NHL Interest In Former Canuck Nikita Tryamkin Goes Bust, Stays In Russia

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

August 19, 2023

Photo: Basevych Andrey 

TASS, 17 August. The clubs of the National Hockey League (NHL) were interested in the defender of the Yekaterinburg “Avtomobilist” Nikita Tryamkin in the current off-season. The hockey player told Sport-Express about this .

“At first, the situation with the NHL was going well, there was a lot of interest in me, and then everything turned the other way. We could still wait for offers, of course, but I think that during this time it was possible to find a common denominator if they really wanted to see me. Therefore, I decided to stay in Russia,” the defender said.

Tryamkin is 28 years old and has been playing for Avtomobilist since 2017. Previously played for the team from 2012 to 2016. In the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, the defender played for Vancouver.

According to the results of the regular season season 2022/23 Fonbet – Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Avtomobilist took fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 68 points and lost to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the first round of the playoffs with a score in the series 3-4. 

The new season of the Kontinental Hockey League starts on September 1st.

Source: TASS

Vancouver Canucks Scrambling To Shore Up Defense For Nashville Game

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Andrey Pedan, left, grabs Calgary Flames' Paul Byron during NHL pre-season hockey action in Calgary on Sept. 25.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Andrey Pedan, left, grabs Calgary Flames’ Paul Byron during NHL pre-season hockey action in Calgary on Sept. 25, 2015. Pedan expected to receive call up for remaining two games of road trip.

andrewchernoff By Andrew Chernoff

Jan 9, 2017

Chris Tanev practiced this morning and was re-evaluated today, coach Willie Desjardins told reporters. Tanev said he is day-to-day, and will be going to Nashville.

 

Desjardins also said that Ben Hutton will not make the road trip and will be out for awhile.

 

As for Philip Larsen, Desjardins said he is getting closer but still has not practiced since his injury.

 

Defenseman Andrey Pedan is expected to called up from the Utica Comets and meet the Canucks in Nashville for tomorrow nights game.

 

Luca Sbisa and Nikita Tryamkin were banged up in the Calgary loss on Saturday night, but are expected to be in the lineup.

Even Daniel Sedin was asked who would be better in a pinch if a defenseman went down, him or his brother: