The PWHL Vancouver Thread

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Vancouver seems to be eschewing some of the more established - and older - players in favour of some younger ones with upside.

 

[Yultron]

Izzy Daniel another solid pickup and young player to go along with McQuigge .

Vancouver seems to be building a young team that can compete year after year and are looking like a hard nosed team to play against

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Full list of Vancouver selections -

D Ashton Bell (Ottawa)
F Brooke McQuigge (Minnesota)
F Abby Boreen (Montreal)
F Izzy Daniel (Toronto)
F Gabbie Rosenthal (New York)
F Denisa Krizova (Minnesota)
D Sydney Bard (New York)

 

[Yultron]

Abby Boreen is another young forward I’m super happy about this team selecting with lots of offensive potential and ability and will certainly get that chance here because she won’t be blocked by Marie Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey and will get more chances to get the puck

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Abby Boreen is another young forward I’m super happy about this team selecting with lots of offensive potential and ability and will certainly get that chance here because she won’t be blocked by Marie Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey and will get more chances to get the puck

I’d also bet that Vancouver will be after Hannah Miller in free agency to flesh out the top six.

 

[Yultron]

I’d also bet that Vancouver will be after Hannah Miller in free agency to flesh out the top six.

What’s your top 6 Vancouver forward lines right now not including Hannah Miller , and I agree with you we have a solid shot to sign here

 

[mossey3535]

I haven't watched a hockey game in the Pacific Coliseum since the Giants left. The old barn was looking a little jaded at that point.

Are they investing any money in the place for the PWHL? If not, I hope they're betting a break on the rent from the PNE.

Used to have a regular game there, the ice is great.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

What’s your top 6 Vancouver forward lines right now not including Hannah Miller , and I agree with you we have a solid shot to sign here

Nurse and Gardiner are obvious fixtures, and I think McQuigge and Boreen might be capable enough to do it. But Miller outscored them all by a decent margin last year and would be a big get.

Vancouver seems to have chosen to build from the net out, and they’ve selected a forward group that pretty much all were described as “tough to play against”. Seattle, conversely, seems to have elected for offensive firepower. Will be interesting to see how the two teams do.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Vancouver seems to be eschewing some of the more established - and older - players in favour of some younger ones with upside.

I'm starting to think we could be the VGK of women's hockey.

Also, how about Sea-Gals for the team name? It's cheesy as hell, but it's creative!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I'm starting to think we could be the VGK of women's hockey!

Both Vancouver and Seattle are definitely primed to have a strong starts in the PWHL courtesy of this expansion process.

Man, I really want to go see them play. Seeing a hockey game at the Pacific Coliseum again will be so cool and so nostalgic.

 

[wetcoast]

I wonder how attendance will be this season?

My guess is that the season opener will be excellent and wonder as the season goes on how interest remains.

 

[Tables of Stats]

I wonder how attendance will be this season?

My guess is that the season opener will be excellent and wonder as the season goes on how interest remains.

That will depend on how good the team is, how good the games and atmosphere is, and what ticket prices are like. I don't predict sell outs after the novelty wears off, but at WHL ticket prices and a good team they should draw reasonably.

 

[Yultron]

Really hoping to wake up tomorrow to the news of Vancouver signing Hannah Miller

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Really hoping to wake up tomorrow to the news of Vancouver signing Hannah Miller

This feels like the most telegraphed move of free agency. There’s buzz they’ll be going after multiple top six forwards, so I think an interesting question is who beyond Miller might they be looking at.

Also wonder if they look at signing Rylind MacKinnon on defense. Vancouver’s top four looks pretty set, but still need some bottom pairing patrollers.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Could be a busy free agency morning for Vancouver!

 

[Yultron]

Today is the day , hopefully in less than 2 hours Hannah Miller will be representing her home town team in Vancouver!!

 

[Yultron]

30 mins in and not one free agent is signed to a contract as of now

 

[Yultron]

It’s donnnneee therreee it is

Welcome to Vancouver Hannnah Milllerrrrrr!!!

Let’s gooooooo

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It’s donnnneee therreee it is

Welcome to Vancouver Hannnah Milllerrrrrr!!!

Let’s gooooooo

Felt like the most telegraphed move of the summer, but a big net gain for Vancouver. Now we see if they're successful in adding another top six forward as well, as has been their goal.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Gardner Mory wasting no time at all. Jeez. Sounds like we've signed Tereza Vanisova and are in negotiations with Michaela Cava, too. Between those two and Miller, that's a whole top-six line all at once.

 

[Yultron]

Yeah gotta give Cara Gardner Morey so much credit .

She has had a plan to build this team from day one , building the team from the crease on out . And now we have a stacked team and we could very well have a shot at the Walter Cup in our First Season of Existence .

In Cara We Trust !!

 

[Canucks LB]

We built a superteam

Pwhl huge mess up this offseason

 

[Canucks LB]

 

[Canucks LB]

Get spooner also lmao

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Vancouver basically acquires a top line on its own on the first day of free agency. Pretty wild stuff.

Vanisova is also the leading PIM taker in the PWHL, and was part of its first fight.