Farhan Lalji and Thomas Drance held even, as they will stick with the 11th selection draft in Nashville in June. The guys discuss the irony of the hated Chicago Blackhawks winning the lottery and the right to draft British Columbia's own, Connor Bedard with the first pick in the draft. Plus the guys look at some of the players who might be available at the 11th selection for the Canucks to draft.

This show originally aired as as live room, immediately after the NHL Draft lottery took place.

Bruce Boudreau joins Farhan and Harman on this edition of the VANcast to look back on his time in Vancouver as head coach of the Canucks, how he thinks Elias Pettersson should have been a Selke Trophy finalist, the brilliance that is Quinn Hughes, returning to NHL Network to offer analysis during the Stanley Cup playoffs and if he thinks he will ever coach in the NHL again.

Plus Farhan and Harman provide an update on the Abbotsford Canucks playoff run, and the final four series in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. 

On this week's episode of the VANcast, Farhan and Harman look at the baby Canucks dominant first round sweep over Bakersfield and the next round of the AHL playoffs where they will face the Flames top affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. The guys discuss the impact of Christian Wolanin, Niles Hoglander, Max Sasson and the play of Arturs Silovs and Spencer Knight in net so far in the post season.

The guys look at the reasons why Canucks assistant coach Jason King, in charge of Vancouver's power-play, was fired late last week from Rick Tocchet's coaching staff, How Andrei Kuzmenko will fit long term into coach Tocchet's plans and how former captain Bo Horvat has struggled on Long Island, as New York is on the cusp on elimination in the first round. 

On this edition of the VANcast, Farhan and Harman go over the Canucks season ending report cards for the team after a turbulent year highlight the signing of Elias Pettersson, (the other Petey) to a three year entry level contract and they take a look at the opening two nights of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Ryan Johnson, the General Manager of the Abbotsford Canucks joins Farhan and Harman to discuss his team's preparation ahead of their first round playoff series with the Bakersfield Condors, including updates on Linus Karlsson, Danila Klimovich, Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Höglander Jack Rathbone. 

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Thomas Drance and Farhan Lalji host a live room edition of the VANcast, discussing the Canucks season ending press conference from General Manager Patrik Allvin and head coach Rick Tocchet. The guys comment on the Canucks plans for next season, if buyouts could be on the horizon, the elusive search for a third line centre, if the goaltending depth will be improved, Brock Boeser's tenure in Vancouver, the status of the Canucks impending free agents and the absence of President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford at the press conference today.

This podcast originally aired as a live room on Monday afternoon, April 17th.

Thomas Drance and Farhan Laji look back on an eventful season for the Canucks which sees them miss the playoffs in a year that saw the team trade their captain, fire the coach, have turmoil inside the front office, injuries to key people, mismanagement of the salary cap, having players second guess medical decisions, underperforming core players, and in the end, seeing the Canucks miss out on a chance to draft franchise changing player and local hero: Connor Bedard. 

This episode of the VANcast was originally presented as a live room post game, after the Canucks overtime win in Arizona in game 82 of the season. 

Farhan and Harman stick tap Elias Pettersson, who becomes the sixth Canuck ever to record 100 points in a season when he recorded two points in Vancouver's 3-2 win over the Ducks in Anaheim on Tuesday night. The guys discuss what Petey's next contract might look like, if he could ever win a Hart Trophy and how much his teammates pull for him. Plus, the guys look at the ceiling for newcomers Andrei Kuzmenko and Akito Hirose, and with one game remaining, the team staying in the bottom 10 and keeping a good draft position.

Farhan and Harman discuss the Canucks slowing down after a red hot month of March, if Thatcher Demko is being overplayed, and if Collin Delia will return next season as the backup or will the Canucks shop elsewhere? Plus, has Brock Boeser's value been rehabilitated and will he or Conor Garland be moved in the offseason? The guys analyze the play of youngsters Akito Hirose, Aiden McDonough and ask what is Vitali Kravtsov's future in Vancouver? 

On the latest VANcast, Farhan and Harman discuss the Canucks continued hot streak which sees them falling further away from the draft lottery. The guys analyze the improved play of Tyler Myers, Conor Garland and Brock Boeser, the continued elite performance from Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko and Quinn Hughes and they take a look at the performance of new comers Filip Hronek and Aidan Mcdonough.

The red hot Vancouver Canucks are lighting up the month of March and playing themselves out of the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. Farhan and Harman discuss the coaching bump, the elite performance of Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes and the improved goaltending which has the team in jeopardy of losing the opportunity to have a top 10 pick in the upcoming draft. The guys marvel at how on this recent hot streak how cornerstones Thatcher Demko, Hughes and Pettersson are unlocking their elite potential, and what could it mean for next season?