willie-mitchell Stories - Second City Hockey
Thank You Willie Mitchell
A sad day for me. I was clinging to a faint hope that the Canucks and Willie Mitchell could get something done but in the end it was not enough cap space for Mike Gillis, apparently not worth the risk, and the Los Angeles Kings won the bidding war and decided to take the gamble. Mitchell didn't...
Willie Mitchell: What Should The Canucks Do With Him?
Mike Gillis is going to have some heavy decisions to make between now and the summer time in regards to contracts, and Willie Mitchell's fate is one of them. More after the poll and jumpy thing... First of all, thanks to vancitydan for bringing up the Mitchell issue a few days ago. I think it's...
Mitchell and Bernier Talk About "Hellish" Roadtrip Around Olympics / Ryan Johnson Update
Said Willie Mitchell: "We're proud as British Columbians to host the Olympics. It's a great honour. If we have to be on the road for a while so the show can go on, so be it. No doubt it's a bit of a disadvantage, but I'm sure management worked with the league on it and I think they did a pretty...
It's A Small World
Erik Cole and Willie Mitchell were teammates for two seasons at Clarkson University. In 1997-98, Mitchell and Cole were co-winners of the ECAC Rookie of the Year award. Cole had 31 points in 34 games, while Mitchell managed 26 points in the same. In 1998-99, Mitchell was a first-team All-Star, and...
In praise of Willie Mitchell
(That's right, turtle you little bitch!) Beantown Canuck had mentioned some stats about Willie Mitchell that I just wanted to share with you, as defensive defencemen don't always get the proper recognition. BC-boy Mitchell has not missed a game all season. He is a +31, which is 6th best...
The Next Canuck Captain
Five weeks from now training camp begins (and four weeks from now prospect camp will have already begun). I am willing to assume we can soon embrace a post-Sundin life and, secondly, assume that Gillis will strike out in the trade market and this team will - barring any Mason Raymond-like training...
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