Thomas Drance
@thomasdrance.bsky.social
Senior Writer at TheAthletic.com 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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Tuesday, Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford aired his club’s dirty laundry.
And in doing so, Vancouver acknowledges that change is needed, writes @thomasdrance.bsky.social.
More on J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and why it's time to move on: www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
And in doing so, Vancouver acknowledges that change is needed, writes @thomasdrance.bsky.social.
More on J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and why it's time to move on: www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tuesday, Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford aired his club’s dirty laundry.
And in doing so, Vancouver acknowledges that change is needed, writes @thomasdrance.bsky.social.
More on J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and why it's time to move on: www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
And in doing so, Vancouver acknowledges that change is needed, writes @thomasdrance.bsky.social.
More on J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and why it's time to move on: www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
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New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•Our Sunday Special show - top stories from past week in NHL
•The Sharks are very fun
•Impressive contributions the Capitals are getting
•Biggest concerns about Rangers play
•The price the Wild paid for Jiricek
bit.ly/419q8ic
•Our Sunday Special show - top stories from past week in NHL
•The Sharks are very fun
•Impressive contributions the Capitals are getting
•Biggest concerns about Rangers play
•The price the Wild paid for Jiricek
bit.ly/419q8ic
The Sharks and The Capitals Had Our Curiosity, Now They Have Our Attention
Podcast Episode · The Hockey PDOcast · 2024-12-02 · 52m
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December 2, 2024 at 5:16 PM
New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•Our Sunday Special show - top stories from past week in NHL
•The Sharks are very fun
•Impressive contributions the Capitals are getting
•Biggest concerns about Rangers play
•The price the Wild paid for Jiricek
bit.ly/419q8ic
•Our Sunday Special show - top stories from past week in NHL
•The Sharks are very fun
•Impressive contributions the Capitals are getting
•Biggest concerns about Rangers play
•The price the Wild paid for Jiricek
bit.ly/419q8ic
Six ways the short-handed #Canucks have held the fort on a crucial road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
Six ways the short-handed Canucks have held the fort on a crucial road trip
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December 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Six ways the short-handed #Canucks have held the fort on a crucial road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
I’m not buying it as a fortunate victory. Ugly, sure, but a heck of a defensive performance.
How Kevin Lankinen, #Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
How Kevin Lankinen, #Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
How Kevin Lankinen, Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways
A supreme defensive effort got the Canucks' East Coast road trip off to a 2-0-0 start with a shutout in Boston.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:17 AM
I’m not buying it as a fortunate victory. Ugly, sure, but a heck of a defensive performance.
How Kevin Lankinen, #Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
How Kevin Lankinen, #Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
Over a 3-year period from 2009-10 through 2011-12 only Stamkos, Ovechkin, Bobby Ryan + Gaborik scored more 5-on-5 goals than Alex Burrows among all NHL players (minimum 3000 minutes).
Just a reminder of how high a level a player has to hit to be “the next Alex Burrows”. #Canucks
Just a reminder of how high a level a player has to hit to be “the next Alex Burrows”. #Canucks
November 26, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Over a 3-year period from 2009-10 through 2011-12 only Stamkos, Ovechkin, Bobby Ryan + Gaborik scored more 5-on-5 goals than Alex Burrows among all NHL players (minimum 3000 minutes).
Just a reminder of how high a level a player has to hit to be “the next Alex Burrows”. #Canucks
Just a reminder of how high a level a player has to hit to be “the next Alex Burrows”. #Canucks
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New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•Main takeaways from the past week in the NHL
•Joe Thornton's retirement ceremony + his impact on the current game
•The two versions of the Oilers
•The healthy Avs
•Jets continuity + improvements
•Rebuilding teams showing positive signs
bit.ly/3ZlAfPs
•Main takeaways from the past week in the NHL
•Joe Thornton's retirement ceremony + his impact on the current game
•The two versions of the Oilers
•The healthy Avs
•Jets continuity + improvements
•Rebuilding teams showing positive signs
bit.ly/3ZlAfPs
Jumbo’s Retirement, and the Week That Was in the NHL
Podcast Episode · The Hockey PDOcast · 2024-11-25 · 47m
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November 25, 2024 at 6:09 PM
New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•Main takeaways from the past week in the NHL
•Joe Thornton's retirement ceremony + his impact on the current game
•The two versions of the Oilers
•The healthy Avs
•Jets continuity + improvements
•Rebuilding teams showing positive signs
bit.ly/3ZlAfPs
•Main takeaways from the past week in the NHL
•Joe Thornton's retirement ceremony + his impact on the current game
•The two versions of the Oilers
•The healthy Avs
•Jets continuity + improvements
•Rebuilding teams showing positive signs
bit.ly/3ZlAfPs
Quality line nickname suggestion for the #Canucks’ new top line from @TheAthletic comment section.
On the dominance of Vancouver’s new first line, and other thoughts: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
On the dominance of Vancouver’s new first line, and other thoughts: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
November 25, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Quality line nickname suggestion for the #Canucks’ new top line from @TheAthletic comment section.
On the dominance of Vancouver’s new first line, and other thoughts: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
On the dominance of Vancouver’s new first line, and other thoughts: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
Why the Vancouver #Canucks’ new first line is dominating right now, an interesting development on the back end and the “playing the right way” thing.
New notebook @TheAthletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
New notebook @TheAthletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
Canucks notebook: Why Vancouver's new first line is dominating and more
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November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Why the Vancouver #Canucks’ new first line is dominating right now, an interesting development on the back end and the “playing the right way” thing.
New notebook @TheAthletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
New notebook @TheAthletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
How #Canucks overcame harsh Quinn Hughes ejection with complete performance (except 5-on-6 defending, I guess) to flatten Senators: 3 takeaways via @TheAthletic: t.co/QD6OKQcqsG
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5942948/2024/11/23/canucks-senators-quinn-hughes-ejection/?source=emp_shared_article
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November 24, 2024 at 5:11 AM
How #Canucks overcame harsh Quinn Hughes ejection with complete performance (except 5-on-6 defending, I guess) to flatten Senators: 3 takeaways via @TheAthletic: t.co/QD6OKQcqsG
#Canucks and Senators have now traded goals from the net front on the power play.
36 minutes left to play and the score is tied. Will be a telling stretch. Certainly could be a slog for Vancouver without Hughes, the club’s primary engine.
36 minutes left to play and the score is tied. Will be a telling stretch. Certainly could be a slog for Vancouver without Hughes, the club’s primary engine.
November 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
#Canucks and Senators have now traded goals from the net front on the power play.
36 minutes left to play and the score is tied. Will be a telling stretch. Certainly could be a slog for Vancouver without Hughes, the club’s primary engine.
36 minutes left to play and the score is tied. Will be a telling stretch. Certainly could be a slog for Vancouver without Hughes, the club’s primary engine.
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Depends on the player. No set protocol is in place.
Some guys will watch the game and get a workout in. Some guys will shower and change and eat popcorn. Some guys hit the table for a massage.
Some guys will watch the game and get a workout in. Some guys will shower and change and eat popcorn. Some guys hit the table for a massage.
Hey @thomasdrance.bsky.social would be keen to hear about where Quinn goes and what he does for the rest of the game
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Depends on the player. No set protocol is in place.
Some guys will watch the game and get a workout in. Some guys will shower and change and eat popcorn. Some guys hit the table for a massage.
Some guys will watch the game and get a workout in. Some guys will shower and change and eat popcorn. Some guys hit the table for a massage.
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Here's why Hughes was tossed. Boarding major doesn't always come with a game misconduct.
November 24, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Here's why Hughes was tossed. Boarding major doesn't always come with a game misconduct.
After a wildly harsh match penalty assessed against Quinn Hughes, the #Canucks kill of the major penalty.
Potentially a big moment in the game for Vancouver, but losing Hughes for the night - in addition to their other star absences - is a brutal break.
Potentially a big moment in the game for Vancouver, but losing Hughes for the night - in addition to their other star absences - is a brutal break.
November 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
After a wildly harsh match penalty assessed against Quinn Hughes, the #Canucks kill of the major penalty.
Potentially a big moment in the game for Vancouver, but losing Hughes for the night - in addition to their other star absences - is a brutal break.
Potentially a big moment in the game for Vancouver, but losing Hughes for the night - in addition to their other star absences - is a brutal break.
#Canucks have won just about every 50/50 battle in the early going against the Senators here. Excellent start to this 6-game road trip from Vancouver.
November 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
#Canucks have won just about every 50/50 battle in the early going against the Senators here. Excellent start to this 6-game road trip from Vancouver.
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Coming up on Canucks Talk with @jamiedodd.bsky.social & @thomasdrance.bsky.social
1:00 - Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson
1:30 - @dimfilipovic.bsky.social
LISTEN: www.sportsnet.ca/650/
1:00 - Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson
1:30 - @dimfilipovic.bsky.social
LISTEN: www.sportsnet.ca/650/
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Coming up on Canucks Talk with @jamiedodd.bsky.social & @thomasdrance.bsky.social
1:00 - Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson
1:30 - @dimfilipovic.bsky.social
LISTEN: www.sportsnet.ca/650/
1:00 - Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson
1:30 - @dimfilipovic.bsky.social
LISTEN: www.sportsnet.ca/650/
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Projected 2024-25 NHL standings as of November 20
www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...
November 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Projected 2024-25 NHL standings as of November 20
www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/583...
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November 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hey #Canucks fans, I live here now too. Excited to talk hockey on this new feed.
Wrote up a notebook on what I'm hearing about the state of the #Canucks roster, what they're weighing on the trade market + Lekkerimäki's reassignment ahead of a big 6-game road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Wrote up a notebook on what I'm hearing about the state of the #Canucks roster, what they're weighing on the trade market + Lekkerimäki's reassignment ahead of a big 6-game road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
What I'm hearing about the Canucks' roster crunch, trade options and call-ups
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Hey #Canucks fans, I live here now too. Excited to talk hockey on this new feed.
Wrote up a notebook on what I'm hearing about the state of the #Canucks roster, what they're weighing on the trade market + Lekkerimäki's reassignment ahead of a big 6-game road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Wrote up a notebook on what I'm hearing about the state of the #Canucks roster, what they're weighing on the trade market + Lekkerimäki's reassignment ahead of a big 6-game road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
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New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•All of the fun stories + things that caught our eye this past week
•The Capitals offense + ways they can win
•The Devils trip through Florida
•Marty Necas on fire
•Michkov's monster return
•Retroactive additions to 'Our Guys' list
bit.ly/4fyPzxS
•All of the fun stories + things that caught our eye this past week
•The Capitals offense + ways they can win
•The Devils trip through Florida
•Marty Necas on fire
•Michkov's monster return
•Retroactive additions to 'Our Guys' list
bit.ly/4fyPzxS
The Capitals, the Canes, and Big Stories From This Week
Podcast Episode · The Hockey PDOcast · 2024-11-18 · 51m
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November 18, 2024 at 5:25 PM
New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:
•All of the fun stories + things that caught our eye this past week
•The Capitals offense + ways they can win
•The Devils trip through Florida
•Marty Necas on fire
•Michkov's monster return
•Retroactive additions to 'Our Guys' list
bit.ly/4fyPzxS
•All of the fun stories + things that caught our eye this past week
•The Capitals offense + ways they can win
•The Devils trip through Florida
•Marty Necas on fire
•Michkov's monster return
•Retroactive additions to 'Our Guys' list
bit.ly/4fyPzxS