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World Junior Summer Showcase recap: Canucks’ Wilson Björck extends point streak to three games; Sweden remains undefeated

Day Four of the World Junior Summer Showcase, which saw all four teams compete in Minnesota, is in the books. Two Vancouver Canucks prospects — Wilson Björck and Braeden Cootes — both suited up in action as they continue to showcase themselves to their respective countries in preparation for this year’s World Junior Championships.

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Controversial Former 6th Overall Pick Signs New Deal After Leaving the NHL

Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen, who was taken 6th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, has signed a new deal in Slovakia with HK Dukla Michalovce.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 30

A complete ranking of the Canucks’ top 20 prospects: Summer 2025 edition

Yesterday, we wrote our final profile as we counted down our top 20 list of Vancouver Canucks prospects. To put a bow on it, we’ve decided to put the entire list in one place, with an excerpt from each of our profiles on each player.

Vancouver Canucks News / Hockey Latest / July 30

Canucks Could Circle Back to Star Player Via Trade After New Opportunity Presents Itself

Elite Scouting's Cam Robinson stated that the Canucks may consider circling back to Marco Rossi via trade if they feel like they can no longer get Jack Roslovic.

NHL News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NHL Hart Trophy winners' quiz

Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?

The 'NHL Vezina Trophy winners' quiz

The 'NHL Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 30

11 Canucks make Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 NHL fantasy rankings for 2025-26

Eleven members of the Vancouver Canucks have been listed among the first version of Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 Fantasy Players for the 2025-26 National Hockey League season.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / July 30

Top 50 Canucks players of all time: #43 – Jacob Markstrom

Join us this summer as we count down the top 50 Vancouver Canucks players of all time! #43: Jacob Markstrom The end of Roberto Luongo’s tenure in Vancouver marked the start of Jacob Markstrom’s time as a Canuck.

Jimmy Vesey News / Hockey Latest / July 30

Former Vancouver Canucks Veteran Winger Likely Leaving NHL to Play Overseas

Former Vancouver Canucks veteran winger Jimmy Vesey could be leaving the NHL and heading to play in the KHL after multiple teams are reportedly interested.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / July 30

Canucks Goaltending Depth Chart: 2025 Offseason

The Vancouver Canucks’ goaltending depth got a bit thinner with the trade of Arturs Silovs to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but with the addition of Alexei Medvedev in the 2025 NHL Draft, they kind of broke even.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 30

Canucks: 8 years later, how does Elias Pettersson stack up against the rest of the 2017 draft class?

Welcome back to the next instalment of our NHL Draft lookbacks here at CanucksArmy. So far this offseason, we’ve looked at Brock Boeser (10 years later), Quinn Hughes (8 years later), and Nils Höglander (6 years later), and are more than open to suggestions of who else we should tackle!

Tom Willander News / Canucksarmy / July 29

CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #1 Tom Willander

We are back with the summer 2025 edition of our CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings. We’ve officially hit our top-ranked prospect, a smooth-skating two-way defender who’s added some more big-game accolades to an already hefty young resume.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 29

Do the Canucks have the best top-four defence in the Pacific Division for 2025/26?

If we’re asking the question of “Who is the singular greatest defenceman in the Pacific Division right now,” it’s one of those slam-dunk, automatic responses: it’s Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, and it’s not even close.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / July 29

3 Canucks Captains Who Made Vancouver Fans Believe

Hockey memories don’t just live in highlight reels—they live in our hearts, passed down like stories around a fire. For Vancouver Canucks fans, three seasons stand out above all the rest: 1982, 1994, and 2011.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 29

Sizing up Canucks rookie Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s Calder Trophy chances in 2025-26

All things considered, it was a successful first full season in North America for Jonathan Lekkerimäki, who came in at number two in our most recent rankings of Vancouver Canucks prospects.

Vancouver Canucks News / Hockey Latest / July 28

NHL Analyst Urges The Vancouver Canucks To Trade For A Former First-Round Pick Forward

The Canucks have lost some talent in recent times, but now Joe Yerdon has encouraged them to target Yegor Chinakhov after he requested a trade from Columbus.

NHL News / Athlon Sports / July 28

Canucks Predicted to Land Former First Round Pick

While the NHL offseason has massively slowed down in recent weeks, there have still been some big rumors flying around. One of the more recent ones includes young forward Yegor Chinakhov of the Columbus Blue Jackets.