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Canucks’ Virtanen knows spending time in the AHL is a possibility 

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By Cam Tucker Sept 21, 2016 The Vancouver Canucks had options last season when it came to Jake Virtanen. They ultimately came down to this: Send him back to junior, or keep him with the big club. He wasn’t eligible to be sent to the minors last season, so the Canucks chose the latter, as … Read more

Ben Kuzma: No pity party for Cassels as Canucks centre finally healthy

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Ben Kuzma   September 13, 2016 It would have been so easy for Cole Cassels to hold a pity party last season. Lots of moaning and groaning about a transition from junior to pro that went off the rails for the Vancouver Canucks’ prospect centre. Slowed by an abdominal injury and trying to heal and … Read more