Canucks Report: Farewell Whistler

Rookies and prospects took centre stage Monday at Meadow Park Sports Centre in Whistler and they didn't disappoint.

Nikolay Goldobin scored three goals, including an empty-netter to seal it, in a 7-4 Team Blue win over Team White. Elias Petterson (below), Jonathan Dahlen, Jonah Gadjovich and Brendan Woods also scored for Team Blue, while Brendan Gaunce, Brendan Leipsic, Adam Gaudette and Carter Bancks responded for Team White.

GOAL OF THE GAME

He who strikes first, strikes best? Sounds about right.
Elias Pettersson opened the Team B vs. Team C scrimmage with a beatiful goal that we're keeping on repeat for a while. Enjoy.

THE MAN WITH A PLAN

Coach Green has a plan for the Canucks upcoming three games in three nights. He has a line-up in mind for Tuesday's clash with the Edmonton Oilers. He is not sharing either his plan or his line-up, no matter how many times the media asks.

READY TO BROCK

No one is more thrilled than Brock Boeser that pre-season games start this week. The star forward, who scored 29 goals last season before missing the final 18-games because of injury, has bulked up eight-to-10 pounds and said he feels as good as he has in years.
"I'm just excited to play games again, coming off my injury, it's been a while," said Boeser. "I'm really excited to get into a game and get my confidence back, play the game I want to play, get some scoring chances and put a few in."

ON THE MEND

For the fourth straight day Antoine Roussel skated prior to Canucks practice. During the most intense on-ice session of the week, Roussel worked with Evan McEneny, who is working his way back from injury, and goalies Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson. Coach Green said he expects Roussel will be practicing with the Canucks this week.

THANK YOU WHISTLER

There's a reason we keep coming back to Whistler for training camp: the support is phenominal. Thank you Whistler for making this training camp another memorable one!