Ryan Johnson, General Manager of Abbotsford Canucks on state of Canucks prospects and player development

05/04/2022 51 min
Ryan Johnson, General Manager of Abbotsford Canucks on state of Canucks prospects and player development

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Episode Synopsis

Farhan and guest co-host Harman Dayal welcome Ryan Johnson, the Canucks director of player development and the General Manager of the playoff bound Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League.Farhan and Harman ask Ryan how he has fit in under the new management regime led by Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin. The guys ask RJ about the strides that goalies Spencer Martin Arturs Silovs and Mikey DiPietro have taken this season, using the AHL as more of a development league for top prospects and what it was like to get the first year AHL team off the ground in the midst of a pandemic.Plus the guys get the inside scoop on prospects including Jack Rathbone, William Lockwood, Danila Klimovich and how much struggling Canucks forward Vasili Podkolzin can benefit from a long playoff run with Abbotsford this Spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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