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Canucks’ Jonathan Lekkerimaki to have season-ending surgery

In a season that has become about getting experience for young players and resetting for next year, the Vancouver Canucks have lost one of their most promising young forwards.

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Canucks News & Rumours: Chytil, Dervin, Bains & What’s Next?

Some weeks around the Vancouver Canucks feel like a snapshot of the entire organization in miniature — a little bit of bad luck, a little bit of promise, and a reminder that their depth chart is always a living, moving thing.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 21

Canucks: Has anyone ever bounced back the way Elias Pettersson would have to to get back to 100 points?

Here’s a neat thing about that headline you just read. Whether you want to read the “100” portion as “100 points” or as “100 percent,” they both mean essentially the same thing for Elias Pettersson.

Arshdeep Bains News / Professor Press Box / February 21

3 Reasons Arshdeep Bains Is Ready for the Canucks Roster

There’s something satisfying about watching a player who’s been sent down to the minors refuse to miss a beat, and that’s exactly what Arshdeep Bains has been doing with the American Hockey League (AHL) Abbotsford Canucks (the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks).

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The 'Multiple 50-goal NHL seasons' quiz

In the history of the NHL, a total of 47 players have scored 50 goals in a season more than once. How many of the 47 can you name in six minutes?

The '60-goal NHL seasons' quiz

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 21

Canucks’ Jonathan Lekkerimäki undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery: report

Vancouver Canucks forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki will miss the remainder of the season and requires shoulder surgery, according to a report from Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali.

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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

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / February 21

NHL Rumours: Vancouver Canucks Centre Linked to Los Angeles Kings

Welcome to another edition of NHL rumours, here at Last Word On Hockey. In this edition, the latest on the Los Angeles Kings and their interest in another centre will be the focus.

Filip Hronek News / Canucksarmy / February 21

Should Filip Hronek really be the Canucks’ next captain?

Filip Hronek will be on his way back from the 2026 Olympic Games shortly, where he led Team Czechia in ice time. Might he be leading a different team in a different way soon enough?

Filip Chytil News / NHL on ClutchPoints / February 21

Canucks’ Filip Chytil gets brutal update after practice injury

The Vancouver Canucks will be without forward Filip Chytil indefinitely after he suffered a facial fracture during practice on Wednesday, head coach Adam Foote confirmed Friday.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 20

Abby Canucks preview: Canucks take on the Henderson Silver Knights

The Abbotsford Canucks travel to Henderson, Nevada, for a two-game set against the Henderson Silver Knights. Fresh off a three-game test against the Ontario Reign, one of the Western Conference’s top clubs — where they claimed two of three — Abbotsford couldn’t ask for a more timely matchup.

Filip Chytil News / Last Word On Sports / February 20

Vancouver Canucks Centre Suffers Facial Bone Fracture, Out Indefinitely

Filip Chytil just cannot catch a break. He has suffered multiple concussions throughout his career, and although his most recent injury does not appear to be one, he will once again be sidelined.

Filip Chytil News / Field Level Media / February 20

Canucks C Filip Chytil (face) out indefinitely after practice injury

Vancouver Canucks center Filip Chytil will miss an indefinite amount of time because of a facial fracture that he sustained during a practice drill, head coach Adam Foote said Friday.

Filip Chytil News / Canucksarmy / February 20

$Canucks’ Filip Chytil out indefinitely with facial fracture suffered in practice$

Canucks’ Filip Chytil out indefinitely with facial fracture suffered in practice

Filip Chytil’s injury-plagued first full season with the Vancouver Canucks has taken another unfortunate turn. The team has revealed that the hard-luck centre is out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture when he was hit by a puck at the end of Wednesday’s practice at UBC.

Filip Chytil News / Daily Faceoff / February 20

$Canucks’ Filip Chytil out indefinitely with facial fracture$

Canucks’ Filip Chytil out indefinitely with facial fracture

Filip Chytil cannot catch a break, as the Vancouver Canucks center will be out indefinitely with a facial fracture. According to Canucks’ head coach Adam Foote, Chytil needs to see another specialist before deciding on if surgery is required for the injury.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / February 20

Canucks’ Filip Chytil Out Indefinitely With Facial Fracture

Canucks center Filip Chytil sustained a facial fracture in Wednesday’s practice and will be out indefinitely, Jeff Paterson of Rink Wide: Vancouver reports.

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Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / February 20

Canucks News & Rumours: Hronek, Cootes & Remembering Ferland

Sometimes a team hits a stretch where everything feels a little unsettled—leadership questions, young players rising faster than expected, old names popping back into memory.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 20

Breaking down the Canucks’ race for last place down the 2025-26 stretch run

It seems like only yesterday we were looking ahead at a month without Vancouver Canucks hockey and wondering what it would be like. But we’re here now, there are only a couple of games left in the 2026 Olympics, and we’re less than a week from the return of the Canucks on February 25.

Braeden Cootes News / Canucksarmy / February 20

CA’s top 15 Canucks mid-season prospect rankings: #1 Braeden Cootes

We continue on with our 2026 mid-season Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings here at CanucksArmy. Braeden Cootes claims our top spot in the 2026 mid-season Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings, and it isn’t a particularly shocking revelation.

Filip Hronek News / Canucksarmy / February 19

Dhaliwal: Hronek ‘a strong candidate’ to be Canucks’ next captain

The Vancouver Canucks have been without a captain since the departure of Quinn Hughes back in December. And according to reports, it appears there is a frontrunner for the next Canucks captain.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 19

6 standouts from the WHL Top Prospects Game

The inaugural WHL Top Prospects Game took place on Wednesday night at the Langley Event Centre, home of the Vancouver Giants. This showcase’s goal was to highlight the top prospects in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft, which the Vancouver Canucks have an increased interest in given how the 2025-26 season has unfolded.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / February 19

Canucks News & Rumours: Reichel, Chytil, Kudryavtsev & What’s Next?

Even with the NHL on pause for the Milano Cortina Olympics, the Vancouver Canucks are hardly quiet. Between young players gaining experience on the international stage, tough breaks for veterans, and promising prospects continuing to develop in Abbotsford, there’s plenty to track.

Kirill Kudryavtsev News / Professor Press Box / February 19

Kirill Kudryavtsev Is the Canucks’ Best Late-Round Steal

There’s a certain magic in finding value where nobody’s really looking. For the Vancouver Canucks, that magic has been quietly at work in the seventh round of the draft, and no one embodies it better than Kirill Kudryavtsev.

Conor Garland News / NHL Trade Talk / February 18

Canucks Would Regret Trading Conor Garland Now

Just over two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks were basically trying to shove Conor Garland out the side door. They even let his agent poke around the league to see if anyone wanted him.

Aku Koskenvuo News / Pro Hockey Rumors / February 17

Canucks Recall Aku Koskenvuo

With several teams summoning players from their AHL affiliates today to practice during remainder of the Olympics, the Vancouver Canucks got in on the action, announcing that goaltender Aku Koskenvuo has been recalled under emergency conditions.

Olympics News / Yardbarker / February 17

Czechia sends strong message before hockey quarterfinals against Canada

Czechia punched its ticket to the quarterfinals by narrowly getting past Denmark 3-2 on Tuesday.

‘We let them win the first one’: Czechia’s Necas on Olympic rematch against Canada

Winners, losers from group stage of men's Olympic hockey tournament

The 'Winter Olympic medal leaders' quiz

Brock Boeser News / NHL Trade Talk / February 17

Has the Negative Value Narrative on Brock Boeser Gone Too Far?

The Vancouver Canucks have no shortage of big decisions looming ahead of the March 6 trade deadline, but none may be more complicated than what to do with Brock Boeser.