Tagged: M. Schneider

It looks like Mathieu Schneider has indeed played his last game for the Vancouver Canucks. The veteran defenseman cleared waivers this morning. The club could assign him to Manitoba, but it doesn’t sound like that decision has been made. Regardless, don’t expect him back in Vancouver’s blue and green. From Iain MacIntyre (Vancouver Sun): Vancouver Canucks defenceman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers today but won’t be rejoining the Vancouver Canucks despite blueliner Kevin Bieksa’s leg injury. Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said the team and Schneider agreed to part and neither Bieksa’s skate cut nor Schneider’s waiver status changes anything. “Mathieu’s had...

Elliott Pap (Vancouver Sun) has an interesting article today about Mathieu Schneider’s “personal leave” from the Canucks. Injured Vancouver Canucks forward Pavol Demitra rejoined his teammates for an optional practice Tuesday morning but, for the third straight day, veteran defenceman Mathieu Schneider was nowhere to be seen. Schneider is away due to a “personal” issue, according to club officials. General manager Mike Gillis, Schneider’s former agent, would not shed any light Tuesday on his ex-client’s mysterious absence. “Well, it’s a personal matter, really,” Gillis said. Asked whether Schneider was contemplating his future with the Canucks, or if the matter was...