NHL MORNING SKATE – JAN. 19, 2016

Posted on January 19, 2016 by CanucksBanter

NHL MORNING SKATE – JAN. 19, 2016

Welcome to the “NHL Morning Skate,” a daily collection of the latest news and notes from around the League.

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION

All Times Eastern
Calgary @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m., SNF, MSG+
Vancouver @ NY Rangers, 7:00 p.m., SNP, MSG
Toronto @ Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m., TVAS, TSN4, CSN-PH
Washington @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., CSN-DC, FS-O
Boston @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m., NESN, SNE, RDS
Edmonton @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SNW, SUN
Chicago @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m., NBCSN, SN1, SNO, CSN-CH
Dallas @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m., SN, SN1, FS-SW, FS-W

BLACKHAWKS AIM FOR 12TH STRAIGHT WIN IN NASHVILLE

The Blackhawks (31-13-4, 66 points) – who have equaled a franchise record with 11 consecutive victories to move into first place in the Central Division and Western Conference – look to extend that run when they visit the rival Predators (20-17-8, 48 points) at Bridgestone Arena as part of a national broadcast in both the U.S. and Canada (NBCSN, SN1).

This marks the fourth of five meetings between Chicago and Nashville in 2015-16; the Blackhawks have won two of the first three, including a 3-2 triumph last Tuesday at United Center for the eighth victory during its current winning streak.

SHARKS HOST 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

One night after honoring forward Igor Larionov, the Sharks will host their 25th Anniversary Celebration at SAP Center. The evening will bring together San Jose’s roster of players, coaches, alumni and personalities to celebrate the history of the organization.

The program, hosted by Sharks play-by-play announcers Randy Hahn and Dan Rusanowsky, will include a series of speakers as well as a multimedia presentation covering several facets of the team’s history and heritage.

REMINDER: NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING MID-SEASON RANKINGS

NHL Central Scouting will release its mid-season rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft today at 11:00 a.m. ET. The rankings feature the top 210 skaters and 30 goaltenders in North America as well as the top 134 skaters and 15 goaltenders from Europe.

MONDAY’S RESULTS

Home Team in Caps
Edmonton 4, FLORIDA 2
ST. LOUIS 5, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 2, WINNIPEG 1
Buffalo 2, ARIZONA 1
Ottawa 4, SAN JOSE 3 (SO)

STASTNY’S FOUR POINTS LEAD BLUES OVER PENGUINS

The Blues scored four unanswered goals – powered by 1-3—4 from Paul Stastny – to overcome a 2-1 deficit en route to their fourth victory in their past five games.

* At 27-15-7 (61 points), the Blues moved within two points of the idle Stars (29-12-5, 63 points) for second place in the Central Division. Dallas, however, holds three games in hand and owns the ROW tiebreaker (DAL: 27, STL: 24).
* Stastny recorded his sixth career four-point game and first since Dec. 16, 2013 vs. DAL (2-2—4 w/ COL). He has 5-18—23 this season (31 GP), including 2-8—10 in his last nine outings.
* Brian Elliott made 36 saves, including 16 in the second period, to earn his fourth win in his past five starts and improve to 9-5-4 overall this season. Elliott also upped his record to 6-2-1 in 10 career regular-season appearances vs. PIT.

AROUND THE RINKS

* Taylor Hall (2-1—3) and Teddy Purcell (1-2—3) both registered three points to snap the Oilers’ road losing streak at seven games (0-4-3) and halt the Panthers’ franchise-record home-winning streak at seven contests. Hall – who paces Edmonton in goals (18), assists (27) and points (45) this season – recorded his 12th career multi-goal game and second of the campaign (also Dec. 11 vs. NYR: 2-2—4). He has collected three or more points seven times this season.
* The Senators yielded three consecutive goals, but Zack Smith tied the game via a shorthanded penalty shot – with 5:31 remaining in regulation – and Mika Zibanejad potted the lone tally in the shootout to snap the Sharks’ winning streak at five games. Ottawa, who has won three of its last five outings, registered its ninth shorthanded goal of the season, one ahead of Montreal for the League lead.
* Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves, including 15 in the final period, to backstop the Avalanche to their third victory in as many meetings with the Jets this season as well as a 10-3-1 record versus divisional opponents in 2015-16. At 23-21-3 (49 points), Colorado leapfrogged idle Nashville (20-17-8, 48 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, where six teams are within six points of its position.
* Jack Eichel posted 1-1—2 to power the Sabres to their fourth win in their last five games. Eichel, the second overall selection in the 2015 NHL Draft, shares second among rookies with 14 goals this season and ranks fourth with 15 assists and 29 points. Four of his six career multi-point performances have come since the NHL’s holiday break (5-8—13 in 12 GP).

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS

* Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (1-0—1) scored his 602nd career goal to move past Jari Kurri (601) and into sole possession of 18th place in NHL history. Iginla also recorded his 96th career game-winning goal; Elias says that is tied with Mats Sundin for ninth place in League history.
* Sharks forward Joe Thornton (0-1—1) registered his 927th career assist to move past Stan Mikita (926) and into sole possession of 17th place in NHL history. Thornton, who has 2-6—8 during a six-game point streak, has posted at least one point in 14 of his past 15 outings (5-14—19).
* Sabres forward David Legwand played in his 1,100th NHL game.
* Jets forward JC Lipon, a third-round selection (91st overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, made his League debut.

LOOSE PUCKS

Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 25th goal of the season to move into a tie for fourth place in the NHL (w/ Tyler Seguin) . . . Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin reached the 20-goal milestone for the eighth time in his 10 NHL seasons. Via Elias, he became the sixth player in Penguins history to record eight or more 20-goal seasons. The others: Mario Lemieux (12), Jaromir Jagr (11), Rick Kehoe (9), Jean Pronovost (9) and Sidney Crosby (8) . . . Senators captain Erik Karlsson posted his 38th assist of the season, two off the League lead (by Patrick Kane). Karlsson paces all defensemen with 9-38—47, six more points than the next-closest blueliner (Brent Burns: 18-23—41) . . . One day after signing a three-year contract extension, Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot made 31 saves for his ninth win of the season . . . ICYMI: Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, Flames forward Sam Bennett and Kings forward Anze Kopitar were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 17 . . . Rogers announced that it will produce and broadcast the first-ever NHL game in 4K when the Maple Leafs face the Canadiens at Air Canada Centre this Saturday, Jan. 23 (7:00 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, CBC, TVAS).

Trudeau holds 40 point preferred Prime Minister lead in Nanos tracking (ending January 15, 2016)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by CanucksBanter

Nanos Weekly Leadership Tracking

Preferred Prime Minister – Three months after the Federal Election, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau continues to enjoy a significant 40 point lead over the other federal party leaders. More than one in two Canadians (53.5%) preferred Trudeau as PM, 16.8% were unsure as to their preference, 13.7% preferred Ambrose, 10.6% preferred Mulcair, and 4.5% preferred May.

Qualities of a Good Political Leader – Trudeau is two points below his 12 month high on the qualities of a good political measure. Asked a series of independent questions for each party leader, 71.6% of Canadians thought Trudeau had the qualities of a good political leader while 56.9% thought similarly of Mulcair, 35.3% for May and 28.7% for Ambrose.

The team at Nanos in conjunction with Klipfolio have launched our new live political data portal where you run the numbers you want and can explore the trends and data you need. This is part of our campaign, not only to provide the most reliable data to Canadians but to let them use it as they wish. We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians.

We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians. Here’s the link to check it out

To view the detailed tracking visit our website.

Methodology

The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a party power brand index for each party that goes from 0 to 100, where 0 means that the party has no brand power and 100 means it has maximum brand power. A score above 50 is an indication of brand power for the party and its leader at this time.

The important factors in this weekly tracking include the direction of the brand strength or weakness and also the brand power of one federal party relative to another.

The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadians, using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada, and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada.

The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The current wave of tracking is based on a four-week rolling average of 1,000 Canadians (250 per week) ending January 15th.

A random telephone survey of 1,000 Canadians is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.

All references or use of this data must cite “Nanos Party Power Index” as the source.

Canucks Out To Make It Three Wins On Road Trip Against Rangers

Posted on January 19, 2016 by CanucksBanter

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff January 19, 2016

The Vancouver Canucks (19-17-10) play the fourth game of their 6-game road trip tonight against the New York Rangers ( 24-16-5) at Madison Square Garden.

The Canucks face off against the Rangers for the second of two meetings this season. Vancouver won the first meeting 2-1 on Dec. 9/15 at Rogers Arena. The Canucks are 5-5-0 against the Rangers in their last 10 games played, dating back to the 2007-08 season.

Vancouver are going for their third win of the road trip, after losing in Washington and defeating Carolina in overtime, and the Islanders in a shoot out.

The Rangers are looking for their 17 win at home in 24 games (16-5-2 in 23 home games). They have earned at least one point in 7 of their last 10 games (5-4-1), including 5 of their last 8 games (4-3-1) and 4 of their last 6 contests (3-2-1).

Vancouver’s Bo Horvat has been red hot in 2016, and sits tied for 5th place in NHL scoring with 9 points (6-3=9 PTS), courtesy of points in 6 of this last 7 games of the year. He is also tied for the most goals in the New Year with his 6 goals, with four others.

Henrik Sedin left the game in the first period of the last game, with an upper body injury, and would not return for the rest of the game. He will be evaluated but will miss the rest of the road trip, and may not return to the lineup until after the All-Star game break.

“It’s probably a 10-day injury. I think he’ll be back after the All Star break,” coach Willie Desjardins said.

Source: canucks.nhl.com

The Canucks are 8-3-2 in their last 13 games; and 4-1-1 on the road in their last 6 games.

Vancouver is 11-9-5 against Eastern Conference teams; and 6-5-1 against the Metropolitan division.

The Rangers have a 6-2-1 record against Pacific Division opponents, including a 5-0-0 record against Pacific Division opponents at MSG. The Rangers have also a 17-4-2 record against Pacific Division opponents since the start of last season.

Ryan Miller is expected to get his second consecutive start. He is 11-12-6 this season with an 2.68 GAA and .913 Sv%. In his last 9 games, he is 4-4-1, with an 2.95 GAA and .919 Sv%.

Jake Virtanen and Adam Cracknell , who were scratched Sunday against the Islanders, are expected to return to the lineup.

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 17: Alexander Edler #23 of the Vancouver Canucks skates against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on January 17, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Canucks defeated the Islanders 2-1 in the shootout. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

In their last game, the Islanders took Vancouver to overtime, with a last minute goal in regulation, and then with nothing settled, both teams ended up in a shoot out, where Radim Vrbata would score the only goal between the two teams, as the Canucks would win their 4rth shoot out game of the season, and win their second game of the road trip, defeating New York, 2-1 in SO.

Ben Hutton, with his first goal in the NHL in the second period; and Ryan Miller, who stopped 47 of 48 shots for a .979 Sv%, along with Vrbata’s shoot out goal, led the team effort, for the Canucks.

Radim Vrbata’s shoot out goal was his 41st shootout goal of his career to place him in a tie for first place in League history. Luca Sbisa recorded a game high five hits.

Miller stopped 47 of 48 shots, for a .979 Sv%, and extended his lead for most shootout wins in League history by three (55 career).

Bo Horvat’s points streak ended at 6 games (6-3=9), while Radim Vrbata’s points streak also ended, at 3 games (1-2=3).

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 17: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks makes the first period save against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on January 17, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

In 2016, so far:
- Bo Horvat has 9 points in 8 games (6-3=9)
  - Horvat has scored 37.5% of the Canucks’ goals in this span.
- Henrik Sedin has 4 points in 8 games (0-4=4)
- Sven Baertschi has 4 points in 6 games (2-2=4)
- Chris Tanev has 4 points in 8 games (1-3=4)
- Daniel Sedin has 4 points in 8 games (3-1=4)
- Daniel Sedin has 3 goals in 8 games.
Canucks record in 2016:
- 5-2-1=11 PTS in 8 games played (tied for 5th best in the NHL)
- They have 16 goals for; 18 goals against.
- They are 5 for 23 on the power play for 21.7 percent (9th best in the NHL)
- Their penalty killing is 16 for 19, 84.2 ( 14th best in the NHL)
- Face-off winning percentage is 43.2 percent.
Canucks are averaging 2.33 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 191 goals. The least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team in a full season of 82 games are 192 by the 1998-99 Canucks.
Canucks penalty kill is a killer at 25 for 29, 86.2 percent in their last 7 road games. And 40 for 53 in their last road 13 games, 75.5 percent.
Vancouver’s power play is 1 for 18, 5.6 percent in their last 9 road games.
Vancouver has points in 14 of its last 23 (10-9-4=24 pts) & 19 of its last 33 games (13-14-6=32 pts).
Vancouver had scored a power play goal in five straight games, where they have had at least one man advantage; they were 5 for 16 during that stretch, 31.3 percent, which ended against the Islanders.
Canucks power play is 5 for 20 in their last 6 games, for 25 percent.
Radim Vrbata collected his 41st career shootout goal Jan. 17/16 at NYI. He shares the lead for most shootout goals in League history with Frans Nielsen. 13 of those have been GDG, which ranks t-9th in League history.
Alex Edler leads the team in time on ice per game (24:35) and has led the team in that category in 41 of 45 games he’s played, including 21 games where he’s led all skaters in TOI. He currently ranks 17th in the NHL in TOI/GP.
Chris Tanev leads the team and ranks seventh in the League in blocked shots with 103. His defence partner Alex Edler ranks t-11th in the NHL with 97 blocked shots.
Canucks players aged 23 or younger that have appeared in the lineup thus far (Baertschi, Horvat, Hutton, Virtanen, McCann, Gaunce, Shinkaruk, and Etem) have accounted for 21.9% of points (63), 24.3% of goals (26), 20.4% of assists (37), and 22.3% of shots (296) for the team this season

The Canucks are in 4rth place in the Pacific division of the Western Conference, a point behind Arizona who occupy 3rd spot with 49 points. Vancouver are 2 points behind San Jose who are in 2nd, and 3 points in front of Anaheim and 11 points behind the 1rst place Los Angeles Kings.

In their last game, the Rangers’ Chris Kreider scored twice and backup goaltender Antti Raanta made 19 saves for the Rangers, against the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon at the Verizon Center, but it wasn’t enough as they lost, 5-2. The loss ended a three-games-in-four-nights stretch on the road against division rivals–the Islanders, Flyers and Capitals–in which New York went 1-2-0.

It was Raanta’s first start for the Rangers in exactly one month to the day–his last start in Minnesota on December 17.

Henrik Lundqvist has allowed two goals or fewer in six of his last nine appearances, including four of his last five appearances and each of his last three appearances. He has posted a 3-1-1 record, along with a 2.16 GAA and a .929 SV% in his last five appearances.

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES

The Rangers have earned at least one point in six of their last seven games against the Canucks, dating back to Jan. 13, 2011 (5-1-1).
The Rangers have earned at least one point in 17 of their last 21 home games (15-4-2) and in 18 of 23 home games in 2015-16 (16-5-2).
Dating back to last season, the Rangers have earned at least one point in 48 of their last 62 home contests (41-14-7), including 31 of their last 40 home games (27-9-4).
The Rangers also rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.22; 74 goals in 23 games) and lead the NHL in shooting percentage (11.9; 74 goals on 620 shots on goal) at home this season.
At least one Rangers defenseman has tallied a point on 11 of the team’s last 13 goals, dating back to the third period on Jan. 5 vs. Dallas.
New York ranks second in the NHL in goal differential at 5-on-5 this season (plus-24; 93-69).
The Rangers have allowed two goals or fewer in five of their last 10 games and in 25 games this season. New York has posted a 20-3-2 record when allowing two goals or fewer in 2015-16.
The Rangers have registered the first goal of the game in 22 contests this season and have posted a 17-3-2 record in those games.
Lundqvist has also posted a 2-1-0 record, along with a 1.63 GAA and a .950 SV% (95 saves on 100 shots) in his last three appearances.
Lundqvist is the first goaltender in NHL history to earn at least 20 wins in each of his first 11 seasons (2005-06 – 2015-16). By earning 20 or more wins in 11 seasons, Lundqvist established a Rangers record for the most 20-win seasons in franchise history. He is also the third goaltender in NHL history to earn 20 or more wins in at least 11 consecutive seasons, joining Martin Brodeur and Tony Esposito as the only goaltenders to accomplish the feat.
Ryan McDonagh was selected to represent the Rangers at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. McDonagh is the first Rangers captain to be selected to play in an NHL All-Star Game since Mark Messier in 2004. McDonagh is one of five NHL defensemen who have registered at least five goals, 20 points, and a plus-10 rating this season (along with Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, John Klingberg, and Ryan Suter). He has registered 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in the last 33 games, including 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in the last 18 contests and five assists/points in the last five games.
New York has tallied a PPG in 15 of the last 30 games (17-for-91; 18.7%) and in 20 of the last 39 games (22-for-112; 19.6%).
The Rangers have recorded a PPG in four of their last seven home games (5-for-23; 21.7%) and in five of their last nine home games (7-for-28; 25.0%).
New York is tied for fifth in the NHL in penalty kill efficiency at home this season (87.1%; 61-for-70).
Chris Kreider enters the contest with a three-game point streak (three goals, one assist), and he has tallied a goal in each of the last two contests (three goals). He has registered six points (three goals, three assists) in the last seven games and 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his last 14 contests.
J.T. Miller has notched nine points (five goals, four assists) in the last 15 contests, dating back to Dec. 12 at Calgary. Over the last 15 games, Miller leads the Rangers in goals (five) and is tied for second in points (nine).
Rick Nash has recorded an assist/point in each of the last two games (two assists) and has tallied five assists/points in the last six contests. Nash leads the Rangers in even strength assists (16) and leads all team forwards in assists (19) this season. He is also tied for the team lead in even strength points in 2015-16 (24).
Mats Zuccarello has tallied all of his team-leading 16 goals and 31 of his team-leading 33 points in 2015-16 when the Rangers have either led by one goal, trailed by one goal, or were tied in the contest. In addition, 29 of Zuccarello’s 33 points this season have either been a goal or the primary assist on a goal.
Derick Brassard is one of four NHL players who have registered at least 15 goals, 25 takeaways, and a 50.0 faceoff win percentage (min. 700 faceoffs taken) this season (along with Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron, and John Tavares). He leads the Rangers in goals (12), points (25), and plus/minus rating (plus-14) at home this season (23 games played at home). Brassard is tied for eighth in the NHL in points, is tied for ninth in goals, and is tied for 10th in plus/minus rating at home in 2015-16.

In the tight Metropolitan division, except for top spot held by the Washington Capitals, positions 2nd thru 7th are wide open for the taking, and the Rangers have been in the thick of things most of the season in battling for one of three playoff spots in the division. They are in 3rd place, with 53 points, a point behind the Islanders who occupy 2nd with 54 points, and are 17 points behind division leading Washington.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The Canucks 6-game road trip will be visiting Eastern Conference opponents:

Thursday, January 14 against the Washington Captials: 1-4 Loss
Friday, January 15 against the Carolina Hurricanes: 3-2 OT Win
Sunday, January 17 against the New York Islanders: 2-1 SO Win
Tonight, January 19 against the New York Rangers
Thursday, January 21 against the Boston Bruins
Saturday, January 23 against the Pittsburgh Penguins

VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

JANUARY 1, 2015 TO JANUARY 18, 2015

EVEN STRENGTH 5V5

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ALL TEAM STRENGTHS

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CA=Shot Attempts Against
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WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD STANDINGS

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

2015-2016 VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS ALL TEAMS

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

RANGERS PLAYER STATS

STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Henrik Sedin of Vancouver Canucks likely out until after All-Star break

Posted on January 18, 2016 by CanucksBanter

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 17: Henrik Sedin #33 of the Vancouver Canucks gets injured during the game against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on January 17, 2016 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

Monday, 01.18.2016 / 4:12 PM

By Mike G. Morreale

NEWARK, N.J. — Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin might not return to the lineup until after the All-Star break because of an upper-body injury sustained Sunday against the New York Islanders.

Sedin did not practice with the team on Monday at AmeriHealth Pavilion in Newark, N.J.

“We’ll probably send him back [to Vancouver] so he won’t have any more games the rest of the road trip,” Canucks coach Willie Desjardins said. “Hopefully he’ll be ready after the All-Star break. I think it’s probably a 10-day injury or so.”

The Canucks play the fourth of a six-game road trip at the New York Rangers on Tuesday. They close out the trip at the Boston Bruins on Thursday and at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, then return home to play the Nashville Predators on Jan. 26. The 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game is Jan. 31 in Nashville.

Sedin sustained the injury late in the first period of a 2-1 shootout win and did not return. Sedin was hit into the side boards by Islanders forward Mikhail Grabovski, who received a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Daniel Sedin knows his twin brother won’t like having to sit at a time when the Canucks are coming off two straight victories.

“He’s not too happy; he wants to play every game and he’s upset,” Daniel said. “But he has to face the facts that if he’s not 100 percent, he needs to rest. It’ll be tough playing a few games without him.”

Henrik, who has nine goals and 37 points in 44 games this season, missed two games with a lower-body injury in December.

In his absence, Desjardins will likely have Jared McCann center Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata on the top line.

“[McCann] is a lot of faster than Henrik,” Daniel Sedin said with a grin. “They are different players. Jared plays with speed and tries to beat guys 1-on-1. We played together before Christmas and did a good job. We’re hoping for the best against a good team [Tuesday night].”

Source: Henrik Sedin of Vancouver Canucks likely out until after All-Star break | NHL.com – News

Views on real estate and future strength of the economy slide in confidence tracking – Ontario now hits a new 12 month low (released January 18, 2016)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by CanucksBanter

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Bloomberg Nanos Weekly Consumer Confidence Tracking

The slide in consumer confidence continued. The energy rich Prairie continue to be the most pessimistic. Of note, Ontario has now hit a 12 month low for that province on the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index although still comparatively higher than the Prairies.

“A slide in consumer confidence in Ontario, coupled with the erosion of confidence in the energy rich Prairie province represents a one-two punch on the consumer confidence in Canada,” said Nanos Research Group Chairman Nik Nanos.

“Households are contending with higher out-of-pocket expenses as a weakening Canadian dollar raises the costs for consumer staples. This immediate impact on private consumption is a concern in light of surveys suggesting a decline in the demand for bank lending and a decline in business sentiment, whose impacts are generally felt in coming quarters”, said Robert Lawrie of Bloomberg Economics.

The BNCCI, a composite of a weekly measure of financial health and economic expectations, registered at 53.01 compared with last week’s 53.78. The twelve month high stands at 58.62.

The Bloomberg Nanos Pocketbook Index is based on survey responses to questions on personal finances and job security. This sub-indice was at 58.99 this week compared to 59.00 the previous week. The Bloomberg Nanos Expectations Index, based on surveys for the outlook for the economy and real estate prices, was at 47.02 this week (compared to 48.56 last week).

The average for the BNCCI since 2008 has been 56.67 with a low of 43.28 in December 2008 and a high of 62.92 in December 2009. The index has averaged 53.01 this year.

To view the weekly tracking visit our website.

Methodology

The BNCCI is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (land- and cell-lines), using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a diffusion index from 0 to 100. A score of 50 on the diffusion index indicates that positive and negative views are a wash while scores above 50 suggest net positive views, while those below 50 suggest net negative views in terms of the economic mood of Canadians.

A random telephone survey of 1,000 consumers in Canada is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.

All references or use of this data must cite Bloomberg Nanos as the source.

Andrew Phillip Chernoff

The Outer Limits To The Inner Depths

NHL MORNING SKATE – JAN. 19, 2016

Trudeau holds 40 point preferred Prime Minister lead in Nanos tracking (ending January 15, 2016)

Canucks Out To Make It Three Wins On Road Trip Against Rangers

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff January 19, 2016

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

JANUARY 1, 2015 TO JANUARY 18, 2015

EVEN STRENGTH 5V5

ALL TEAM STRENGTHS

WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD STANDINGS

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

2015-2016 VANCOUVER CANUCKS VS ALL TEAMS

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

RANGERS PLAYER STATS

Henrik Sedin of Vancouver Canucks likely out until after All-Star break

Views on real estate and future strength of the economy slide in confidence tracking – Ontario now hits a new 12 month low (released January 18, 2016)