Day: January 6, 2024

Canucks Draft Pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki of Sweden Named MVP Of 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

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By Andrew Podnieks| IIHF

January 5, 2024

Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Jonathan Lekkerimaki 🇸🇪 has been named MVP of the 2024 World Junior Championship.

The IIHF has also announced its Directorate Award winners:

  • Best Goalie—Hugo Havelid 🇸🇪 (SWE)
  • Best Defender—Axel Sandin Pellikka 🇸🇪 (SWE)
  • Best Forward—Cutter Gauthier 🇺🇸 (USA)

The All-Star Team has been selected by media as follows:

  • Goal: Hugo Havelid 🇸🇪 (SWE)
  • Defence: Lane Hutson 🇺🇸 (USA), Theo Lindstein 🇸🇪 (SWE) 
  • Forward: Cutter Gauthier 🇺🇸 (USA), Jiri Kulich 🇨🇿 (CZE), Jonathan Lekkerimaki 🇸🇪 (SWE)

Leading scorers are:

  • Goals–Jiri Kulich 🇨🇿 (CZE), Jonathan Lekkerimaki 🇸🇪 (SWE), Gavin Brindley 🇺🇸 (USA)–6
  • Assists–Cutter Gauthier 🇺🇸 (USA), Matyas Melovsky 🇨🇿 (CZE)–10
  • Points–Jiri Kulich 🇨🇿(CZE), Cutter Gauthier 🇺🇸 (USA)–12

The 2025 World Juniors will be played in Ottawa, Canada.

  • Norway 🇳🇴 has been demoted from this year, and Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 has earned a promotion for 2025 and will be in the top division for the first time since 2020.

Source: iihf.com

Canucks Game Day | Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils –  January 6, 2023

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🆚 New Jersey Devils
⏰ 4:00 PM. PST
📍 Prudential Center
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks second and final meeting between the Canucks and Devils this season: Dec. 5 (home, 6-5 L) and Jan. 6 (road).
  • Vancouver is 58-42-17-4 all-time against New Jersey, including a 26-27-6-2 record on the road.
  • The Canucks are 1-7-2 in their last 10 games against the Devils (1-3-1 in their last 5).
  • J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against New Jersey with 18 points (5-13-18) in 29 career games.
  • Elias Pettersson has 5 points (1-4-5) in 8 career games against the Devils.
  • Brock Boeser has 6 points (2-4-6) in 10 career games against New Jersey.
  • In 7 career games against the Devils, Quinn Hughes has registered 5 points (0-5-5).
  • Thatcher Demko is 1-3-0 with a 3.34 GAA and a .897 save percentage in 6 career games against New Jersey.
  • In eight career appearances (3-3-0), Casey DeSmith has a 2.69 GAA and a .922 save percentage all-time against the Devils.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Quinn Hughes has registered 13 points (2-11-13) in his last 15 games, totaling 46 points overall (10-36-46). He ranks 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen and ranks 5th in the league for assists amongst all skaters.
  • J.T. Miller has 50 points overall this season (16-34-50) and has 15 points (3-12-15) in his last 15 games. He ranks 7th in the league for points.
  • Brock Boeser has scored 24 goals this season, ranking t-4th in the league.
  • Dakota Joshua has nine points (5-4-9) in his last nine games.
  • Pius Suter has six points (4-2-6) in his last six games.
  • Thatcher Demko is 4th in the league for wins (18).
  • The Vancouver Canucks currently rank 5th in the league and have the highest goal differential (+46) in the league.
  • The Canucks currently have the most wins (21) when leading after two periods and have the most wins when scoring first (19

2023.24 TEAM RANKS

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Josh Bloom reassigned to Saginaw, Jan. 5
  • Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 3

VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN…

  • Score 4+ Goals: 19-1-0
  • Score 3 Goals or Less: 5-10-3
  • Allow 4+ Goals: 0-9-2
  • Allow 3 Goals or Less: 23-2-1
  • Scoring First: 19-5-1
  • Allowing First Goal: 5-6-2
  • On 0 Days Rest: 2-2-1
  • On 1 Day Rest: 12-6-2
  • On 2 Days Rest: 8-2-0
  • On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-0
  • Score a PPG: 14-4-1
  • Give up a PPG: 11-6-1
  • 25 or More Shots on Goal: 16-8-2
  • Less than 25 shots: 8-3-1

Source: nhl.com