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Canucks: Rutherford once again urges Pettersson to put in more work this summer

Jim Rutherford pulled no punches on Friday when it came to re-igniting Elias Pettersson’s production to help the Vancouver Canucks through their rebuild.

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Offseason Checklist: Vancouver Canucks

The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. First up is a look at Vancouver.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / April 18

A Season That Slipped Away: Inside the Canucks’ Collapse

The Vancouver Canucks entered the 2025–26 season with modest expectations. This was supposed to be a playoff team, and that belief was shared by both the organization and those watching from the outside.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 18

What the Canucks’ recent spate of fights really means for next year and beyond

Game 82 is in the books, and the Vancouver Canucks’ 2025-26 season is, finally and mercifully, at an end. The Canucks did not manage to rain on the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff parade in their last matchup, but they did manage to go down swinging, at least, and that’s been a real habit of theirs lately.

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Jim Rutherford News / The Hockey Writers / April 18

3 Important Topics Discussed by Canucks President Jim Rutherford at His Press Conference

The Vancouver Canucks made headlines on Friday morning. During the locker room cleanout day, president Jim Rutherford announced that Patrik Allvin had been relieved of his duties and that the team would be seeking a new general manager (GM).

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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.

Elias Pettersson News / NHL Trade Talk / April 18

The Pettersson Problem Is Growing Impossible to Ignore

Elias Pettersson’s season with the Vancouver Canucks was one of those weird, heavy things where expectations and reality just didn’t line up. Pettersson’s name was in trade chatter all year.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 18

Who were the candidates in the Canucks’ last GM search?

After Jim Benning was dismissed by the Vancouver Canucks in December 2021, Jim Rutherford was hired in part to lead the search for the team’s next GM. One name that surfaced almost immediately was Patrik Allvin.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / April 18

Why the Canucks Knew the Season Wouldn’t End Well

Quinn Hughes leaving Vancouver was inevitable. Jim Rutherford basically confirmed what a lot of us suspected: this wasn’t some last-minute shock. He knew for a long time Hughes wasn’t staying, probably even before the season kicked off.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 18

5 things to note from Canucks players’ year end media availabilities

It was an eventful Friday morning in Vancouver Canucks land. First, Patrik Allvin was fired. Then the players, in heats of four, took to the stage in the Rogers Arena media room to have their final year-end media availability before heading off for the summer.

Elias Pettersson News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 17

Canucks’ Elias Pettersson drops ‘home’ truth bomb amid trade rumors

The Vancouver Canucks were the worst team in the NHL this past season. And they didn’t come close to the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a result. The Canucks fired general manager Patrik Allvin on Friday.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / April 17

After Rock Bottom, the Canucks’ Rebuild Suddenly Has Teeth

This season was brutal for the Vancouver Canucks. They won fewer games than in any year in franchise history, worse than those expansion squads from the early ’70s and even the lockout and pandemic seasons.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 17

7 takeaways from Jim Rutherford’s media availability following Canucks firing Patrik Allvin

Jim Rutherford rarely disappoints at a microphone and Friday’s media availability in the wake of the dismissal of his long-time associate Patrik Allvin as General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks was no exception.

Vancouver Canucks News / Trade Talk Sports / April 17

Rutherford Spills Beans on Hughes Trade and Future Canucks Plans

At the end-of-season media availability, Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford offered a candid and, at times, revealing assessment of the organization’s season and decision-making process, shedding light on how the trade of defenseman Quinn Hughes came to be, what’s next for Elias Pettersson, and more.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 17

Thatcher Demko addresses his hip surgery recovery and future with the Canucks

During the Vancouver Canucks end-of-season media availability on Friday, Thatcher Demko addressed the injury he suffered in January that shut him down for the majority of the season and the underlying cause of his recurring injuries over the last two years.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / April 17

Canucks’ Rutherford Makes Admission On Hughes and Pettersson Trades

In today’s Vancouver Canucks news and rumors rundown, Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford spoke with the media and made a stunning admission — the organization knew Quinn Hughes wasn’t staying long before the season began.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 17

Rutherford to evaluate his future after hiring Canucks’ new GM, who will also make the call on Adam Foote

Jim Rutherford met with the media to discuss the Vancouver Canucks‘ path forward after the club fired GM Patrik Allvin on Friday morning. Rutherford dove into a number of topics, but one big one was the Canucks’ search for a new general manager, which Rutherford said will commence on Monday with a round of Zoom calls.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / April 17

Canucks’ Jim Rutherford says he knew Quinn Hughes wouldn’t re-sign in Vancouver

Taking to the podium following one of the worst seasons in Vancouver Canucks franchise history, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford was ruthless

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 17

The Statsies: Marcus Pettersson leads Canucks in xGF in season-finale loss to Oilers

And so ends the nightmare season. The Vancouver Canucks got blown out to end their 2025-26 campaign, losing 6-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on the road. It was nothing if not a fitting end to the season, a game where they were hopelessly outplayed by their opposition and deserved to get demolished.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / April 17

Derek Forbort details frustrating injury that went from day-to-day to ending his season

It’s been an incredibly frustrating season for Derek Forbort. Forbort appeared in just two games this season, the first two of what would end up being a disastrous 2025-26 season for the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / April 17

Will Ryan Johnson become the Canucks’ next GM?

The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday they had fired Patrik Allvin as general manager, ending his four-year term with the club. The news comes after the Canucks finished the 2025-26 season with a 25-49-8 record and 58 points, dead last in the NHL and going into the offseason with the best odds at the No.

Patrik Allvin News / Canucksarmy / April 17

Disastrous 2025 trade deadline the beginning of the end for Allvin as Canucks GM

Two years ago this week, Patrik Allvin was basking in the glow of a 50-win and 109 point season that had his Vancouver Canucks celebrating a Pacific Division title and preparing to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena.

Patrik Allvin News / Daily Faceoff / April 17

Canucks fire general manager Patrik Allvin

As first reported by Swedish outlet Aftonbladet.se, and later confirmed by the team, the Vancouver Canucks have let go Patrik Allvin as general manager.

Curtis Douglas News / The Hockey Writers / April 16

Canucks News & Rumours: Douglas, OT Magic, Draft Lottery & Blunders

The Vancouver Canucks are heading into their final game of the season, and while the standings won’t flatter them, there’s still something worth paying attention to.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 16

Canucks rumors: The 2 players Vancouver won’t re-sign this offseason

The Vancouver Canucks are going to look quite different in 2026-27 after one of the worst seasons in franchise history concludes on Thursday night. The Canucks have won just 25 games in 81 tries in 2025-26, and are a full 17 points behind the Chicago Blackhawks, who are set to finish 31st.