There’s something I really like about what Ryan Johnson is saying about Elias Pettersson. It’s not complicated. The Canucks general manager wants Pettersson to feel good about coming to the rink again.
With every day that goes by without Thatcher Demko part of the Vancouver Canucks summer skates, the probability rises that Nikita Tolopilo will start the season on the club’s National Hockey League roster.
In an effort to embrace their fanbase ahead of the 2026-27 season, the Vancouver Canucks have announced plans for the team’s first-ever Fanfest. It’s a three-day celebration of hockey to launch the new season and includes a pair of home preseason games and a number of other events designed to bring fans closer to the rebuilding hockey club.
Vancouver Canucks prospects hit the ice at Rogers Forum on Friday for their first and only practice before their two-game showcase against the Seattle Kraken this weekend.
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.
Speculation around Elias Pettersson‘s future in Vancouver has been swirling all summer, but his agent is pushing back on one of the bigger rumors. J.P.
A longtime NHL player, broadcaster, and coach has died. On Friday, the Vancouver Canucks announced that former winger Brent Peterson died at age 68. Peterson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2002.
There’s something fascinating about Filip Chytil watching Connor McDavid. It’s easy to assume Chytil is studying McDavid because he wants to become a better offensive player.
Have you checked out our new Vancouver Canucks resource pages yet? If not, find them in our website’s navigation bar under the “Team” dropdown menu at the top of the page.
The 2026-27 NHL regular season, for the first time in a long time, opens up in September this year. By the time you’re reading these words, we’re fewer than three weeks away from opening night.
The first opportunity to catch some Vancouver Canucks action is coming up this weekend in Abbotsford. On Wednesday, the Canucks dropped their roster for their doubleheader matchup with the Seattle Kraken in this year’s prospects showcase.
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.
In a world in which everyone always seems to be in a hurry, Ryan Mougenel has bucked that trend. A scan of his resume shows he has taken his time plotting a path to the National Hockey League.
There’s a funny thing about hockey rumours. Sometimes a player says something, everybody latches onto it, and soon the original comment disappears completely.
As the longest-serving current Vancouver Canucks player, it seems fitting that Brock Boeser was the club’s representative for the NHL Player Media Tour this week.
On Wednesday’s episode of Canucks Conversation , David Quadrelli and Tyson Cole were joined by new Abbotsford Canucks head coach Ryan Papaioannou to discuss his decision to take the job, working alongside Manny Malhotra and the Canucks’ NHL staff, and how he plans to balance development and winning in Abbotsford.
A pretty interesting Jake DeBrusk story came out this week, and it isn’t about goals or assists. It’s about what happens when a player says something during a miserable season – the quote takes on a life of its own, and suddenly everybody thinks he’s looking for the exit.
In each of his previous three training camps in the Vancouver Canucks organization, Max Sasson has done his best to make a mark at centre ice. But as last season unfolded, the 26-year-old was shifted to left wing and seemed to find his footing.
When DailyFaceoff.com‘s Steven Ellis shares his opinions on prospects, you should listen. On Wednesday, Ellis published an article titled “Top 5 most improved NHL prospect pools in 2026-27.” One of the teams featured in that article was the Vancouver Canucks, who Ellis ranked number one as the NHL’s most-improved prospect pool.
Cincinnati Cyclones defenseman Christian Felton is heading overseas to Sweden to join Kalmar HC (HA) after spending his first two seasons in North America.
The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2026–27 season with a reshaped roster after a busy offseason that saw them overhaul their front office, add veteran leadership, and part ways with some veterans.
The Vancouver Canucks were the worst team in the NHL last season, finishing with a record of 25-49-8 as the franchise continues to enter into a full-blown rebuilding process.
NHL insider David Pagnotta was a guest on the Sekeres & Price Podcast and spoke about the future of forward Jake DeBrusk. Suggesting that the plan still seems to be to trade the winger; the Canucks haven’t yet made a move, and it’s not entirely clear when they will.
The Vancouver Canucks are only 10 days away from opening training camp in Penticton, and the buzz around the team is getting louder. While it hasn’t officially started, players have rolled into town for informal “captain’s skates”, and we finally have something else to talk about besides the disaster that was last season.
Since we are now four full drafts removed from the 2022 edition of the NHL Entry Draft, it’s becoming the time where increased pressure is placed on the top prospects from that year who have still not claimed a full-time NHL role.