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Canucks select Adam Novotny 24th overall at 2026 NHL Entry Draft

There were a good number of trades in the lead-up to the pick, but the Vancouver Canucks have made their second first-round pick of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

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Caleb Malhotra insists he had no prior knowledge he’d be Canucks’ top draft pick

Caleb Malhotra swears he had no insider information that the Vancouver Canucks were using the third overall pick in the National Hockey League Draft to take him.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / June 26

Canucks select Adam Novotny No. 24 overall at the 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks have selected winger Adam Novotny with the No. 24 overall selection of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Novotny was projected to be selected around 15th overall on average across all of the main draft rankings, going as high as 10th and as low as 23rd.

Manny Malhotra News / Daily Faceoff / June 27

Caleb, Manny Malhotra had no idea Canucks were taking Caleb No. 3 overall in 2026 Draft

It’s officially a family affair in Vancouver, as first-year head coach Manny Malhotra will get the chance to coach his son in the NHL, as the Canucks used the No.

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The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

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Manny Malhotra News / Canucksarmy / June 26

Canucks fans react to drafting Caleb Malhotra third overall

It’s official: Caleb Malhotra is a Vancouver Canuck. On Friday, the Canucks used their third overall pick at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft to select the Brantford Bulldogs centreman.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Manny Malhotra News / The Hockey Writers / June 26

Canucks Draft Caleb Malhotra 3rd Overall

With the third pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks have selected Caleb Malhotra from the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 26

Canucks select centre Caleb Malhotra third overall at 2026 NHL Draft

The Vancouver Canucks have selected centre Caleb Malhotra with the third overall pick of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Malhotra, the son of new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra, put up 84 points through 67 regular-season games with the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs, before adding 26 points through 15 playoff games.

Manny Malhotra News / Daily Faceoff / June 26

Canucks select Caleb Malhotra No. 3 overall in 2026 NHL Draft

One of the top centers in the 2026 NHL Draft class is off the board. The Vancouver Canucks selected Caleb Malhotra, 18, with the third overall pick Friday night at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Rumors / June 26

Three Players the Vancouver Canucks Could Look to Move

Daily Faceoff: Irfaan Gaffar, on what the Vancouver Canucks could do this offseason. Who they should be looking to move? Tyler Yaremchuk: “What’s your best guess on what they get up to over the next three to five days here?

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 26

Vancouver Canucks 2026 NHL Draft primer

We made it, Vancouver Canucks fans. We are mere hours away from the 2026 NHL Draft, where we’ll see the Canucks select twice in the first round (third and 24th overall) for the first time since the 2014 NHL Draft.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / June 26

Which players should the Canucks look to move this offseason?

The Vancouver Canucks are coming off of one of the worst seasons in their franchise’s history, one that has set in stone that the team needs to rebuild.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 26

With NHL trade market hot leading into draft and free agency, Canucks’ front office faces its first real test

Analyzing the winners and losers of NHL trades is a tale as old as time. As soon as any kind of transaction is announced, it usually only takes a matter of minutes for a fan to reply on social media with the classic phrase “fleeced,” which starts endless debates online about the value of the assets that were dealt.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 26

Canucks News & Rumours: The Core, the Contracts & the Questions?

There’s a certain feel to the Vancouver Canucks right now that’s a little different than your classic “tear-it-down” offseason chatter. The word rebuild gets tossed around, sure, but the actions coming out of the front office don’t quite match that tone.

Elias Pettersson News / NHL Trade Talk / June 26

Why Pettersson Is the Canucks’ Most Complicated Roster Question

Elias Pettersson was supposed to be the easy part of the Vancouver Canucks’ future. Drafted as a franchise centre, developed into a high-end playmaker, and paid like a cornerstone at $11.6 million for six more seasons, he was meant to be the stable axis around which everything else rotated.

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Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / June 26

Canucks 2026 NHL Draft Guide & Predictions For First 2 Rounds

We are only hours away from the Vancouver Canucks adding at least two new blue-chip prospects to their farm system through the 2026 NHL Draft. If they can somehow pull off a trade involving Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk or Brock Boeser before the first round wraps up, they might even add more.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / June 26

Using past scoring profiles to find comparables for top prospects in 2026 NHL Draft

The day has come, Vancouver Canucks fans. We’ve finally reached draft day for the 2026 NHL Draft. With that, we’re finally going to see who the next crop of prospects will be that will hopefully play a major role in the next best Canucks team.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 25

Canucks’ Johnson says he won’t ask veterans to waive trade protection until he has deals in place

With plenty on his plate heading into the busiest week of the off-season, Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson says he’s talking to just about everyone in the hockey world in the hours leading up to Friday’s first round of the National Hockey League draft.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / June 25

6 notes from Ryan Johnson’s pre-draft media availability

We are one day away from the 2026 NHL Draft. Vancouver Canucks fans have been waiting for this event since the focus shifted from contending to building for the future.

Thatcher Demko News / Canucksarmy / June 25

Ryan Johnson not ready to commit to Thatcher Demko being ready for Canucks training camp

Thatcher Demko has stuck around Vancouver this offseason as the Canucks’ goaltender recovers from hip surgery, which he underwent in January. Demko shared a positive update via social media on Wednesday, posting that he was back on the ice for the first time since his surgery.

Braeden Cootes News / Professor Press Box / June 25

Canucks' Braeden Cootes and the Confidence Shift

There’s a moment in almost every young player’s career where the dream stops being abstract and starts becoming something you have to actually live inside.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 24

Free-agent focus: Vancouver Canucks

Free agency is just a week away, and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. Even with the UFA crop being thinned out in recent months, there will be some quality veterans set to hit the open market in July, while many teams also have key restricted free agents to re-sign.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / June 24

What Can Canucks Fans Enjoy If Winning Isn’t the Main Point?

The Vancouver Canucks were near the bottom of the NHL standings last season, and the team feels like it’s in the middle of a reset—maybe something closer to a rebuild, depending on how you want to label it.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / June 24

Canucks Pettersson, DeBrusk, Hronek & Boeser: Trade or Not?

There’s a growing sense around the Vancouver Canucks that this offseason might be more than just small tweaks around the edges. When the same core names

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / June 24

The NHL Trade Market Is On Fire — And the Canucks Can’t Just Watch

There is a sense of desperation and urgency sweeping through the NHL trade market right now. Cap space is being burned, wild and unexpected deals are going down, and teams are taking risks they wouldn’t dare consider in a quieter offseason.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / June 22

The Real Canucks Offseason Question Isn’t What You Think

If you’re trying to figure out what the Vancouver Canucks are really doing this summer, don’t start with July 1. Start with the structure of the roster they already have and the leverage they can create before the open market locks in everyone’s price.