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Canucks Battling Injuries While Trade Deadline Looms

By Monte StewartJan 19th 2011 – 6:45PM

Tough decisions loom for the Vancouver Canucks as the NHL trading deadline and playoffs slowly draw closer. For one of the few times this season, the Canucks are dealing with significant adversity in the form of injuries to defensemen Andrew Alberts, Aaron Rome and center Alex Bolduc. Alberts sat out Tuesday's 4-3...

Ryan Kesler Quietly Becoming Offensive Force for Canucks

By Bruce CiskieDec 30th 2010 – 2:00PM

Ryan Kesler continues to let his play do most of his talking. Rarely a good quote for reporters, the Vancouver Canucks centre has zipped his lip this season when it comes to chirping at other teams. As a result, the Livonia, Mich., native's actions are speaking louder than words -- and teammates are singing praise -- as...

Detroit's Surprising Goal Scoring Leader

By Adam GretzDec 17th 2010 – 3:00PM

Through their first 30 games of the regular season the Detroit Red Wings are, as usual, one of the top teams in the NHL. Not really a new development. Something that is a new development? The name that's at the top of their goal-scoring leaderboard entering Friday's game against long-time rival Chicago. On a team that...

Jeff Tambellini Flourishes While Playing With Hometown Canucks

By Monte StewartDec 15th 2010 – 4:45PM

After struggling to stick at two NHL waystops, Jeff Tambellini is looking right at home with his hometown team. Since Tambellini was recalled from Manitoba of the AHL on Nov. 24, the Vancouver Canucks have won six of eight games. Meanwhile, Tambellini, a 26-year-old native of the Vancouver suburb of Pitt Meadows, B.C.,...

Jonas Andersson's Perseverance Pays Off With Return to NHL

By Monte StewartDec 8th 2010 – 5:00PM

Jonas Andersson is back in the NHL – at least for a little while. The 29-year-old Swedish winger's global hockey odyssey brought him to Vancouver as the Canucks called him up from their Manitoba farm team for a game Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks. Andersson`s last NHL action – actually his entire...

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Background on mikael samuelsson

Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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