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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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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.

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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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Micheal Ferland News / Professor Press Box / February 19

Whatever Happened to ex-Flames & Canucks Micheal Ferland?

Remember Micheal Ferland? The young forward who could hit like a truck, score clutch goals, and never shy away from a scrap? He’s the Cree/Metis forward who spent time with the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, and Vancouver Canucks.

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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

Vancouver Canucks 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.

Zeev Buium News / Canucksarmy / February 19

Canucks’ Buium ready to pick up where he left off before facial injury extended his Olympic break

For Vancouver Canucks defenceman Zeev Buium, the Olympic break was both a blessing and a curse. The forced stoppage in the National Hockey League schedule allowed a facial fracture suffered in a January 25th game against the Pittsburgh Penguins to heal and limited the number of games the San Diego native had to miss.

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.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 19

CA’s top 15 Canucks mid-season prospect rankings: #2 Aleksei Medvedev

We continue on with our 2026 mid-season Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings here at CanucksArmy. Today, we bring you a young, highly skilled goaltender with starter potential written all over him.

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.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / February 18

Canucks’ Filip Chytil to undergo x-rays after taking puck to head in practice

Vancouver Canucks forward Filip Chytil’s terrible injury luck continues, even with the NHL regular season on hiatus due to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

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The 'Most seasons played by NFL team' quiz

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Conor Garland News / Canucksarmy / February 18

Meet the Buyers: Which NHL teams might make a new home for Canucks’ Conor Garland

It’s entirely possible that the Vancouver Canucks have already completed their last major trade of the 2025-26 season. Not their last trade, period. Chances are still very good that UFAs like Evander Kane, Teddy Blueger, and David Kämpf are flipped by the March 9 Trade Deadline.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / February 18

Canucks News & Rumours: Rossi, Boeser, Demko, Tolopilo & Koskenvuo

The Olympic break showed up at exactly the right time for the Vancouver Canucks. When a team hits the bottom of the standings the way this one has, a couple of weeks away from the noise and frustration can feel like fresh air.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 18

A fully healthy Marco Rossi excited to show Canucks what he can add to the mix

Like anyone in any job, Marco Rossi wanted to impress his new bosses. So the 24-year-old Austrian did all he could to step into the Vancouver Canucks lineup right away after being acquired in December’s blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Wild.

Kirill Kudryavtsev News / Canucksarmy / February 18

CA’s top 15 Canucks mid-season prospect rankings: #3 Kirill Kudryavtsev

We continue on with our 2026 mid-season Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings here at CanucksArmy. Today, we bring you a young defender who has been relied on as a go-to skater for the Abbotsford Canucks since he arrived in 2024-25.

Jake Debrusk News / Canucksarmy / February 18

Canucks: In the hardest year of his career, Jake DeBrusk is learning to control what he can

The NHL’s Olympic break serves different purposes, depending on who you ask. For most, it’s a chance to rest, especially with a schedule that’s been as condensed as this year’s, thanks to NHL players participating in the Winter Olympics.

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

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 17

Scenes from practice: Boeser, Chytil, and more Canucks resume skating at UBC following Olympic break

After two weeks away from the rink, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice on Tuesday afternoon at the University of British Columbia. Due to the Olympics, National Hockey League guidelines restricted all teams from skating until 2 PM local time today.