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Down 8-2, Canucks Fans Found Something Worth Watching

Well, that was a hockey game. The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers apparently decided that one “ridiculous” season opener wasn't enough. After combining for 11 goals in Edmonton, they went one better in Vancouver, combining for 16 in a 9-7 Oilers win.

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Ex-Canucks defenceman Derek Forbort signs AHL PTO with Calgary Wranglers

A former Vancouver Canucks defenceman has found a new opportunity. According to the Calgary Wranglers’ X account, they have signed defenceman Derek Forbort to an American Hockey League Professional Tryout Contract.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / October 1

Derek Forbort signs pro tryout deal with AHL’s Calgary Wranglers

Veteran defenseman Derek Forbort has agreed to a professional tryout deal with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, the club announced Thursday afternoon. Forbort, 34, appeared in the first two games of the 2025-26 regular season with the Vancouver Canucks before missing the rest of the year due to a persistent hip issue.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 1

Scenes from morning skate: Canucks rolling with winning lineup for home-opening rematch vs. Oilers

The Vancouver Canucks (1-0) play their first home game of the new National Hockey League season tonight, hosting the Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1) at Rogers Arena.

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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 / The Hockey Writers / October 1

Canucks News & Rumours: One Revenge Game & Two Very Different Stories

The Vancouver Canucks couldn’t have scripted a stranger opening night on Tuesday. They blew a 5-2 lead against the Edmonton Oilers, watched Evan Bouchard score five points, including a hat trick, gave up the tying goal with 43 seconds left, and still won in overtime.

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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 / Canucksarmy / October 1

The Canucks are a rebuilding team without a rookie on the roster…is this a problem?

The Vancouver Canucks are indisputably in a rebuild right now. They’ve announced the rebuild, they’ve committed to the rebuild, and they’re doing the rebuild.

Brock Boeser News / Canucksarmy / October 1

Brock Boeser has a chance to become something even bigger than a Canucks star

One question from the Vancouver Canucks’ season-opening press conference in Penticton deserves more attention than it received. Ryan Johnson, Manny Malhotra and the Sedin twins were asked about what role Brock Boeser can play as the team moves through its rebuild.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 1

Oilers eye revenge in rematch of OT loss to Canucks

After finishing with an NHL-worst 58 points last season, the Vancouver Canucks pulled off the biggest surprise on the league's opening night with a 6-5 overtime road victory against the perennial Western Conference powerhouse Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / September 30

Are the Canucks really as bad as people think?

We have finally seen one night’s worth of games in the 2026-27 NHL season, which means it’s time to overreact to small samples. Is Gavin McKenna a bust?

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / September 30

So Did I Just Watch Max Sasson Shut Down Connor McDavid?

In the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 win over the Edmonton Oilers, there were more than a few surprises. But the one that surprised me most was watching a 26-year-old Canucks’ depth forward, Max Sasson, handle the best player on the planet.

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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 / September 30

How much can the Canucks afford to win in the 2026-27 season?

The Vancouver Canucks were both the last-place team and the lowest-scoring team in the NHL for the 2025-26 season, and by rather large margins. So, of course, they opened up the 2026-27 season by scoring six goals and beating the Edmonton Oilers.

Paul Cotter News / Canucksarmy / September 30

‘Is that Rocket Richard?’: Cotter makes good on his opportunities in Canucks debut

“Is that Rocket Richard?” That was the question I heard Drew O’Connor ask (a couple of times) during a brief chat I had with Paul Cotter in the visitors’ locker room on Tuesday night.