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Canucks prospect Caleb Malhotra may have had his 'coming out party' at NCAA level

It was a slow start to his NCAA career for Vancouver Canucks prospect and 2026 third overall pick Caleb Malhotra at Boston University. But after this weekend, the point production has started to follow.

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Could the Canucks get involved in a Simon Edvinsson trade?

In most years, Simon Edvinsson would be the biggest name to hit the trade market in the NHL. But this is 2026, the year of the wildest offseason in league history, and so, of course, Edvinsson isn’t even the only unsigned 25-and-under RFA holdout LD with top-pairing potential on the market right now.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 18

Canucks: Caleb Malhotra calls Adam Novotný ‘a steal’ and shares his goals for the season

The Vancouver Canucks third overall pick, Caleb Malhotra, gave his fellow 2026 Canucks first-round pick glowing remarks in a recent interview with Marco D’Amico. When asked about Adam Novotný, Malhotra said, “I couldn’t believe he was still up there…It was awesome.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 1

4 Canucks prospects on Daily Faceoff’s top 75 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings

Shortly after releasing their prospect pool rankings, Daily Faceoff’s prospect expert Steven Ellis dropped his top 75 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings, and had four Vancouver Canucks on the list.

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Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 23

Canucks News & Rumours: Johnson, Malhotra, Pettersson & No More Pretending

There is something different about the Vancouver Canucks this summer. It isn’t that the team is suddenly good. It isn’t that Ryan Johnson and Manny Malhotra have already proved they can build a Stanley Cup contender.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

NHL News / Draft Nation / August 21

The Top Five 2026 NHL Draft Picks

The first five players taken in the 2026 NHL draft have already demonstrated their talents throughout their amateur careers. Now the question is—can they show off those skills and make significant contributions to the teams that picked them this season?

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 20

Reuinted with Malhotra, what Max Sasson will Canucks fans see in 2026-27?

Many critics have questioned the Vancouver Canucks‘ player development department in recent years, but Max Sasson has emerged as one of its biggest success stories.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 17

Why Caleb Malhotra and 13 other Canucks prospects are expected to miss training camp

The Vancouver Canucks open training camp in Penticton next month, but a sizeable portion of their prospect pool will already be scattered across North America and Europe, including the most important prospect in the organization.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 13

Canucks News & Rumours: Could Malhotra Be the Next Leader and Buium the Next Star?

There is something fun about watching a team build for the future. You don’t know exactly what these young players will become, of course, but every once in a while you see something that makes you stop and wonder.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 12

31 days, 31 questions: Which Canucks prospect will make their NHL debut next?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / August 10

Why Caleb Malhotra is a good fit for the Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to dig themselves out of the basement of the NHL over the next few years as they try to re-establish themselves among the ranks of contenders in the Western Conference.

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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 / August 4

CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #1 Caleb Malhotra

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / August 2

The Canucks Found Something Special in Caleb Malhotra

One of the things that stands out about young players at tournaments like the World Junior Summer Showcase is that they are not just trying to score goals.

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Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 2

Canucks News & Rumours: Malhotra’s Growth, Tolopilo Decision & the Challenge of Options

In the NHL, August is not usually a time when big stories are easy to find. But it is a time when organizations start looking more closely at what they

NHL News / Canucksarmy / July 31

Exploring an Elias Pettersson for Shane Wright 1-for-1 swap

The Seattle Kraken have spent the past several months searching for a star, and the Vancouver Canucks appear increasingly motivated to move one. Between the two Pacific Northwest clubs sits Shane Wright, a 22-year-old centre whose representatives have asked Seattle to find him a new team.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 30

Canucks prospects Cootes and Malhotra impress in Canada’s showcase opener

Vancouver Canucks prospects Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra made their debuts at the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase on Wednesday as Team Canada opened

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 29

Canucks prospects Cootes and Malhotra earn early opportunities at World Junior Showcase

Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra arrived at Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase from different starting points. One is returning to the national program with tournament experience, a bronze medal, and an appetite for a larger role this time around.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 24

Canucks prospects Malhotra and Cootes named to Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase roster

Two Vancouver Canucks first-round picks will be among the players competing to earn a place on Canada’s next World Junior squad. Hockey Canada named Caleb Malhotra and Braeden Cootes to its National Junior Team Summer Showcase roster on Friday afternoon.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / July 24

Canucks Fans As Excited About Caleb Malhotra as Quinn Hughes

Every fan base has a prospect who totally changes the mood. For the Vancouver Canucks, that guy was Quinn Hughes. He went from “maybe he’s the future” to becoming one of the league’s best defencemen and the Canucks’ captain.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / July 24

Canucks News & Rumours: Åman Leaves, Malhotra Arrives & New Era Begins

There is something interesting happening with the Vancouver Canucks right now. The team is in that difficult stage where it starts moving away from what it had and building toward what it hopes to become.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Canuck Way / June 26

Caleb Malhotra breaks down what separates him from his dad

The Vancouver Canucks made an expected choice when they selected Caleb Malhotra with the third overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday night. Malhotra, who had long been a target of the Canucks during the pre-draft process, will now be coached by his father Manny, who was hired as Vancouver’s new head coach on June 1.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Canuck Way / May 26

Drafting Caleb Malhotra is not the mistake, taking him 3rd overall is

The Vancouver Canucks have not shied away from demonstrating their love for Caleb Malhotra, the 17 year old centre of the Brantford Bulldogs. But the organization is at the start of their rebuild and the Canucks seemingly have nothing.