White Towel
Ed Willes, Ben Kuzma, Patrick Johnston, Harrison Mooney and all our writers bring you a Canucks podcast that talks about the news, rumours, theories and themes surrounding the team every week.
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Questions abound as Canucks, NHL address COVID-19
Ben Kuzma and Ed Willes talk about Brock Boeser’s return to the ice, Jake Virtanen’s changing role with the club, and how the spread of COVID 19 is impacting the hockey world.
25 min
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Everything on the line as Canucks falter in fin...
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the final stretch of the Canucks season. They wanted meaningful games in March, they’ve got them, and depending on the results, Ed suggests nothing is off the table for GM Jim Benning or coach Travis Green....
18 min
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Resilient Canucks continue march to playoffs
Ed Willes and Patrick Johnston join Paul Chapman for the to talk about the team’s resiliency in coming back against Montreal, the genius of Quinn Hughes, the fabulous first impression of Tyler Toffoli (and what it will take to keep him in Vancouver)...
33 min
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Is Toffoli trade a wise move for the Canucks?
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the plight of the current Canucks. Is the trade for Tyler Toffoli a wise move for the franchise? Ed is not sour on the deal, but having spent a lot of time watching Tyler Madden last year, he feels the kid...
31 min
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Is Jacob Markstrom papering over the cracks?
Ed Willes and Patrick Johnston join Paul Chapman to talk about the Vancouver Canucks current run. They get into the depth of the Canucks and if the team can withstand significant injuries down the stretch. The trio also kick around the growing stature...
21 min
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Sedin Week starts now
In a very special episode of The White Towel podcast, Ed Willes and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to talk all things Henrik and Daniel Sedin heading into the Vancouver Canucks honouring the twins during "Sedin Week".
23 min
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Canucks decline on power play a real cause for ...
Ed Willes and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to discuss the state of the Canucks as the team creeps up to the trade deadline. Was the loss against Boston a one-off or are there louder alarm bells sounding with the continued decline of the power play? The...
23 min
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Canucks now have longer highs and shorter lows
Patrick Johnston and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to talk about the evolution of the Vancouver Canucks over the course of a season.   Not simply a streaky team, the Canucks now have longer highs and shorter lows and the writers surmise this...
36 min
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Canucks enter All-Star weekend on a high note
Patrick Johnston and Ed Willes join Paul Chapman to talk about the Canucks All Stars. They also talk about some notable incidents in past All-Star Games, what adding women to the weekend mix means for hockey, and why we should just enjoy the...
41 min
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How do the Canucks match up in the stacked Paci...
In this week’s snow-delayed White Towel podcast, Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the Canucks heading into the All-Star break. Among the topics discussed, how do the Canucks match up in the stacked Pacific Division? In a playoff series,...
35 min
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Reality check hits Canucks hard in loss to Tampa
On this week’s edition of the White Towel podcast, Ed Willes and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to talk about the Vancouver Canucks' meltdown in Tampa that brought the team's seven-game winning streak to a screeching halt. How much do the...
46 min
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The Canucks aren't where they need to be. What’...
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman for the final White Towel Podcast of 2019. The Canucks’ current struggles are examined, and the pondering over the job security of general manager Jim Benning and coach Travis Green has begun. Who is in more peril? Ed...
37 min
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The Canucks' 'microcore' and the team's challen...
In this week’s White Towel podcast, beat writer Ben Kuzma and columnist Ed Willes join Paul Chapman to discuss the Canucks “microcore” and the challenges they face going into the rest of the season. The group also looks at the job Jim Benning...
38 min
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The Canucks' offensive burst and, of course, th...
In this week’s edition of the White Towel podcast Patrick Johnston and Ed Willes join Paul Chapman to talk about the burst of offence the Canucks have received this season. While the most prolific players are Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser, J.T....
34 min
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Canucks struggles and the potential for a goali...
This week’s White Towel Podcast sees Ed Willes join Paul Chapman to talk about the recent Canucks struggles, the potential for a goalie controversy, the job security and possible moves for General Manager Jim Benning, and the furor caused by the...
33 min
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On Quinn Hughes, the pressures facing the team ...
The latest edition of the White Towel podcast is super-sized: Host Paul Chapman is joined by Canucks beat writers Patrick Johnston and Ben Kuzma plus columnist Ed Willes. The quartet take a look at Quinn Hughes’ ongoing growth as an NHL defenceman,...
46 min
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Reaching deep, loving Winnipeg and losing passp...
This week both Canucks beat writers Patrick Johnston and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to talk all things Canucks. Starting with the team’s performance on the ice, the topic is the versatility of the Canucks and how they have so far exhibited the...
36 min
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What do we make of the Canucks' early success?
Ed Willes and Ben Kuzma join Paul Chapman to talk about the amazing offensive roll the Canucks are on. The writers get into what has made such a big difference on the team, who the difference makers have been and what fans can expect to see over the...
30 min
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Vancouver Canucks off to a fast start
Columnist Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to dissect the fast start the Canucks have got off to. Ed surmises that it’s depth that has brought the Canucks to where they are, the additions of JT Miller and Tyler Myers, as well as Jordy Benn, have played...
29 min
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A promising homestand
On this week’s episode of the White Towel podcast, Paul Chapman and Patrick Johnston break down a promising homestand for the Vancouver Canucks.  This season feels different from past starts. Is it?  Plus a look at what J.T. Miller’s...
26 min
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Better late than never!
Unfortunately, posting of this podcast was delayed until after the Thanksgiving weekend, but the content is still gold!  Join Paul Chapman and Patrick Johnston as they give their early season impressions on the Vancouver Canucks.
35 min
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Is Quinn Hughes the real deal?
The return of Canucks hockey also means it’s the return of the White Towel podcast. Postmedia hockey writers Patrick Johnston and Ben Kuzma look at what the Canucks look like going into the 2019-20 NHL season: how will the new-look defence fare? Is...
22 min
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Can Canucks sign more than Myers in free agency?
Patrick Johnston and Paul Chapman take a look back at the draft and then ahead to free agency.   How did the Canucks do with their nine picks? Why was the reception for Vasili Podkolzin initially mixed?   With reflection what do we make of...
43 min
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Canucks make home run pick with Vasili Podkolzin
Patrick Johnston explains why Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning made a home run pick in taking big Russian forward Vasili Podkolzin. 
17 min
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Pratt ready to reprise bad guy role in new podcast
Paul Chapman is joined by longtime Vancouver broadcaster Dave Pratt in this special edition of the White Towel.   Dave talks about his new podcast, The Prattcast, weighs in on the current plight of the Canucks, the NHL draft, and even...
52 min