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Scenes from morning skate: Pettersson returns, Demko starts for Canucks vs. Sharks

After a brief holiday break, the Vancouver Canucks (15-18-3) return to work tonight when they host the San Jose Sharks (17-17-3) at Rogers Arena. The game is set for a 7pm puck drop.

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Canucks: Elias Pettersson discusses injury, Quinn Hughes trade, and more

Elias Pettersson makes his return to the Vancouver Canucks‘ lineup tonight as they get set to take on the San Jose Sharks in both teams’ return to action following the NHL’s Christmas break.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / December 27

Canucks News & Rumours: Hughes, Sherwood, DeBrusk, Allvin & Buium

Tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks arrives at an odd moment in the Vancouver Canucks’ season — one where clarity hasn’t followed change, but resilience has followed loss.

Elias Pettersson News / Canucksarmy / December 27

How should the Canucks’ lines look when Pettersson returns?

A lot has happened for the Vancouver Canucks since Elias Pettersson was last in the lineup. Pettersson last played on Friday, December 5, against the Utah Mammoth.

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The 'All-time points leader by NHL team' quiz

Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 27

When Brian Burke offered his thoughts on Elias Pettersson and JT Miller: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #5

What a year 2025 was for the Vancouver Canucks. A captain traded. A rebuild retool retool with a hybrid form. And of course, a feud between two star players, leading to one getting traded.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Braeden Cootes News / Canucksarmy / December 27

World Juniors: Canucks’ Cootes and Team Canada beat Czechia 7-5

The Christmas gifts have been handed out. The turkey dinner has been eaten. Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy one of the most anticipated stretches of hockey on the calendar — the U20 World Junior Championship.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / December 26

What the Canucks Risk Losing if They Tank the Season

For the Vancouver Canucks, the defining moment of their season arrived the day Quinn Hughes was traded. From that point on, pretending this was still a normal season became a kind of polite fiction.

Vancouver Canucks News / Breakaway on SI / December 26

Time for Canucks to Move On From Top Goalie and Forward

The Vancouver Canucks have to embrace the rebuilding process. There's no other way for the franchise to go after moving on from their best player and captain, Quinn Hughes.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 26

Canucks: Why Evander Kane’s trade value might be higher than you think

In a post-Hughes world, there’s a certain name we keep hearing at the centre of most Vancouver Canucks-related trade speculation. Rumour-mongers are saying “Sherwood” more than an inventory-taker at a hockey stick factory.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / December 26

The Embarrassing Lack of Logic in a Canucks’ Tank

I spent part of this morning doing what I usually do before sitting down to write — reading around, listening carefully, trying to figure out what other people think the story is before deciding whether I agree with it.

Brock Boeser News / Canucksarmy / December 26

Brock Boeser details Allvin’s last-minute phone call that kept him in Vancouver: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #7

It almost seemed like a guarantee that Brock Boeser’s Vancouver Canucks tenure had come to a close. That was, until one phone call changed everything. That’s a phrase we often say in hockey when reporting on contract negotiations, specifically when two sides appear destined for a breakup.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 25

World Juniors: Draft-Eligible prospects Canucks fans should be watching

The World Junior Championship always offers an intriguing glimpse into the NHL’s future. But for the Vancouver Canucks, this year’s edition comes with far more riding on it.

Liam Ohgren News / The Hockey Writers / December 25

Canucks May Get More From Liam Ohgren Than They Expected

When the Vancouver Canucks traded Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, the reaction was immediate and emotional. Franchise defencemen don’t get traded quietly, and they don’t get replaced easily.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 25

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: Generate more high-danger chances consistently

Christmas is always a good time to ask for things, right? The title seems like common sense. Yeah, no duh, the Vancouver Canucks want to create more high-danger chances.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 25

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: Pick in the top-2 of the 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks’ franchise defenceman and former captain is no longer in the picture, giving this team a grim short-term outlook. With little in the system to provide immediate hope, the time to invest in a true game-breaking forward was yesterday.

Marco Rossi News / Canucksarmy / December 24

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: For Marco Rossi to solve the centre depth issues

When the Vancouver Canucks shocked the hockey world and dealt Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster trade, one of the positions the team was hoping to fill was the second-line centre position.

Braeden Cootes News / Canucksarmy / December 24

When the Canucks drafted Braeden Cootes: Top 10 Canucks stories of 2025 – #8

Team Canada forward Braeden Cootes. That’s got a nice ring to it. With the World Juniors just a couple of days away, it sure is fitting that the Canucks’ selection of Braeden Cootes at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft comes in at number eight on our list of the top Canucks stories of 2025.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / December 24

Canucks News & Rumours: Kane Trade, Sasson, Hughes & Buium

Given the huge changes to the Vancouver Canucks this season, every lineup decision gets filtered through the same quiet question: where is the team headed?

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / December 24

The Canucks’ Hybrid Rebuild, and What It Really Means

The Canucks’ front office has started talking about a “hybrid rebuild.” On first listen, it feels like jargon—something to make headlines. Analysts and insiders are having a difficult time figuring out exactly what it means.

Elias Pettersson News / Canucksarmy / December 24

Canucks Christmas Wishlist: For the Olympics to be part of the solution, not the problem, for Elias Pettersson

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games seem to be off to a rocky start, and we’re still a good six weeks out from the opening ceremonies. When it comes to the sport of ice hockey, specifically, the rinks being built in Milan are running short on construction time and, well, on rink.

Kiefer Sherwood News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 24

Kiefer Sherwood viewed as ‘great fit’ for Bruins after Canucks trade talks

The Vancouver Canucks are likely nowhere near done in the trade market after dealing Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. The early returns on the Hughes trade have been good with the success of Zeev Buium, and general manager Patrik Allvin is looking to add even more depth in the prospect pool.

Brock Boeser News / NHL Trade Talk / December 21

What Comes Next for Brock Boeser in Vancouver?

Hockey moves fast, and sometimes you don’t see the consequences at the time. Brock Boeser’s seven-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks made sense when he signed it.