Chris Faber – CanucksBanter

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

September 7, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks on Friday the addition of a new Rinkside Reporter, Olivia McDonald. McDonald joins the organization content team that also includes Senior Hockey Writer Chris Faber and Editorial Writer Lindsey Horsting.

Kate Pettersen, the former Rinkside Reporter last season hadn’t featured in any content for the Canucks after they were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in May.

No explanation or reason was ever made public by the organization as to her lack of content for the Canucks or her no longer being a part of Canucks Sports and Entertainment.

Olivia McDonald

Born and raised in Kamloops BC, McDonald was destined to be a Canucks fan. Though she left British Columbia at the age of 18, it was only to chase her dream of becoming a Rinkside Reporter, with the Canucks always in the back of her mind.

A graduate of the Canucks’ Top Prospects program, McDonald completed a broadcast journalism diploma at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta before ending up back in BC for her first broadcasting job. She spent time in Prince George, BC as a reporter/anchor at CKPG News.

Following the pandemic, McDonald worked as a TV Host/Digital Producer for the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers & NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks, in addition to becoming the in-bowl host for the Calgary Flames. In her new role with the Canucks, McDonald will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes content that will bring the fans closer to the action, connecting them with their favourite players and Canucks personalities.

Chris Faber

Faber is back for his second season with the Canucks as the team’s Senior Hockey Writer. After working as a Senior Writer and Senior Content Creator with CanucksArmy covering the Canucks, he joined the organization in November of 2023.

His passion for storytelling through writing, both about the Canucks and their prospects help him produce exciting content for Canucks.com and contribute to ‘Canucks Insider’, giving fans an exclusive insight into players, management, and the team’s prospects.

Lindsey Horsting

Horsting also returns as an Editorial Writer with Canucks Sports & Entertainment, continuing to build on her work writing for Canucks.com through ‘Canucks Insider’ and for the Vancouver Warriors after joining the team in June of 2023.

After working for Rogers Sports & Media as a Host on Sportsnet 650 and as a Sideline Reporter for the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), she joined the Canucks and Warriors, focusing on storytelling and writing feature articles on Canucks NHL and AHL players, college, major junior, and European prospects, and creating player-driven, behind the scenes content.

Source: nhl.com

Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

October 27, 2023

The Vancouver Canucks today announced hockey journalist, Chris Faber, will join the Canucks family on November 6, 2023, becoming the team’s “first Senior Hockey Writer”.

An exceptional and enthusiastic storyteller, Chris has created a significant following since his founding of the Canucks Conversation podcast in 2018, followed quickly by joining Canucks Army in 2019 as senior writer and senior content creator.

Most significantly, Chris has demonstrated great passion for the Canucks development system, many times being the only reporter committed to the Abbotsford Canucks while constantly sharing updates from our prospects around the world. His passion runs so deep that he is currently learning Swedish.

Chris will be afforded unique insider access to our hockey operations team, working closely with our entire organization to capture and share compelling stories of interest to our fans.
Canucks Media Release

Michael Doyle, President, Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Business Operations adds:

Chris’ enthusiasm for this role, coupled with his understanding of the types of stories that he believes our fans are looking for, make him a perfect complement to our team,”.

“Our audiences are diverse, at different points in their hockey journey, and looking to learn more about our players, our prospects and how you build a winning organization.

Chris is a sports journalism swiss-army knife, capable of so many different things; and with this addition, we are going to help all our fans get even closer to their team.”

Faber recently joins hired reporters Kate Pettersen and Lindsey Horsting on the Canucks media team.

Source: nhl.com