The Canucks moved into first place in the National Hockey League standings with 23 wins in their first 35 games of the 2023-24 season and a big reason for that is the play of their top players including goaltender Thatcher Demko, defenceman Quinn Hughes and forward Elias Pettersson, along with the impact head coach Rick Tocchet has made.
This morning, in a post on The Athletic, TSN's Pierre LeBrun highlighted his award winners at the holiday break and named a trio of Canucks in his article - Rick Tocchet for the Jack Adams, Quinn Hughes for the Norris and Thatcher Demko for the Vezina.
For the Norris Trophy as best defenceman in the National Hockey League, LeBrun chose Quinn Hughes, who is having a fantastic season on the blueline, putting up 44 points (ten goals, 34 assists) in 35 games.
As for Thatcher Demko between the pipes, who is LeBrun's choice to win the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, he has a record of 17-7-1 in 25 games along with a 2.46 goals against average, a .917 save percentage and three shutouts.
Which Canuck mentioned by Pierre LeBrun do you think has the best chance to win the award in their respective category? Let us know what you think in the poll below!
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24 DECEMBRE | 793 ANSWERS LATEST | LeBrun names trio of Canucks as his award winners at holiday break Which Canuck has the best chance of winning the award in their respective category? | ||
Rick Tocchet - Jack Adams | 401 | 50.6 % |
Quinn Hughes - Norris | 218 | 27.5 % |
Thatcher Demko - Vezina | 114 | 14.4 % |
See Results | 60 | 7.6 % |
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