Canucks sign Max Sasson to two-year contract extension

Sasson is currently on a one-year contract, which has a cap hit of $775,000.

The Birmingham, Mich. native came to the Canucks organization as an undrafted centre after a successful two seasons at Western Michigan University, joining the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, near the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

After spending the entire 2023-24 season with Abbotsford, Sasson made his NHL debut in November 2024. While he played in the AHL for most of the season, he scored three goals and four assists for seven points in 29 games. With Abbotsford, Sasson posted 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points. He went on to add another 14 points in 24 Calder Cup Playoff games, helping the Baby Canucks win the franchise’s first championship.

Though the 25-year-old started the 2025-26 season in Abbotsford, he was quickly called up by Vancouver in mid-October and has been with the big club ever since. He has already matched his career-high in games played (29) in the NHL, having scored six goals and two assists for eight points. Sasson potted a goal in a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres last Thursday, his first point since his two-point performance in a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 26. Sasson has a plus/minus of -1 while averaging 11:02 of ice time per game.

In 58 regular-season games in the NHL, Sasson has notched nine goals and six assists for 15 points. In 142 games with Abbotsford, both regular-season and postseason, he posted 41 goals and 55 assists for 96 points.

The Canucks (12-17-3) hold the worst record in the NHL, eight points back of the last Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.