{"id":452836,"date":"2024-10-06T20:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T00:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=452836"},"modified":"2024-10-06T20:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T00:09:23","slug":"vancouver-canucks-give-versatile-winger-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/06\/vancouver-canucks-give-versatile-winger-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks Give Versatile Winger Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/29\/puck-drop-preview-2024-25-vancouver-canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> have decided to extend their Swedish winger. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hoglani01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nils Hoglander<\/a> signs a three-year contract worth an average annual value of $9 million. Furthermore, he must have done well to impress head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tocchri01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Tocchet<\/a> and the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/vancouver-canucks-acquire-erik-brannstrom-from-colorado-avalanche-place-him-on-waivers-1.2184726\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canucks managemen<\/a>t as he was under contract for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/14\/five-canucks-predictions-2024-25\/\" target=\"_self\">2024-25<\/a>. His new three-year deal doesn&#8217;t expire until the conclusion of 2027-28 campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Nils Hoglander and Vancouver 3 x $3M<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1843060621232992408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Nils Hoglander Signs Three-Year Contract Extension<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Hoglander was a second-round pick by the Canucks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old Swede has been an effective depth producer for the Canucks. Last season he established himself as someone who can be relied on to be a consistent scorer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Moreover, in his four years in the league, he has 90 points in 221 career regular season contests. Then, last year, he was able to find good rhythm and found the back of the net 24 times. In 80 games, he ended up with 36 total points. All three of those stats were career-highs. In addition, he has proven his effectiveness in the matchup game, with a career CF% Rel at even strength of 3.5. All of this has culminated to him signing this contract with the Canucks organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">What Does He Bring to Vancouver?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Hoglander is an invaluable player who can play up and down the lineup. His success last season was evidence of that fact. He can play in a more scoring role, as he did skating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/millejt01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Miller<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/05\/predicting-canucks-scoring-leaders-2024-25\/\" target=\"_self\">line last year<\/a>. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Alternatively, he can serve in a bottom-six role, as he was on a line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/laffesa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Lafferty<\/a> and fellow Swedish \u2018Nils\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/amanni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nils Aman<\/a>). His puck possession, skill level, and work ethic allow this versatility. Vancouver clearly identified this as an asset and will keep him around for a few more years. Both team and player are clearly exciting to be sticking it out for the foreseeable future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Bob Frid &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vancouver Canucks have decided to extend their Swedish winger. Nils Hoglander signs a three-year contract worth an average annual value of $9 million. Furthermore, he must have done well to impress head coach Rick Tocchet and the Canucks management as he was under contract for 2024-25. 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