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@ThomasDrance

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Senior Writer @TheAthleticNHL covering the Vancouver Canucks. Co-host #CanucksTalk on @Sportsnet650 catch us 12-2pm M-F. Author, hockey writer, former PR guy.

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Joined July 2010
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everything you need to know about tonight’s #Canucks vs Ducks game: Elias Pettersson Elias Pettersson Marcus Pettersson Linus Karlsson Leo Carlsson John Carlson
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@ByScottPowers
Scott Powers
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Anton Frondell is skating with Connor Bedard and Ryan Greene on the top line.
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@ThomasDrance
Thomas Drance
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#Canucks off-season to do list: - Evaluate current club leadership - Think long-term with Öhgren, Buium extensions - Pitch Vitali Pinchuk - Hope for some lottery luck - Explain the path forward directly of Vancouver fans Via @TheAthleticNHL:
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With 13 games remaining, the Canucks have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
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@tyson_cole
Tyson Cole
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Lines at #Canucks practice: O’Connor - Pettersson - Kane Öhgren - Rossi - Boeser Sasson - Blueger - Karlsson DeBrusk - Räty - Douglas E. Pettersson - Joseph (Hronek) M. Pettersson - Willander Buium - Mancini
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@ThomasDrance
Thomas Drance
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#Canucks off-season to do list: - Evaluate current club leadership - Think long-term with Öhgren, Buium extensions - Pitch Vitali Pinchuk - Hope for some lottery luck - Explain the path forward directly of Vancouver fans Via @TheAthleticNHL:
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With 13 games remaining, the Canucks have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
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@DimFilipovic
Dimitri Filipovic
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New PDOcast with @ThomasDrance: This week’s Sunday Special Our Stakes Tiers for the 2026 postseason. Sorting all of the playoff teams by how much they’ve got on the line this year https://t.co/ZBS8s2EvjW
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The Hockey PDOcast · Episode
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@Sportsnet650
Sportsnet 650
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Coming up on Canucks Talk with @JamieDodd and @ThomasDrance 👉 @LandonFerraro 👉 The Whiteboard 👉 Surveying the wreckage LISTEN https://t.co/aPcCsz2E7Y
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Thomas Drance
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The https://t.co/93G90iiA1e standings now consider the #Canucks to have been officially "Eliminated from Playoff contention"
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@RussoHockey
Michael Russo
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Jessi Pierce will be remembered for the heart, humor and zest she had for the Wild — and life https://t.co/Jf55nqGIUl via @NYTimes
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Minnesota and the hockey world were devastated Sunday by the tragic news that Jessi and her three children died in a house fire.
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@NHLPR
NHL Public Relations
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The NHL sends condolences to the Pierce family.
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@frank_seravalli
Frank Seravalli
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Words cannot describe the profound loss the hockey world is grappling with this weekend - a cherished colleague and friend in Jessi Pierce, alongside her three beautiful children. Jessi’s spirit and enthusiasm at the rink was so infectious. It just can’t make sense. 💔😭🙏
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@JonKrawczynski
Jon Krawczynski
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Just hearing the news about the loss of Jessi and her kids in a house fire. Absolutely gutted. Jessi was such a bright, shining light in this media market. Enthusiastic, smart, funny, warm and wholly original. Such a big fan of her work, but more so her as a person. Heartbreaking
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Pat Micheletti
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RIP Jessi and children🙏🙏🙏🙏
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@RussoHockey
Michael Russo
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There are no words to express how heartbroken we all are. Jessi Pierce (Hinrichs) was the most vibrant person - the life of the party, always with a smile on her face, always bringing a passion to every article and podcast and interview she did. Jessi simply loved covering the
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@katieEadler
Katie Adler
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Spencer Carbery says he doesn’t know if David Kampf will join the Capitals on their upcoming road trip. Original plan was for him to meet them at some point on the road, but no confirmation of travel plans yet.
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@JasonGregor
Jason Gregor
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“We are lucky to be in the division this year. All the teams are. It is a pillow fight right now,” McDavid on the Pacific.
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Thomas Drance
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The #Canucks managed nine 5-on-5 shots on Saturday vs. STL. Only 8 times all season - across the entire NHL - has a team recorded fewer EV shots in a single game.
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@ThomasDrance
Thomas Drance
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Zeev Buium just put together easily his most dynamic shift in a #Canucks sweater. How's that for a silver lining from an otherwise feckless Vancouver effort this afternoon?
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Thomas Drance
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Unless the #Canucks can bring some effort and mix in a heavy shift or two in the third period, this could well end up as the most territorially lopsided game played by *any* NHL team this season. It's trending in that direction.
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