing in a few hours. But nonetheless I’m going to give it the old college try!

gmonk's Revisiting the Mocks

In case you missed the fanpost, gmonk is back with the latest look at the prospects heading into the Toronto Combine. Virtanen, Nylander, Ritchie, who you got?

Snap Decisions & Evaluating Players

As the draft - and Vancouver's scouting efforts or lack thereof come more into play - check out this piece from SBN's Outnumbered blog about not making snap decisions when evaluating players.

NHL Draft Lottery: Panthers Win, Canucks Pick 6th

NHL Draft Ranks: Bennett, Ekblad & Reinhart Oh My

Vancouver will likely land in the #7-#10 area. Rosterbate accordingly.

Prospects, Lottery and Draft Predictions

Take a gander at gmonk33's views on the prospects and draft predictions for the upcoming 2014 NHL Entry Draft.