Nils Hoglander – Page 3

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

October 6, 2024

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced Sunday that the Canucks have agreed with Nils Höglander on a 3-year contract extension with a $3 million AAV.

“We were all impressed with the way Nils came into training camp and approached the preseason,” said Allvin.

“His work ethic, tenacity and motor have helped him establish himself as an NHL player and we feel with our continued support and development he has a lot more room to grow both on and off the ice.”

Patrik Allvin Vancouver Canucks GM

Nils Höglander 411

Nils Hoglander was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round (No. 40) of the 2019 NHL Draft.
The flashy forward has become known for scoring lacrosse-style goals, for Rogle in the Swedish Hockey League on Oct. 29, 2020 and Sweden in a 3-2 overtime win against Finland at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship while helping his country to a third-place finish.
Hoglander scored 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 41 games with Rogle in 2019-20, when he was tied for fourth in scoring among under-20 players in the league.
He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canucks on April 30, 2020 and started the 2020-21 season in the SHL with the NHL season delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He scored his first NHL goal in his first game, a 5-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 13, 2021.
He finished his rookie season with 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) in 56 games and won the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award given to the player voted as most exciting by Canucks fans.
Höglander, 23, appeared in 80 games for the Canucks last season, recording 36 points (24-12-36), 51 penalty minutes, and a +23 plus/minus rating while setting career highs in goals (24), points (36) and plus/minus rating (+23).
In addition, Höglander made his NHL playoff debut, accumulating two points (1-1-2) and two penalty minutes in 11 games played
In 221 career NHL games, all spent with Vancouver, the 5’9”, 185-pound winger has posted 90 points (50-40-90) and 97 penalty minutes.
Höglander is a native of Bockträsk, Sweden.

Source: nhl.com

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

September 25, 2024

The Canucks 6-game preseason play began last night with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

Nils Hoglander, Filip Hronek, and Pius Suter (empty net) scored for Vancouver, who took a 2-0 lead before Seattle notched their one and only goal in the opening 10 seconds of the final period by Ben Myers.

Jonathan Lekkerimaki had two assists, and the line of Nils Hoglander, Linus Karlsson, and Aatu Räty played very well..

Arturs Silovs stopped 18 of 19 shots for Vancouver, who now take on the Calgary Flames tonight in Abbotsford B.C.

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet said he liked the effort from the group, and he would have liked to see them manage the second period.

“I thought it was a good effort. Little sloppy at times, some turnovers, but the power play was good, getting a couple of goals. Thought some of the kids played well, Šilovs obviously played very well,” Tocchet said.

Artūrs Šilovs had a number of sprawling saves and some quick reads at close range to keep the Kraken at bay. He felt the team played well in front of him and it was a team effort to pull out the win.

“It felt great. It was amazing to play our first game at home, especially the crowd, its fantastic energy all around, so I think that helped us a lot to perform better,” said Šilovs.

Lindsey Horsting @lindseyhorsting Vancouver Canucks

Source: X.com