(intense drum music)
- I haven't spoke about expectations or goals
for the last two years, but when you look
around the room today with the team that Jim has assembled,
I think it's important that we touch on it today.
Our goal is to make the playoffs,
and we don't mind saying it.
That's why we're here.
That's why we play the game.
And it's the daily process that's gonna get us there.
The practices, the workouts, the video, the daily grind.
I know camp can be hard at times,
but let's embrace it.
Know it's gonna make you better.
Know it's gonna make the group better as well,
and it's gonna get us where we want to go.
(upbeat rock music)
- This is what we've been waiting for a long time,
you know all summer, and this is what we work for
to get the whole group together and the coaching staff.
It's nice for it to start getting a little serious.
(puck dings goalpost)
(scraping against ice)
- Let's get out there, let's get out there.
Let's be sharp.
(whoosh)
(cheering)
- It's a real excitement around.
You can feel it just from the guys
that have been here for awhile.
You know down to the guys that we traded for
and signed as free agents.
It just feels a little bit different this year.
That a baby, Myesy, atta baby.
- Yeah, I'm super excited.
You know one thing I'm definitely not gonna change
is I'm just gonna come in and I'm just gonna be physical
and I think once you start doing too much.
You know once you get bumped up the lineup,
you start doing too much.
I think the best thing for me is to stick to my game.
- It's training camp time, something we're waiting for.
By the end of the year, we're always looking
forward to a little bit of off time,
but then by the time it rolls around right now,
I think everybody's chomping at the bit to get going.
- We got some new faces on the team, higher expectations.
Like I know what's gonna happen at the training camp.
It's gonna be tough.
It's gonna be tough practices,
but it's good to set the standard directly
'cause this is how we want to play.
A hardworking team.
- Quick feet, quick feet, quick feet!
Don't let 'em get there, don't let 'em get there.
Go, go, go!
Drive, drive!
This is nothing yet.
(ice scraping)
Talked about our group about having a positive energy,
knowing, embracing that training camp's hard.
They all know that the first skate of the year
is a tough one, especially with the test at the end.
Petey's on a mission, huh?
- Yeah, yeah, once I signed here
I heard how hard training camp was gonna be.
Starting with that five mile bike test
and then the first skate,
we knew it was gonna be a good one.
And then finish it off with the five 40 seconds at the end.
It was definitely one of the hardest skates I've had.
- I can't talk.
(laughing)
Can only answer yes or no.
(laughing)
- That's my answer then.
(whistling)
(cheering)
Good work today, gentlemen.
Good work today.
We'll see you all tomorrow.
Good job, great job.
Atta way.
Oh hey, Ferly.
How was it, Ferly?
- [Ferland] Hardest practice I've ever had.
(Coach Green laughs)
I'm not even lying.
(Coach Green laughs)
- Ferly said the hardest practice he's ever had. (laughs)
Atta way Myesy.
- Atta way.
- [Coach Green] Day one's always the hardest.
(anticipatory music)
- All the D are active in the league right now
so if we could catch 'em when we first touch the puck
and really sprint to offense right now
and beat their people off the ice,
here, here, here, and here,
then we're gonna open up the ice for ourselves.
So we're passing the puck.
We're moving our feet.
We're jumping to openings and it's a sprint up the ice
and we catch their D on the wrong side of the puck
then we get a scoring chance right there.
You're gonna see right here, Baertschi and Bo
along the boards.
You're gonna see bumped up the puck from D-zone.
We jump out of the pile.
We're in full sprint mode.
Bo's crossing him over.
Baertschi is sprinting up the ice.
We chip it ahead.
Bo passes the puck, moves his feet,
and we're attacking the net.
We're going right to the far post.
We sprint up the ice and we end up back in their D off.
So speed kills, we wanna use speed at all times.
(upbeat rock music)
(celebratory yell)
- Bullet!
- For me expectation is always high
and we got a couple pieces.
We got the young guys who are getting one year older
and are expected to take a little bigger role, and yeah.
I like our mix.
I like our group a lot and can't wait
to play some hockey games.
- Goldy, did you just high-step it there?
(upbeat rock music)
(grunt)
You went to the net hard... I was like uh oh.
- I knew that something's gonna happen, right.
- [Stecher] Couldn't just let you cut, just held my ground
and you hit the goalie.
(upbeat rock music)
(whistling)
(anticipatory music)
(crowd cheering)
- Gives you a chance to kinda play in a game.
It's been five or six months here,
so we got our first real game on Monday.
So, it's nice to kinda get your feet wet here.
(crowd clapping)
- Thank you so, Maxim look.
Thank you so much!
Appreciate it.
- You got hand cramps yet?
- [Young Boy Behind Camera] This is the best day of my life!
- Hi Canucks TV!
(calm music)
- Another teaching point, we wanna close quick.
We want to eliminate, but not at the risk of losing guys.
So they come and spin off you.
If you're not right on 'em,
you gotta contain 'em and then close off.
Good job we don't lose 'em.
Second layer jumps in.
Cut the back of the net.
Teaching point, cross-check on the hips without a penalty.
Stick on the ice.
Come up with the puck.
- Doing actually pretty good the last two days.
Me, him, and Goldy have had
a couple good possession time in our practices.
He's a really well-rounded player.
I mean, he can play up 200 feet in any situation.
He's super strong on the puck.
He wins a lot of face-offs, and there's nothing really
to not like about his game, so.
- I think it's gonna be great.
I mean, him and I are always talking on the ice,
always seeing what we can improve on
and what we can do to get an edge on everybody.
He's a great player, smart player.
(upbeat rock music)
- Switch me, go, go, go.
- [Coach Green] Goldy had a breakaway?
- Him and I, I told him to switch.
- Center swing. - Center swing, I came around.
Perfect seam.
(crowd goes oh)
- Oh yeah!
(stick banging)
(players talking to each other)
- Ahh!
Nice play, Millsy!
Good play, Breezer.
- I like that in the corner there, Millsy.
A little deception.
Little (woo), little shimmy-shake.
(crowd goes oh)
(crowd cheering)
(whistling)
(crowd cheering)
(anticipatory music)
- [Broadcaster] First preseason game as the journey
begins here in Victoria.
- Ah, it's pretty cool.
It's good to knock some rust off tonight
and to do it in front of friends and family should be fun.
This has all come full circle over the years.
I was gone for awhile, but now I get a chance to come back.
With training camp here, it's pretty cool.
(crowd yelling)
- [Broadcaster] From beautiful Victoria, British Columbia,
the capital of our fine province,
the site of Vancouver's training camp this year.
The Canucks taking on the Calgary Flames.
- [Announcer] Number four, Jordie Benn.
(crowd cheering)
(dramatic violin music)
- [Commentator] Puck comes back to Brisebois.
He lets it go, rebound, Eriksson scores.
(crowd cheering)
- [Announcer] Teves down from the left point.
Makes a move behind the goal,
Josh Teves comes in for another shot, he scores!
(crowd cheering)
- [Announcer] Here's Horvat.
Now centering pass, Horvat scores!
(crowd cheering)
- You're gonna hear this a lot this year, buy in.
First thing that comes to mind for me, being committed.
To yourself, to your teammates,
sacrificing personal goals to win.
Doing whatever it takes to help the team win,
and you need everyone to do it.
You need 23 guys to buy in to win in the NHL.