Thomas Drance

@ThomasDrance · Vancouver, British Columbia · joined 23 Jul 2010

Senior Writer @TheAthleticNHL covering the Vancouver Canucks. Author, hockey writer, former PR guy.

53 645Followers

5 103Following

71 968Posts total

46.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views8 701this account1 756median for 10K–100K

Reach, %16.22%this account5.38%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.57%this account1.75%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	8 701	1 756	4.96×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	16.22%	5.38%	3.01×
Engagement rate	0.57%	1.75%	0.33×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

11.9K4 Sep

619

828

4.3K

10.6K

9.2K5 Sep

8.7K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.57%4 Sep

0.16%

0.24%

1.17%

3.30%

0.44%5 Sep

0.67%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.75%.

What the audience does

Likes87.8%516 in total

Reposts5.8%34 in total

Replies3.1%18 in total

Quotes0.2%1 in total

Bookmarks3.2%19 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

For a team in the #Canucks' position the max-term Zeev Buium extension was a necessity. What that bet means for the Vancouver rebuild, and the wider NHL marketplace via @TheAthleticNHL. Opening up for all to read: https://t.co/TQPP3cgCIH 8.7K views · 49 likes · 6 reposts · 3 replies 05 Sep 2026 NHL contract grades: #Canucks make a smart bet with mega Zeev Buium extension from @coreypronman and @harmandayal2: https://t.co/a0fyyDIr0a Opening up for all to read via @TheAthleticNHL: 9.2K views · 32 likes · 5 reposts · 4 replies 05 Sep 2026 "I'm just thrilled," says Zeev Buium of his new 8-year deal. "I can't wait for the next nine years." #Canucks 10.6K views · 325 likes · 16 reposts · 6 replies 04 Sep 2026 Interesting deal, and decently aggressive. It's front loaded, and the meat of the contract will be about $1 million cap over cash. Deal doesn't take full advantage of the changing variability or signing bonus rules, but this is the sort of bet Vancouver absolutely had to make. 4.3K views · 45 likes · 3 reposts · 3 replies 04 Sep 2026 @ThomasDrance @TheAthleticNHL The advantage isn’t about money but he’s signed for long term and probably be our captain 828 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 @ThomasDrance @TheAthleticNHL It’s fine 619 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 #Canucks sign Zeev Buium to 8-year, $9.38 million AAV contract extension via @TheAthleticNHL. Opening up for all to read: https://t.co/QEfGqj8E4v 11.9K views · 62 likes · 4 reposts · 2 replies 04 Sep 2026