It looks like Francesco Aquilini is opening up the taps again for this new Vancouver Mangement group and it’s not necessarily for free agents.
#Canucks building new practice facility and renos coming to Rogers Arena https://t.co/kqoaT3Q1Mb
— Offside (@OffsideDH) May 4, 2022
Despite the fact that the Canucks are practically capped out for their player roster, it doesn’t mean there’s a cap for possible improvements for the environment of their players both on the professional club and their minor league affiliate in Abbotsford.
In an in person press conference today, held at the Norm Jewison Room at Rogers Arena, President, Jim Rutherford, and General Manager, Patrik Allvin, detailed an offseason plan to improve the locker rooms and arena for the players and fans along with acknowledging that a new practice rink is on the horizon.
Michael Doyle, who was named President of Canucks Sports and Entertainment and Business Operations, back in August of 2021, is leading the practice rink project and Jim Rutherford admitted that their search for a new practice rink location has been narrowed down to the final two to three spots with a decision to be announced this summer in all likelihood.
A lot of people tend to simply focus on the roster, but if you’re a player, especially a free agent, one of the things you look for is how up to date and modernized your resources and environment is as a player so you can play to your full potential and stay happy and healthy all season long. I’m definitely glad to hear that these much needed renovations are finally being started this offseason as a new era in Canucks management and team direction is upon us.
Other improvements that the club is undertaking this offseason will be a new media room for all the journalists, and updating their facilities for The Abbotsford Canucks as much as possible in their locker room also.
Here’s hoping that a new state of the art dressing room means a new state of the art team as we look to get back into the playoffs next year!