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Canucks’ Blueger and Forbort to test NHL free agency: report

Draft week is now upon us. But in short order, once it has passed, the focus shifts to free agency. And according to recent reports, two Vancouver Canucks pending unrestricted free agents are believed to be testing the market.

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Former Canucks GM Brian Burke inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

The National Hockey League introduced six inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. One of those inductees included former Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / June 22

The Real Canucks Offseason Question Isn’t What You Think

If you’re trying to figure out what the Vancouver Canucks are really doing this summer, don’t start with July 1. Start with the structure of the roster they already have and the leverage they can create before the open market locks in everyone’s price.

Manny Malhotra News / Canucksarmy / June 22

The Athletic’s full 7-round mock draft sees Canucks take Caleb Malhotra and Tommy Bleyl in first round

The 2026 NHL Draft is less than a week away, and the Vancouver Canucks are positioned for one of the largest infusions of young talent in franchise history.

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The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

The 'NHL Hart Trophy winners' quiz

The '5+ goal Stanley Cup Finals' quiz

The 'Playoff power play goal leaders by team' quiz

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 22

Canucks News & Rumours: One Roster Question & One Prospect Turning Heads

There’s a familiar feeling around the Vancouver Canucks these days. Not chaos exactly, but a team trying to sort out its identity while juggling short-term expectations and longer-term planning.

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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.

NHL News / Professor Press Box / June 22

Zeev Buium Isn't Quinn Hughes, But What Could He Become?

Zeev Buium is not Quinn Hughes. He’s not going to skate like him, he’s not going to drive offence quite like him, and he’s not going to replace what Hughes meant to Vancouver.

Elias Pettersson News / The Sick Podcast / June 22

Should Elias Pettersson Be A Habs Trade Target?

It has been well known that Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been linked to the Vancouver Canucks ever since the Habs held their end-of-season locker room cleanup day.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / June 22

2026 NHL Mock Draft: McKenna to Leafs leads draft week top 32 – but then what?

2026 NHL Mock Draft: McKenna to Leafs but then what?

It’s draft week, baby. The fun is set to begin in Buffalo on Friday night, with 32 players poised to realize their dreams at the KeyBank Center. Another 192 players will get selected on Saturday in what should be quite an interesting draft, all things considered.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / June 21

What No One Talks About in the Canucks 'Youth Movement'

When people talk about a “youth movement” in hockey, it usually sounds clean and almost optimistic. Prospects arriving, energy coming in, faster legs, cheaper contracts, and the sense that something new is taking shape.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 21

The flaw in the Sham Sharron exercise: Wagner’s Weekly

Rhys Jessop’s 2014 article, “We think the Vancouver Canucks may have a scouting problem(!!!!),” which replaced the Canucks’ scouting staff with the ill-prepared intern Sham Sharron, is a classic piece of hockey bloggery.

Zeev Buium News / The Hockey Writers / June 21

Canucks News & Rumours: Öhgren Surge, Buium Questions & What’s Next

The Vancouver Canucks made one of the biggest moves in franchise history when they sent Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. Whether that trade ultimately works or not won’t be decided for years.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 21

Predicting When Canucks GM Ryan Johnson Will Make His First Big Move

It’s been over a month since the Vancouver Canucks named Ryan Johnson their new General Manager (GM). He has made some key moves to his management group as he fired former Head Coach Adam Foote and brought in Manny Malhotra.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 20

Canucks: Manny Malhotra outlines profiles he’s looking for in his assistant coaches

It’s now been three weeks since the Vancouver Canucks appointed Manny Malhotra as the 23rd head coach in franchise history, and the process is still ongoing to find who he will surround himself with behind the bench.

Elias Pettersson News / Professor Press Box / June 20

4 Random Thoughts About the Canucks' Elias Pettersson

There’s a lot of noise around Elias Pettersson right now, and most of it swings between two extremes. Either he’s still a franchise centre being slightly miscast in a difficult stretch, or he’s become a contract the Canucks will eventually have to escape.

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The 'Most K's through 30 MLB starts' quiz

The 'College World Series winners' quiz

The 'NBA assist champions' quiz

The 'Game-winning-drives record by team' quiz

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 20

NHL prospect Mathis Preston talks draft combine, what it would mean to be drafted by Canucks, and more

In one week, the Vancouver Canucks will have a brand new crop of prospects in their system. They hold four premium picks in the first two rounds: third, 24th, 33rd and 41st.

Elias Pettersson News / The Hockey Writers / June 20

Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson Trade Talk & a Forced Team Rethink

There’s a growing sense around the Vancouver Canucks that the Elias Pettersson conversation is no longer just background noise. What started as routine offseason speculation now feels closer to something more directional, especially with reports suggesting the Canucks have at least been open to discussing his availability.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 20

Mammoth To Hire Adam Foote As An Assistant Coach

After being let go as head coach of the Canucks following their front office shakeup, Adam Foote won’t be out of a job for long. CHEK’s Rick Dhaliwal reports (Twitter link) that Foote has signed on to join the Mammoth’s staff as an assistant coach.

Elias Pettersson News / Professor Press Box / June 19

Pettersson Will Be First Big Test of Canucks Rebuild

There’s a very real tension building around the Vancouver Canucks right now, and it’s not just about Elias Pettersson. It’s about what kind of direction this franchise actually wants to commit to — and whether they can commit to it without second-guessing themselves halfway through.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / June 19

Utah Mammoth hire ex-Canucks head coach Adam Foote as assistant coach: report

It didn’t take long for former Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote to find his next job behind an NHL bench. According to Donnie & Dhali’s Rick Dhaliwal, Foote has signed to be an assistant coach on recently-extended Andre Tourigny’s bench with the Utah Mammoth.