Wake With Elias

Wake With Elias: Weekend Games Postponed

The Canucks’ weekend tilts against the Oilers and Maple Leafs have been postponed

By Markus Meyer Apr 16, 2021, 6:00am PDT

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Canucks News

The big news in Canuck Land is, of course, the postponement of a Friday game against the Edmonton Oilers:

Oilers/Canucks — originally scheduled for tomorrow night — will be postponed. Not sure yet about Maple Leafs/Canucks on Saturday.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 15, 2021

And the Saturday game against the Toronto Maple Leafs:

Saturday's Maple Leafs vs Canucks game has been postponed as well, now.
— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) April 15, 2021

Official statement from the NHL:

NHL Delays @Canucks’ Return to Play. https://t.co/nenmqW3eFm pic.twitter.com/3vbck3cCNq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 15, 2021

Some bad news from Darren Dreger on the health front:

The variant strain has impacted the Canucks differently and more severely than the previous CoVid cases around the league. Players are still sick. Concern for some they may not be able to return this season. NHL scheduling and rescheduling is recognizing day by day issues.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 15, 2021

Iain MacIntyre on the COVID situation and JT Miller’s comments [Sportsnet]
And Thomas Drance on the Miller comments [The Athletic]

Hockey News

Some firsts tonight in the NHL:

Hall (BOS), Vrana (DET) score first goals for new teams tonight
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 16, 2021

An interview with the new Maple Leafs goalie David Rittich [Sportsnet]
A post-deadline power ranking from Greg Wyshynski [ESPN]
And an NWHL awards roundtable [The Ice Garden]