Vancouver Canucks: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Vitali Pinchuk looks like a no-risk, high-reward KHL free agent for the Canucks (and every other NHL team)

The Vancouver Canucks are at a point in their development cycle where they should largely be avoiding risks. They’ve committed to a rebuild, and that calls for slow, safe plays, at least for the time being.

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DeBrusk and Foote talk what’s been making everything click for the Canucks’ recent red-hot power play

Don’t look now, but since the calendar flipped to March, the Vancouver Canucks are tied with the Utah Mammoth for the second-best power play in the league at 32.6%.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 6

CA Draft profiles: Could Ivar Stengerg push to the top of the 2026 draft?

The Vancouver Canucks have officially clinched the 32nd spot in the NHL standings, securing the best odds (25.5%) at the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 6

Canucks Recall Jiri Patera, Kevin Lankinen Out Day-To-Day

The Vancouver Canucks have recalled depth goaltender Jiri Patera under emergency conditions. His recall comes after Kevin Lankinen sustained a day-to-day, upper-body injury during Monday’s morning practice per Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK News.

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Riley Patterson News / Canucksarmy / April 6

Canucks assign prospect Riley Patterson to AHL Abbotsford

The Abbotsford Canucks have four games left in their season, and while there’s not a ton left to play for, we should see one prospect get into some game action as his junior career comes to a close.

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The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 6

Scenes from practice: Lankinen and Kane day to day as Canucks prepare for Vegas

With time winding down on their season, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice at Rogers Arena on Monday morning. Three veteran players – Kevin Lankinen, Filip Hronek, and Evander Kane – were absent from the 40-minute on-ice session.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / April 6

Canucks’ Kevin Lankinen out day-to-day with upper-body injury

The march to the end of the season got a little bit more challenging for the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, as the hockey club announced that goaltender Kevin Lankinen was out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 6

With the 2027 Draft full of centres, Canucks should once again aim for multiple firsts

The Vancouver Canucks started out the 2025-26 campaign, in the eyes of some, just a 2C away from putting together a competitive roster. That was, of course, never even slightly true, and by the time a 2C rolled into town in the form of Marco Rossi, it was far too late for anyone to still hold out hope of it making a major difference.

Brock Boeser News / Canucksarmy / April 6

3 Canucks Stars of the Week: Brock Boeser nets 7th career hat trick

Welcome back to Stars of the Week at CanucksArmy ! Every week, we’ll be bringing you our Top Three best and brightest performers on the Vancouver Canucks that week.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 6

Will the Canucks have a goalie reach double-digit wins this season?

It stands to reason, given the way things have gone for the Vancouver Canucks, that there won’t be many flattering team and individual statistics when the final buzzer sounds on the 2025-26 season.

Jake Debrusk News / Canucksarmy / April 5

Jake DeBrusk is having a historic season on the Canucks’ power play: Wagner’s Weekly

Jake DeBrusk has long been known as a streaky player. His latest streak, coming long after the Vancouver Canucks‘ games have ceased to matter, is a doozy.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 5

Canucks prospects Ty Mueller and Sawyer Mynio recognized with Abbotsford Team Awards

The Abbotsford Canucks played their final home game of the 2025–26 season on Saturday night, closing the book on their home schedule. As is tradition, the club handed out its annual team awards throughout the evening, recognizing standout performances across the roster.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / April 5

The Statsies: Poor third period costs Canucks against Mammoth

Welp. The Vancouver Canucks were beaten at home by a 7-4 scoreline against the Utah Mammoth last night. Through 40 minutes, it at least looked like a contest, where this Canucks team actually was going back and forth with their opposition.

Linus Karlsson News / Professor Press Box / April 5

Linus Karlsson Is Becoming a Force for the Canucks

Linus Karlsson has done something a lot of players can’t: he made himself matter to the Vancouver Canucks without making a fuss. You don’t wake up to viral clips or endless social media takes about his game — you just notice, slowly, that he’s in the right spots, making the right reads, and chipping in to actually help the team win.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 5

Why the Canucks’ offer sheet options will be limited to just the biggest ones this summer

Trades. Draft picks. Free agent signings. Hirings. Firings. The Vancouver Canucks are probably going to do a little bit of everything in what promises to be another busy and consequential 2026 offseason.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 5

Abby Canucks recap: Canucks close out home schedule with two losses to Firebirds

The Abbotsford Canucks have officially played their final game at Rogers Forum for the 2025–26 season. Hosting the red-hot Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Canucks showed pushback in Game Two but ultimately couldn’t avoid the weekend sweep.

Riley Patterson News / Canucksarmy / April 4

Canucks CHL prospect news: Ice Dogs eliminated; Riley Patterson expected to join AHL Abbotsford

We are officially on Riley Patterson watch. The Niagara IceDogs saw their season come to an end on Saturday, falling 5-0 to the Barrie Colts to drop their first-round series in five games.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / April 4

Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson, Karlsson & a Prospect Worth Watching

The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in that familiar late-season fog—somewhere between chasing something meaningful and trying to understand what, exactly, they are.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / April 3

Canucks clinch last place, own best odds to pick first overall in 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks lost 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild, clinching last place in the NHL standings and possessing the best odds to draft No. 1 overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 2

Mackenzie Blackwood was Avalanche's weak link in dud vs. Canucks

Mackenzie Blackwood looks like Avalanche's weak link in dud vs. Canucks

The Colorado Avalanche have a goaltending problem.

NHL-worst Canucks stun league-best Avalanche 8-6

Playoffs could be a coming-out party for Avalanche’s MacKenzie Blackwood

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin makes more NHL history with another 30-goal season

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Ty Mueller News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 1

Canucks Recall Ty Mueller

Ahead of tonight’s game against Colorado, the Vancouver Canucks announced that prospect Ty Mueller has been recalled from AHL Abbotsford. A fourth round selection by the team in 2023, the center has developed nicely in the AHL right from the jump out of the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / March 30

Cootes Looks Like a Future Star for the Canucks

If you’ve watched Vancouver Canucks prospect Braeden Cootes all season, from training camp on, you’ll already know you’re watching a young player who is one day going to be an NHL star.