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Getting the defence in order; Tanev is learning from his mistakes as NHL season goes on

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin in Player profiles, Province Hockey | No comments

Ben Kuzma The Province It stood out like a sore thumb because the painful play was ugly and rare. I With the Vancouver Canucks nursing a one-goal lead in the third period Saturday, Chris Tanev surprisingly placed an outlet pass right on Chris Russell's stick blade in the slot and the Columbus defenceman forced Cory Schneider to make a tough pad save en route to a 4-3 victory. For Tanev, it was a significant brain cramp and one he didn't dismiss and it's why the blossoming blueliner will play a role as the Canucks look to get their back end in order for the playoffs during a four-game road trip that opens tonight in Minnesota. As much as the Canucks are experimenting with their pairings, Tanev is the least of their concerns considering his rapid development and how a total game will evolve once he develops confidence to shoot the puck. In a third pairing with Aaron Rome, he passed on an opportunity...

Young projects are polar opposites patrolling blue-line

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin in Player profiles, Sun Hockey | No comments

Vancouver Canucks' Luongo, Bieksa, Tanev, Gragnani and Rome watch after Minnesota Wild score goal during NHL hockey game in St. Paul

Brad Ziemer Vancouver Sun SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ - Chris Tanev is working on his offence. Marc-Andre Gragnani figures to be working on his defence. The question now is whether the Vancouver Canucks have room for both young defencemen in their lineup. They'd probably like to combine the two. Gragnani, part of Mike Gillis's big trade Monday with the Buffalo Sabres, is regarded as a puck-moving offensive defenceman, who can work the power play. His defence is a work in progress. Tanev, on the other hand, has been a steady presence on Vancouver's back end, demonstrating considerable poise as he moves the puck out of his own end. "We're now working with Chris on his offence," associate coach Rick Bowness said of Tanev on Monday, before the Canucks made the trade. "Defensively, he makes the right reads, moves the puck really well out of the zone and we want him shooting the puck more." Bowness figures to be working on some of the defensive fine points...

Tanev finding his niche; Young defenceman improves with every shift in variety of roles

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin in Player profiles, Province Hockey | No comments

>Chris Tanev of the Vancouver Canucks was excited to play against Martin Brodeur on Friday night.

Gordon McIntyre The Province NASHVILLE - Here's how good Chris Tanev has been in his latest stint with the Canucks: You barely notice him out there. That's because the 6-foot-2 22-year-old is usually so poised and usually makes the right decision, he rarely stands out. "Yeah, and that's a great thing to say about a young defence-man," Kevin Bieksa said. "He goes out there and the coaches have confidence in him against pretty much every line out there. "We're comfortable with him and it seems like nothing fazes him." Bieksa famously said last sea-son Tanev should have a smoke dangling from his lips, so cool is his demeanour on the ice. He played 29 regular-season games with the Canucks last season, then five more in the playoffs. This season, with Keith Bal-lard out with a concussion, he's bumped Andrew Alberts to the healthy scratch list beside Alex Sulzer, pairing with Aaron Rome. Playing with Rome, it must be said, is more of a challenge than it...

Alberts happy with new mobility; Canucks defenceman delighted with his recovery from knee issues

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin in Player profiles, Province Hockey | No comments

Tony Gallagher The Province It was a rough summer for Andrew Alberts, what with the cartilage in his knee acting up about six weeks into his summer training. He had to stop and take time off and lost about 10 pounds of muscle from inactivity before kicking it up again and getting back on skates to ready himself for training camp. It's slowed what for him has been a remarkable improvement in mobility and usefulness to the team since he arrived from Carolina in March 2010 for a third rounder in what was first thought to have been a bad trade by GM Mike Gillis. Even with the struggles he's had this summer, Alberts is moving so much better and getting back to pucks so much quicker to make the outlet pass than he did when he first arrived. "It was just one of those situations with my knee that the cartilage was wearing away and I'm not able to train on it...

Tanev keeps his nerves in check

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin in Player profiles, Sun Hockey | No comments

Boston Bruins v Vancouver Canucks - Game Five

Jim Jamieson The Province Everybody marvels at the calmness that Chris Tanev displays, even in the most pressure-packed hockey game. The ultimate example was Friday night's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final, when the 21-yearold rookie was thrown into the defensive mix after Keith Ballard's attempt to replace the suspended Aaron Rome failed miserably in Game 4. Pressure? Nerves? Apparently not. The Toronto native logged a nearly flawless 12: 15 of ice time during which he set up Tanner Glass for an almost-goal in the 1-0 win over Boston that brought the Canucks to within a win of the franchise's first Stanley Cup. He was even out there in the last three minutes of a game where any mistake could be catastrophic. Not bad for a player who was ninth on the blueline depth chart when the playoffs began. "It's just my personality," said the soft-spoken Tanev. "I don't get too excited. I'm not an overthe-top guy. I'm just trying to have...

Obscure blue-liner is a diamond in the rough; Tanev bursts onto the scene with the best team in the NHL just a few months into his pro career

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin in Player profiles, Sun Hockey | No comments

>Defenceman Chris Tanev of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck as David Jones of the Colorado Avalanche gives chase Tuesday night in Denver, Colo. It was Tanev's first NHL game, but it was Jones who played the hero's role at the Pepsi Center.

Brad Ziemer Vancouver Sun If Chris Tanev looks calm, cool and collected on the ice, it may be because that's exactly the way he is off it. "I'm not too emotional a guy, I'm pretty laid back," says Tanev, the 21-year-old rookie defenceman who has made a favourable impression in a seven-game stint with the Vancouver Canucks. "I just go with the flow." But even an emotional flat-liner like Tanev, who does indeed possess a pulse, can't quite believe how quickly his life has changed. And we're not just talking about the last two weeks. A year ago, he was playing his one and only year of college hockey at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He never played major junior hockey and wasn't drafted. And now, just a few months into his first pro season, he's suddenly playing with the NHL's best team. "Incredible," he says. "I can't really describe it in words, but it's something I will never forget, that's for sure." And while his stay with...

Tanev grows on Canucks as he pursues the dream

Posted on September 15, 2010 by admin in Player profiles, Sun Hockey | No comments

>Canucks prospect Chris Tanev says he went from 5-1 to 6-2 in just over a year during high school.

Brad Ziemer Vancouver Sun PENTICTON - This is both a short story and a tall tale. It's about a young guy from Toronto who loved hockey but almost gave up the game because he was too small. Then something strange happened to Chris Tanev when he finished Grade 11 and stood all of 5-3. He started growing -- like a weed. "I hit puberty a little late," says Tanev, who is now 6-2 and making a considerable impression on defence at the Vancouver Canucks' prospects camp. "I grew almost a foot in a year and a bit." After finishing his final year of playing Bantam Triple-A, Tanev decided he could no longer play competitive hockey at a high level. His size, or lack thereof, wouldn't allow it. "I was small, probably like 105 pounds," he says. So Tanev played high school hockey, just to keep himself in the game. He thought his dream of playing as a pro was dead. But when he started piling on the...

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