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Increasing shot volume should be main goal for Brock Boeser in 2026-27

Despite enduring a career-long 21-game goal drought last season, Brock Boeser can still beat NHL goaltenders. The question facing him this season is how often the Vancouver Canucks can put him in position to do so.

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CA’s complete ranking of the Canucks’ top 20 prospects: Summer 2026 edition

Over the past 20 days, we’ve released our latest ranking of the top 20 Vancouver Canucks prospects. As always, those were published in the form of individual write-ups, and as always, we’ll put them all together here in one easy-to-find place, with an excerpt from each player’s write-up for each.

Zeev Buium News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 4

Breakout Candidate: Zeev Buium

Looking ahead to 2026-27, there’s always the question of who will break out and experience a huge surge in production. Sometimes it’s elite young talent like Utah’s Dylan Guenther, who shot up to 40 goals in his age 22 season.

Christian Ehrhoff News / Canucksarmy / August 4

Trade Trees: Tracking the many twists and turns of Canucks acquiring Christian Ehrhoff

When the Vancouver Canucks managed to pry Christian Ehrhoff from the San Jose Sharks in the summer of 2009, it was one of the first examples of the hockey club pouncing on an opponent in salary cap peril.

San Jose Sharks News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 4

CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #1 Caleb Malhotra

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / August 4

Canucks’ Long-Running Practice Facility Saga Takes a Turn After New Agreement

The Vancouver Canucks and the City of Vancouver recently signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new practice facility at the Britannia Community Centre.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 4

Canucks News & Rumours: Rossi, Öhgren, Chytil, Pettersson, Gallagher & Where’s the Offence?

The Vancouver Canucks finished the 2025-26 campaign with the NHL’s worst record. They didn’t score enough goals, and then lost a bunch of the players who helped them score the goals they did get.

Filip Hronek News / Canucksarmy / August 4

Filip Hronek’s goals and expectations for 2026-27 go well beyond his counting stats

Filip Hronek enters the 2026-27 season with a larger role than the Vancouver Canucks have ever asked him to fill. For the past three years, Hronek has served as Quinn Hughes’ partner, complementing one of the NHL’s premier puck-moving defencemen while helping Vancouver control play from its top pairing.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 4

31 days, 31 questions: Will Canucks score more goals under Manny Malhotra than they did under Adam Foote?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”.

Braeden Cootes News / Canucksarmy / August 3

CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #2 Braeden Cootes

Elias Pettersson News / Canucksarmy / August 3

It’s time to set new goals and expectations for Elias Pettersson in 2026-27

Has there been a more fascinating player to analyze in the NHL over the past two and a half seasons than Elias Pettersson? After winning the Calder Trophy in his rookie year, Pettersson established himself as one of the preeminent young centres in the NHL.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 3

4 Canucks breakout candidates for the 2026-27 season

The Vancouver Canucks focus is on the future, particularly on players and their development. After a season that saw the organization hit rock bottom, or at least close to it, it became apparent that the organization was in a rebuild, which shifts the focus to drafting and prospect development.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 3

Canucks News & Rumours: Braeden Cootes, Elias Pettersson & Odd New Partnerships

Sometimes the most interesting training camp battles are not really battles at all. They’re decisions. A young player shows he’s ready, but the organization has to decide whether “ready” means ready for the NHL or simply ready for the next step.