Canucks Hire Two New Content Creators

…Kate Pettersen named Rinkside Reporter and Lindsey Horsting joins as Editorial Writer

by Canucks Communications @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks announced today the addition of two new content creators with the hirings of Kate Pettersen as Rinkside Reporter and Lindsey Horsting as Editorial Writer. 

“We are very excited to welcome Kate and Lindsey to the Canucks organization as our two newest content creators across various platforms,” said Michael Doyle, President, Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Business Operations.

“Each has a wealth of sports media experience and they will be an integral part of our commitment to providing best-in-class storytelling, daily news, and behind-the-scenes access to our fans as we invest in bringing them closer to the team than ever before.”

Pettersen joins the organization having most recently spent the 2022.23 season with the Nashville Predators as the club’s Rinkside Reporter, hosting pre- and post-game reports, conducting walk-off interviews, and producing other digital content.

Previously, she has held similar roles with other Canadian professional sports teams, including the Edmonton Oilers during the 2019.20 season and with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, where she spent four seasons.

In addition to delivering on-air content, Pettersen has experience providing written news reports, feature articles, and blog posts. She has also worked for several other Canadian media and news outlets, including as a Host & Reporter for TSN, a Sports Host & Senior Writer with CBC/Radio-Canada, and as a News Reporter & Anchor with Global News Regina.

Horsting joins the Canucks from Sportsnet 650 radio and the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, where she spent the last year as a Sideline Reporter, conducting interviews and reporting live on Bandits broadcasts.

Since 2019, she has also worked for Rogers Sports & Media in a variety of content creation roles. Most notably, she spent multiple years as a co-host and producer of Vancouver’s first all-female sports talk show, “OT with Lina and Lindsey” on Sportsnet 650.

Outside of the Vancouver sports scene, Horsting has experience in the world of digital content and journalism, having worked as an NBA Wire Contributor with USA TODAY, a Multimedia Journalist with Black Press Media in Langford, BC, and a Digital Content Project Employee with the National Basketball Association. Horsting obtained a Master of Science, Broadcast & Digital Journalism from Syracuse University in 2016, with an emphasis on Sports Communication.

Source: nhl.com

Canucks Begin 3-Game Road Trip Against Dallas Today

2022.23

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff CanucksBanter

March 25, 2023

Vancouver Canucks (32-34-5), 6th in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (38-19-14), 1rst in the Central Division)

Dallas, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. PDT

OnThe Road Again

Vancouver begins a 3-game road trip against the Stars; visiting Chicago tomorrow, March 26; and finally, St. Louis, March 28.

The Canucks can reach .500 on the road this season with a win over Dallas today.

Teams Looking To Extend Win Streaks

The Vancouver Canucks face the top-ranked team in the Central Division, the Dallas Stars.

Dallas are 18-9-9 at home, with a regulation win last game; Canucks are 15-16-4 on the road, with a 2-game win streak.

The Canucks have a 6-28-4 record in games they score three or less goals; a 26-6-2 record in games they score 4-plus goals.

Team Highlights

Vancouver has a 22-14-3 record in Western Conference play; 8-8-3 against the Central Division. The Canucks have allowed 262 goals while scoring 238 for a -24 scoring differential.

Dallas is 24-12-6 in Western Conference play; 11-9-2 against the Pacific Division. The Stars have a +49 scoring differential, with 247 total goals scored and 198 conceded.

Saturday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Canucks won 5-4 in overtime in the last meeting.

Players To Watch

Jason Robertson has 41 goals and 48 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has scored seven goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

J.T. Miller has 28 goals and 41 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has 11 assists over the last 10 games. Elias Pettersson has 33 goals and 57 assists over his 69 games this season.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 4.6 goals, 8.2 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Canucks: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Canucks – Stars NHL Rankings

Streaking Canucks

  • Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 10-game point-streak and has 14 points (5-9-14) in those games.
  • J.T. Miller has 17 points (9-8-17) in his last 10 games. 9 points (4+5=9) in the last 4 games
  • Quinn Hughes has 14 points (0-14-14) in his last 12 games. 7 points (0+7=7) the last 4 games.
  • Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (7-2-9) in his last 10 games.
  • Conor Garland has six points (1-5-6) in his last 7 games.
  • Phillip Di Giuseppe has three points (2+1=3 in his last 2 games

Thatcher Demko Playing Like An All-Star

Since his return from injury, Demko has 7 wins in 10 games, a .918 SV% (save percentage), and a GAA (goals against average) of 2.40.

LAST 5 vs DALLAS

  • Mar. 14/23: VAN 5 vs DAL 2
  • Feb. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
  • Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
  • Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
  • Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3

INJURIES:

Stars: Tyler Seguin: out (lower body), Mason Marchment: out (lower body), Scott Wedgewood: day to day (undisclosed).

­Canucks: Filip Hronek: out (upper-body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson: out (lower body), Noah Juulsen: day to day (lower body), Ilya Mikheyev: out for season (knee), Tanner Pearson: out for season (hand), Travis Dermott: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).