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Offseason roster churn leaves Canucks no choice but to develop new penalty killing forwards

The Vancouver Canucks don’t play a game until early October, so this isn’t a problem quite yet. But given the way their roster is currently constructed, the hockey club seems to be lacking capable, competent penalty killing forwards.

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Canucks news and rumours: Wolanin signs in Colorado, Penguins a fit for Elias Pettersson?

It’s officially the NHL offseason. The dust has settled on free agency, but we still absolutely have some interesting storylines to follow. There are the

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 6

A look at the Canucks’ unprecedented cap space heading into 2026-27

The wild and woolly 2026 NHL offseason is nowhere near done yet. But it does seem to have reached a bit of a lull as the league awaits the results and consequences of the Leo Carlsson offer sheet, and that makes for as good a time as any to check in on the Vancouver Canucks’ cap situation following a few trades and some free agent signings.

Zeev Buium News / The Hockey Writers / July 6

Canucks News & Rumours: Novotný, Buium & Future Taking Shape

The Vancouver Canucks are at that interesting stage where the big moves aren’t always obvious. It’s not just about trades or free-agent splashes anymore.

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The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

In the history of the NHL Draft, 64 players have been selected No. 1 overall. How many of the can you name in eight minutes?

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 5

The arrival of offer sheets is a double-pronged warning for the Canucks to lock up their key RFAs

Just when we thought this offseason couldn’t get any zanier… The Philadelphia Flyers shocked the entire NHL, but especially the Anaheim Ducks, when they made a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to 21-year-old centre Leo Carlsson.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 5

Why the Canucks’ bizarre right-shot centre drought might be ending: Wagner’s Weekly

Here’s an odd thing: the Vancouver Canucks have gone two full seasons without a right-shot centre in their lineup, with one very brief exception. Last season, all of the Canucks’ centres were sinister in the classic sense: they all shot left-handed.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 5

What the Vancouver Canucks are getting in Adam Novotný

It’s not often that a player falls far enough in the 2026 NHL Draft for a selection to immediately feel like a home run. Yet when Adam Novotný was still available at 24th overall, that was the sentiment among those familiar with his game.

Christian Wolanin News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 4

Avalanche Sign Christian Wolanin To Two-Way Deal

The Avalanche have inked left-shot defenseman Christian Wolanin to a two-way deal, PuckPedia reports. He’ll earn the league-minimum $850K NHL salary in the upcoming season with a relatively hefty $400K AHL salary under it.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 4

Teddy Blueger calls final season with Canucks ‘a learning experience’ and speaks about culture

On Friday, former Vancouver Canucks centre Teddy Blueger met with Toronto media after signing a two-year contract worth $2.5 million annually with the Maple Leafs in NHL free agency earlier this week.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / July 4

Teddy Blueger’s Reflection—and the Canucks’ Reality

There’s something interesting about the way players talk when a difficult season is finally behind them. The tone shifts. The frustration is still there, but it gets filtered through perspective.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / July 4

Canucks News & Rumours: Strengths, Problems to Fix & Sneaky Possibilities

There are two ways to look at the Vancouver Canucks right now, and they don’t exactly line up neatly. On one hand, this is a team coming off a brutally poor season, the kind that normally puts you firmly in the “rebuild” conversation without much debate.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 4

With the dust settled on NHL free agency, do the Canucks still need to move more players this offseason?

We’re still a long way off from the start of the 2026-27 season – more than three months, as of this writing – but the majority of the happenings in the 2026 offseason have already happened.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 4

‘I lost my game a bit’: Canucks goalie prospect Aleksei Medvedev reflects on difficult season

Aleksei Medvedev is still only 18 years old, but he’s grown significantly as an athlete since being drafted by the Vancouver Canucks last year. And he’s found real positive life lessons in a season with the London Knights that pushed him to his limits.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 3

Grading each of the Canucks’ free agent signings and trades

It was a busier July 1st than most expected it would be for the Vancouver Canucks. As expected, they made their depth signings, added some veteran leadership,

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 3

Where each ex-Canuck signed in NHL free agency

With July 1st now come and gone, the first two days of frenzy of NHL free agency have wrapped up. The Vancouver Canucks elected to pass on making any big splashes with UFA’s or trades, but they made a handful of moves to position themselves in the midst of their current rebuild.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 3

Breaking down the Canucks’ prospect pool post-2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks made nine selections last week in the 2026 NHL Draft. Seven of those picks were used to bolster their forward group, adding one defenceman and goaltender as well.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 3

Ryan Johnson’s first moves as Canucks GM a refreshing shift in asset management

Let’s just come right out and say it. The Vancouver Canucks have not always been well-managed over the past decade or so. And if there’s been a particular weakness of the last two managerial regimes, led by the Jims Benning and Rutherford, it’s been asset management.