Welcome back to the Abbotsford Canucks Notebook. It has been a whirlwind start to the month. With Manny Malhotra departing the American Hockey League (AHL) bench to become head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, the development pipeline in Abbotsford is at a crossroads. Following the promotion of Ryan Johnson to Vancouver’s general manager (GM), the…
“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. The last time Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland took the pitch on the same day during this World Cup, they scored a combined seven goals. Will the superstar trio do it again? Here is what I’m eyeing ahead of Match…
Two very different decisions are unfolding around the Toronto Maple Leafs right now, but they actually circle back to the same question: what kind of players does this team want to keep, and what kind of players does it need more of? On one hand, there’s Nicholas Robertson—a young winger with clear scoring ability who…
We’ve seen players get extensions at different times of the year, but has a player ever gotten one during a Stanley Cup Parade? While the city of Raleigh saw 150,000 Caniacs descend on the City Plaza in downtown, general manager Eric Tulsky pulled a move that shocked everyone but also got everyone hyped, too. D-Lo…
New Zealand and Egypt meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup second group stage match on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 9:00 p.m. ET from BC Place Vancouver. New Zealand drew their opening match with Iran 2-2, with midfielder Elijah Just scoring both goals. Egypt also drew their opener with Belgium 1-1, with Emam Ashour…
If people thought the Lenovo Center was loud, that was nothing compared to the Stanley Cup Parade for the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, June 20. It also helps that an estimated 150,000 strong came out to celebrate the 2026 Stanley Cup Champions. Between the parade and the rally, the media had a chance to talk…
Uruguay will face Cape Verde in their second Group H match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 21, 2026, at Miami Stadium on FS1. This fixture marks the first-ever senior international meeting between these two nations. Cape Verde pulled off one of the great World Cup surprises in its World Cup debut, forcing…
1. Ivar Stenberg, LW, Frölunda (SHL) 2. Gavin McKenna, LW, Penn State U. (NCAA) 3. Chase Reid, RD, Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 4. Caleb Malhotra, C, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) 5. Viggo Björck, C/W, Djurgårdens IF (SHL) 6. Carson Carels, LD, Prince George Cougars (WHL) 7. Alberts Šmits, LD, EHC München (DEL) 8. Keaton Verhoeff, RD, U….
Day 11 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup features four pivotal Group G and Group H matchups, all carrying enormous weight after a first matchday that saw every single opener end in a draw. Spain, fresh off a surprising 0-0 stalemate with Cape Verde, looks to get on the board against Saudi Arabia in Atlanta….
Uruguay and Cape Verde meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup second group stage match on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET from Miami Stadium. Uruguay drew their opening match with Saudi Arabia 1-1, with Maxi Araujo finding the net. Cape Verde, with perhaps the most shocking result of the tournament so far,…
