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Canucks Christmas Wishlist: Pick in the top-2 of the 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks’ franchise defenceman and former captain is no longer in the picture, giving this team a grim short-term outlook. With little in the system to provide immediate hope, the time to invest in a true game-breaking forward was yesterday.

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Canucks Christmas Wishlist: For Marco Rossi to solve the centre depth issues

When the Vancouver Canucks shocked the hockey world and dealt Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster trade, one of the positions the team was hoping to fill was the second-line centre position.

Braeden Cootes News / Canucksarmy / December 24

When the Canucks drafted Braeden Cootes: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #8

Team Canada forward Braeden Cootes. That’s got a nice ring to it. With the World Juniors just a couple of days away, it sure is fitting that the Canucks’ selection of Braeden Cootes at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft comes in at number eight on our list of the top Canucks stories of 2025.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / December 24

Canucks News & Rumours: Kane Trade, Sasson, Hughes & Buium

Given the huge changes to the Vancouver Canucks this season, every lineup decision gets filtered through the same quiet question: where is the team headed?

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Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / December 24

The Canucks’ Hybrid Rebuild, and What It Really Means

The Canucks’ front office has started talking about a “hybrid rebuild.” On first listen, it feels like jargon—something to make headlines. Analysts and insiders are having a difficult time figuring out exactly what it means.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Elias Pettersson News / Canucksarmy / December 24

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: For the Olympics to be part of the solution, not the problem, for Elias Pettersson

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games seem to be off to a rocky start, and we’re still a good six weeks out from the opening ceremonies. When it comes to the sport of ice hockey, specifically, the rinks being built in Milan are running short on construction time and, well, on rink.

Kiefer Sherwood News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 24

Kiefer Sherwood viewed as ‘great fit’ for Bruins after Canucks trade talks

The Vancouver Canucks are likely nowhere near done in the trade market after dealing Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. The early returns on the Hughes trade have been good with the success of Zeev Buium, and general manager Patrik Allvin is looking to add even more depth in the prospect pool.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 24

When Rutherford hinted at trading for Jack and Luke Hughes to keep Quinn in Vancouver: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #9

Welcome to our annual series here at CanucksArmy, where we ring in the new year by looking back at the top 10 Vancouver Canucks news stories of the past calendar year. If there’s anyone who knows how to prepare a hockey market for heartbreak well in advance, it’s Jim Rutherford.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 23

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: Trade for more draft picks

The Vancouver Canucks have been winning games since the Quinn Hughes trade, and Jim Rutherford uttered the forbidden word “rebuild.” The hope is that they don’t use this recent road trip as an excuse to rush the process and believe they’re closer to competing than they actually are.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 23

Canucks sign Garland and Demko to contract extensions on day one of free agency: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #10

Welcome to our annual series here at CanucksArmy, where we ring in the new year by looking back at the top 10 Vancouver Canucks news stories of the past calendar year. Oh, to go back to the good vibes of the offseason.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 23

Canucks Christmas wishlist: A return to form of key scoring wingers

Just two short years ago, Brock Boeser went into the National Hockey League’s Christmas break with 24 goals. This season, no Vancouver Canuck has amassed 24 points as the club unwinds for a few days over the holidays.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 23

Patrik Allvin: Hughes trade helps Canucks ‘retool with a hybrid form’

For Vancouver Canucks fans who believed trading Quinn Hughes marked the start of a long-awaited rebuild, you might want to think again. During the first intermission of Monday’s 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin joined Amazon Prime’s Monday Night Hockey panel to discuss his club’s direction.

Thatcher Demko News / Canucksarmy / December 23

The Statsies: Thatcher Demko stands on his head as Canucks lose to Flyers

All good things must come to an end. The Vancouver Canucks’ win streak comes to an end at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping a 5-2 decision to close out the road trip.

NHL News / Breakaway on SI / December 23

Canucks Strong Road Trip Ends With Loss to Flyers

The Vancouver Canucks couldn't finish their road trip with a perfect record. They fell 5-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers, ending a five-game journey at 4-1 and closing out an emotionally charged 10 days that saw the team trade captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.

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NHL News / The Hockey Writers / December 23

3 Positives & 3 Negatives in Canucks’ 5-2 Loss to the Flyers

The Vancouver Canucks’ four-game winning streak came to an end Monday night as they fell 5-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers. Nikita Grebenkin had a goal and an assist, Carl Grundstrom scored, and the Flyers’ new-look fourth line gave Vancouver fits.

Rick Tocchet News / Canucksarmy / December 22

Canucks close out road trip with 5-2 loss to Tocchet’s Flyers

Early on, the Flyers’ top line was giving the Canucks all sorts of problems, With just over nine minutes remaining in the period, the Canucks got their first power play of the game.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / December 22

Canucks News & Rumours: Öhgren, Lankinen, Sherwood & Pettersson

The Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers are heading in very different directions as they meet tonight in Philadelphia. Vancouver is chasing a perfect 5-0-0 road trip, a remarkable run considering they just traded star defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.