Kyle Wellwood News Archives

Last night saw the Canucks win 2-1 in a shootout over the Los Angeles Kings but lose another player, as Alex Bolduc left the game with a shoulder injury.

Detroit's loss of Johan Franzen and the offseason departures of Marian Hossa and Jiri Hudler has left Detroit in the middle of the pack at 17th overall in the goal scoring department where they have been perennial top of league giants.

Vancouver Canucks Ryan Johnson is carried off the ice in the second period against the Detroit Wings , after colliding into the boards.

Roberto Luongo missed 24 games last season with a groin injury. Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo will miss at least the next two games after suffering a hairline fracture in one of his ribs.

THE SETUP: This is Olympic coach Mike Babcock's only visit to GM Place before the Games in February, but his focus is more on his struggling club a ' 3-4-2 out of the chute.

The surprising Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third straight win when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

Vancouver Canuck players keep succumbing to injury, but it seems the more bodies lost, the better the results.

After winning division titles last season, the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings got off to slow starts and struggling defenses were partly to blame.

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Tuesday vs.

Edmonton Oilers' Shawn Horcoff reaches for the puck as Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo reacts during the first period.

Crisis averted. For now. The 3-2 win against the Blackhawks was worth a lot more than two points to the Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks Kyle Wellwood and Willie Mitchell celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of their pre-season NHL hockey game in Edmonton September 27, 2009.

Canucks Willie Mitchell and Kevin Bieksa put the squeeze on Blackhawk Patrick Kane at the United Center in Chicago Wednesday.

After years of being overshadowed in Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson could be carving out a niche as one of Vancouver's offensive leaders.

It doesn't matter to Kevin Bieksa that the Toronto Maple Leafs remain winless this NHL season.

An exciting comeback by the Canucks helped snapped their four-game road losing skid Wednesday with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Line-dancing is as popular in the Saddledome as it is in this city's country bars.

Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo sinks in his net after the May 11 collapse in Chicago.

The National Hockey League roadkill continued on Monday for the Vancouver Canucks, who blew an early lead against the Edmonton Oilers and lost 2-1 on a late goal to remain perfectly ghastly away from home this season.

Sam Gagner scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Edmonton Oilers survived a score that came just after the clock expired to beat Vancouver, 2-1, at Rexall Place.

Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom stops Vancouver Canucks Aaron Rome, Kyle Wellwood and Michael Grabner during second period NHL hockey in Vancouver, British Columbia October 17, 2009.

The Canucks outshot Minnesota 39-18 but struggled to beat Niklas Backstrom until Alex Burrows jam play in tight left the Wild goalie down when the puck squirted free to the other side.

15 Career points for Perry against the Wild in 16 meetings. 4-3 Backstrom's career record against the Ducks.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault says winning faceoffs is key to improving his club's dismal penalty killing rate.

Michael Grabner is getting an opportunity of a lifetime. After a strong showing in the first few games for the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks recalled the forward Wednesday and he was already practicing on the top line alongside Henrik Sedin and Alex Burrows.

Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's third star of the week Monday, but the first concern for the Vancouver Canucks isn't whether the centre can continue that pace.

Kyle Wellwood and Ryan Kesler scored in the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a tying goal late in regulation to beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday night.

Guillaume Desbiens makes his NHL regular-season debut with the Canucks tonight against the Dallas Stars.

Daniel Sedin out with broken foot Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin celebrates a goal last season.

Tanner Glass has an opportunity to impress in his regular-season debut for the Canucks.

More than three months after Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson jumped the gun in expressing interest in another team's free agents, the National Hockey League has fined him for tampering.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo is pulled from the game and replaced by backup Andrew Raycroft during the second period of NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Vancouver, British Columbia October 5, 2009.

Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash celebrates Kristian Huselius' goal against Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo during the second period of their NHL game at GM Place in Vancouver on Oct.

Winless Canucks return home Darcy Tucker pops a rebound over Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo in Canucks' loss to Colorado on Saturday night.

The Avalanche finally made it up ice and now lead 1-0 after tic-tac-toeing the puck behind Roberto Luongo on a 3-on-2. Canuck centre Kyle Wellwood, poor on Thursday and sick with the flu, stopped skating on the backcheck and watched as his man, Wojtek Wolski, tapped the puck in at 14:52. Canucks have nothing to show for a large territorial ...

It wasn't so much about altitude, it was about attitude. After looking like they needed oxygen during a sluggish start in a 5-3 season-opening loss at Calgary on Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks purposely practised in the Mile High City on Friday to get accustomed to another load on their lungs.

Kyle Wellwood fought off the flu and was up for the fight Saturday afternoon. After missing practice here Friday, the Vancouver Canucks centre was back in the lineup against the Colorado Avalanche and worked again on a line with Mason Raymond and Steve Bernier.

Ryan Kesler and Kyle Wellwood are part of an improved offensive Canucks squad that also boasts improved depth and should challenge for the conference title.