{"id":7010,"date":"2017-07-01T12:48:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T16:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=7010"},"modified":"2017-07-01T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T17:47:02","slug":"patrick-wiercioch-signs-with-vancouver-canucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/07\/01\/patrick-wiercioch-signs-with-vancouver-canucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Wiercioch Signs with Vancouver Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wiercpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Wiercioch<\/a><\/strong>, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche, has signed a one year deal with the Vancouver Canucks worth $650,000. The 26 year old defencemen has spent six seasons in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canucks<\/a> announce D Patrick Wiercioch gets 1-year, $650K.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frank_seravalli\/status\/881198131223961601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Patrick Wiercioch Signs with Vancouver Canucks<\/h2>\n<p>Wiercioch was an unrestricted free agent after the season. Wiercioch has never been a great offensive defenseman. He had just 4 goals\u00a0goals and 12\u00a0points in 57 games this past season. His best season offensively came with the Ottawa Senators in the 2013-2014 season when he had four goals and 23 points. For his career, he has 16 goals and 74 points through 268 games played. Wiercioch is a lot better in his own zone and suppresses shots very well. He was consistently one of the Senators best relative possession players, frequently surpassing even <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/karlser01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Karlsson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Wiercioch has had a hard time taking hold in the NHL during his career. The most games he has played in an NHL season is 57 this past season with Colorado. He found himself a healthy-scratch on repeated occasions. This new contract gives Wiercioch a fresh start on a team that may be more likely to employ him consistently.<\/p>\n<p>Wiercioch will likely be used as a bottom pairing defenseman on the Canucks, just like how he was in Colorado. His best assets are his first-pass, ability to keep the puck in the offensive-zone,\u00a0and drive possession. With\u00a0the right deployment, Wiercioch can make the bottom pairing blossom.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/629392078\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/629392078?et=vl6cZcXuTIl7ZLUQF1-JOw&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=vcsf-iezds09wVbT6XrhDTvdm4bzRnUJu_cHzxu5Scs=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Wiercioch isn&#8217;t going to be playing in Colorado anymore. 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