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What the Canucks Were Really Building on Draft Night

The Vancouver Canucks walked away from the 2026 NHL Draft with two very different first-round picks. Both revealed a clear organizational philosophy. At 24th overall, they took a swing on pure tools and offensive upside with winger Adam Novotny.

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Canucks select Yaroslav Bryzgalov at 97th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft

With the 97th overall pick, the Vancouver Canucks have selected Yaroslav Bryzgalov at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Bryzgalov is a 6’4″, 216-lb left winger out of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

Canucks select goaltender Dmitri Ivchenko at 78th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft

With their lone pick of the third round, the Vancouver Canucks have selected goaltender Dmitri Ivchenko with the 78th overall selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

Canucks allowing Danila Klimovich to head to free agency: report

The Vancouver Canucks won’t be qualifying Danila Klimovich’s contract, allowing the pending restricted free to hit free agency on July 1st. The news broke via Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali — The Team on a busy Saturday morning ahead of day two of the NHL Draft.

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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?

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NHL News / Yardbarker / June 27

Penguins identical twin draft picks have chance to join very small club

Identical twin brothers Liam and Markus Ruck were two of the most fascinating prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft.

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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 / June 27

Canucks select Niklas Aaram-Olsen with 41st overall pick at 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks began day two of the 2026 NHL Draft by selecting massive 6’7 right-shot centre Brooks Rogowski with the 33rd overall pick. They were back on the clock just eight picks later, and with pick 41, the Canucks selected Niklas Aaram-Olsen.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 27

Canucks Draft Niklas Aaram-Olsen 41st Overall

With the 41st pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks have selected Niklas Aaram-Olsen from Örebro HK of the SHL. Looking to potentially be the 30th player from Norway ever selected in an NHL Entry Draft, Niklas Aaram-Olsen (NAO) has been very interesting to follow this season.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / June 27

Canucks select Niklas Aaram-Olsen No. 41 overall in 2026 NHL Draft

Norway’s growing NHL contingent might have gained a future member when the Vancouver Canucks drafted winger Niklas Aaram-Olsen with the No. 41 selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

Canucks select 6’7″ centre Brooks Rogowski at 33rd overall at 2026 NHL Entry Draft

With the first pick of the second round, the Vancouver Canucks have selected towering centreman Brooks Rogowski at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Rogowski is a 6’7″, 236-lb centreman born in Brighton, Michigan.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / June 27

Canucks select Brooks Rogowski No. 33 overall at the 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks have selected center Brooks Rogowski with the No.33 overall selection of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Rogowski was projected to be selected around 39th overall on average across all of the main draft rankings, going as high as 15th and as low as 61st.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

Names to keep an eye out from rounds 3 and beyond at 2026 NHL Draft

Day One of the 2026 NHL Draft has come and gone, and the Vancouver Canucks made away like bandits with their two picks. Already shoring up their centre pipeline with Caleb Malhotra at Third Overall, the club struck tremendous value with Adam Novotny with pick 24.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

10 prospects the Canucks could select with picks 33 and 41 of the NHL draft

The Vancouver Canucks added two significant pieces to their prospect pool Friday, selecting centre Caleb Malhotra third overall before taking winger Adam Novotny at No.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / June 27

Canucks Draft Novotny at 24: 2 Positives & Two Questions

The Vancouver Canucks used the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft to select Adam Novotny, a fast, physical winger who brings a pretty clear identity: straight-line speed, heavy forecheck, and a willingness to go to the dirty areas.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 27

Ryan Johnson pleased with work Canucks did on first night of NHL Draft

Optimism abounds every year at the end of the first day of the National Hockey League draft. Every team feels like it got the player or players it wanted, and on Friday night, the Vancouver Canucks were no exception.

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Manny Malhotra News / Daily Faceoff / June 27

Caleb, Manny Malhotra had no idea Canucks were taking Caleb No. 3 overall in 2026 Draft

It’s officially a family affair in Vancouver, as first-year head coach Manny Malhotra will get the chance to coach his son in the NHL, as the Canucks used the No.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Rumors / June 26

Three Players the Vancouver Canucks Could Look to Move

Daily Faceoff: Irfaan Gaffar, on what the Vancouver Canucks could do this offseason. Who they should be looking to move? Tyler Yaremchuk: “What’s your best guess on what they get up to over the next three to five days here?

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 26

Canucks News & Rumours: The Core, the Contracts & the Questions?

There’s a certain feel to the Vancouver Canucks right now that’s a little different than your classic “tear-it-down” offseason chatter. The word rebuild gets tossed around, sure, but the actions coming out of the front office don’t quite match that tone.

Elias Pettersson News / NHL Trade Talk / June 26

Why Pettersson Is the Canucks’ Most Complicated Roster Question

Elias Pettersson was supposed to be the easy part of the Vancouver Canucks’ future. Drafted as a franchise centre, developed into a high-end playmaker, and paid like a cornerstone at $11.6 million for six more seasons, he was meant to be the stable axis around which everything else rotated.

Braeden Cootes News / Professor Press Box / June 25

Canucks' Braeden Cootes and the Confidence Shift

There’s a moment in almost every young player’s career where the dream stops being abstract and starts becoming something you have to actually live inside.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 24

Free-agent focus: Vancouver Canucks

Free agency is just a week away, and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. Even with the UFA crop being thinned out in recent months, there will be some quality veterans set to hit the open market in July, while many teams also have key restricted free agents to re-sign.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / June 24

The NHL Trade Market Is On Fire — And the Canucks Can’t Just Watch

There is a sense of desperation and urgency sweeping through the NHL trade market right now. Cap space is being burned, wild and unexpected deals are going down, and teams are taking risks they wouldn’t dare consider in a quieter offseason.