Wake With Elias

Wake With Elias: Canucks Bump the Slump

The Canucks got a much needed 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

By Markus Meyer Oct 22, 2021, 6:00am PDT

NHL: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

Canucks News

After a couple of brutal losses, the Canucks took home a victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, putting up a 4-1 score with goals from Jason Dickinson, Brock Boeser, Tanner Pearson, and Conor Garland [NHL.com]
Quinn Hughes, who returned to the lineup, got some positive reviews for his performance:

Quinn Hughes turning on the jets will never get old #Canucks pic.twitter.com/dgbnQeFB93
— Harman Dayal (@harmandayal2) October 22, 2021

And Hughes also hit a major milestone:

points for Quinn Hughes.

Not a single active defenseman has hit the mark in as few games.

It’s been 28 years since the NHL has featured a blueliner who hit the mark faster.

The @Canucks defenseman is off to an impressive start. #NHLStats: https://t.co/YhOATa5nY9 pic.twitter.com/3IzjuN6e5M
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 22, 2021

A post-game report from Patrick Johnston:

Travis Green: “Played a smart game, a hard game. A heavy game when we needed to and, you know, there’s always certain things you’ve got to do in the game, there’s always a price to pay to win and I thought our team did that tonight.”https://t.co/j7CJCwBSGk
— Patrick Johnston (@risingaction) October 22, 2021

Some related but bad memories brought forward by Johnston:

Just here to remind everyone that DeBrincat was high on the Canucks' draft list in 2016, but flipped the second round pick they would have used on him in the McCann/Gudbranson trade pic.twitter.com/Ln2caVQVhW
— Patrick Johnston (@risingaction) October 22, 2021

And a new tidbit on the media front:

Former Vancouver Canucks radio color analyst Dave Tomlinson will be the Seattle Kraken's radio color analyst this season alongside play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh on @SportsRadioKJR. #SeaKraken
— Ryan S. Clark (@ryan_s_clark) October 21, 2021

Hockey News

Some COVID news from the Pittsburgh Penguins:

Coach Sullivan said that Carter and Jarry are both currently asymptomatic. https://t.co/t81VT72wZb
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 21, 2021

And from the Winnipeg Jets:

#NHLJets F - Mark Scheifele is in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) October 21, 2021

The Premier Hockey Federation has announced a broadcast deal with ESPN [The Hockey News]
And an injury update on the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes:

#NEWS: Jack Hughes suffered a dislocation of his left shoulder and will not require surgery. He has begun physical therapy.

He will be re-evaluated next week. https://t.co/uf1RIBX8ZU
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) October 21, 2021