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Scenes from morning skate: Cootes, Lekkerimäki, Mancini in spotlight as Canucks face young Oilers lineup

The Vancouver Canucks (0-2) play their first home preseason game tonight, hosting a young Edmonton Oilers squad (2-0) at Rogers Arena. Opening faceoff is set for 6 pm PT.

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Canucks place Matthew Stienburg on NHL waivers; Fix-Wolansky, Clayton and Schuldt clear

Ahead of their first home game of the preseason, the Vancouver Canucks have placed another player on waivers. The Canucks have placed forward Matthew Stienburg on NHL waivers on Thursday morning.

Andrei Kuzmenko News / Canucksarmy / September 24

Former Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko’s father killed in bear attack

A tragic story. On Thursday, reports circulated that former Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko’s father, Alexander, had been killed in a bear attack in Russia.

Thatcher Demko News / Professor Press Box / September 24

Canucks Get Some Bad News About Thatcher Demko

There was some news about Thatcher Demko on Thursday, although Canucks fans probably won’t be surprised. Demko has been placed on injured reserve with his hip injury, and the expectation now is that he won't be ready to start the 2026-27 season.

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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?"

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 24

What the latest round of cuts tells us about the Canucks’ opening night roster

The Vancouver Canucks, as of Tuesday, had played half of their four preseason games for the 2026-27 season. As of Wednesday morning, they’d completed about half of their required cuts before opening night.

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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 / September 24

How Aatu Räty solidified his NHL role in Canucks’ loss to Flames

If you’re going through the standouts from Tuesday night’s Vancouver Canucks preseason game, you might get a couple of names in before you reach Aatu Räty.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / September 23

Frank Seravalli Predicts Elias Pettersson Trade This Season

Frank Seravalli believes Elias Pettersson could be playing elsewhere before the 2026–27 season ends. Asked on Oilers Now whether the centre would finish

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 23

Scenes from practice: Canucks showing first looks at power play units

After paring their roster at the midway mark of the preseason, the Vancouver Canucks got down in numbers and skated as one group on Wednesday morning at Rogers Arena.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 23

3 Canucks standouts in preseason loss to Flames

The Vancouver Canucks’ first preseason game against the Seattle Kraken looked like two teams shaking off more than four months of rust. Their second game against the Calgary Flames looked much different.

Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker / September 23

Mark Messier torches Oilers for controversial Mike Babcock hiring

As part of their desperate desire to win a Stanley Cup with Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers have made a lot of controversial decisions over the past few years.

Brady Tkachuk expected to play in season opener despite status

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 23

Canucks place 3 players on NHL waivers, make 15 more roster cuts

Two days after their first wave of roster cuts, the Vancouver Canucks cut another 15 players, including three players placed on NHL waivers. Ty Mueller, Riley Patterson, Ilya Safonov, Chase Wouters, Kirill Kudryavtsev, and Sawyer Mynio have all been assigned to AHL Abbotsford.

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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 23

How the Canucks might be able to use waivers to upgrade their goaltending depth

Waivers seem to be a key part of the Vancouver Canucks’ strategy early on in the 2026-27 season. And we don’t mean medical waivers, though these Canucks might be so bad that you could reasonably need to sign one before watching them.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / September 23

Canucks News & Rumours: Räty, Bains, Cootes & Lankinen

The Vancouver Canucks lost 4-1 to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, but preseason scores are usually worth about as much as the paper they’re printed on.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 22

Cootes and Bains connect again as Canucks drop 3-1 to Flames

The three Canucks sporting letters tonight, Arshdeep Bains, Tom Willander, and Guillaume Brisebois, were all out on the ice to start the game. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen got the start tonight and was tested within the first minute.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 22

5 Canucks to watch in tonight’s preseason game vs. Flames

The Vancouver Canucks return to action tonight for their second and final road preseason game, travelling to Calgary to face the Flames. After dropping their preseason opener on Saturday to the Seattle Kraken, the Canucks will be icing a similar lineup of youth tonight against the Flames.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 22

Canucks’ Räty will hit his maximum allowed preseason games tonight: What it means for his 2026-27 outlook

Before Tuesday night’s Vancouver Canucks preseason game against the Calgary Flames, we learned that a player suiting up tonight will not be eligible to play for the rest of the preseason under the new CBA rules.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / September 22

Canucks: Novotný reflects on NHL preseason debut ahead of second game vs. Flames

Adam Novotný couldn’t keep the smile off his face when he spoke to reporters ahead of his NHL preseason debut on Saturday — and the same was true when we caught up with him this morning at Rogers Arena ahead of his second NHL preseason game, which comes tonight against the Calgary Flames.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 22

Scenes from morning skate: Cootes, Novotný & Rogowski among young Canucks suiting up vs. Flames

The Vancouver Canucks (0-1) continue their preseason tonight when they visit the Calgary Flames (0-1) at Scotiabank Saddledome. Puck drop is set for 6 pm PT.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 22

Mancini vs. Kudryavtsev: Who’s got the inside track on the Canucks’ 7th defenceman role?

Sunday marked the end of Vancouver Canucks training camp, which saw multiple storylines emerge. It seemed there were more roster and depth-chart spots up for grabs than in recent years, but one of the most intriguing battles to follow has been on the blueline.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / September 22

The Canucks May Have a Decision to Make at Center

Training camp is full of players trying to make an impression. Some do it with a big hit. Some score a couple of goals. Some say all the right things to reporters and then disappear when the puck drops.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Rumors / September 21

It’s All About Following the Rebuild Plan for the Vancouver Canucks

Optimism and hope for a bright future surround the Vancouver Canucks. During the Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin era of the Canucks, there was more chaos than creation.

Manny Malhotra News / The Hockey Writers / September 21

Canucks’ Manny Malhotra Is Taking a Different Approach to Training Camp

There are many ways for a new coach to make an impression. Some coaches give speeches. Some stand behind the bench looking serious. Some spend the first few days of training camp trying to convince everybody that things are going to be different.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / September 20

Canucks Weekly: Preseason Opener, Battles to Watch & Cootes Debate

The Vancouver Canucks are one step closer to opening night as they played the first of four preseason games on Saturday night. The sprint has begun with the regular season only eight days away, before the marathon 84-game slate begins with a home-and-home against the Edmonton Oilers on Sept.