With both the Vancouver and Abbotsford Canucks’ 2023–24 seasons officially in the books, the focus now shifts to the off-season and managing their list of pending free agents.
After a four-day break in action, any momentum either team had gained from game one was long gone. In a crucial game two of a best-of-five series, the Canucks had their moments, but ultimately faced an incredible performance from the opposing netminder.
Along with their NHL team making the playoffs, Vancouver Canucks fans will also have American Hockey League (AHL) playoff hockey to watch as Vancouver’s AHL team the Abbotsford Canucks clinched a playoff spot at the beginning of April.
The Abbotsford Canucks 2024 slump era continued Friday night with a special teams-driven overtime loss to the Bakersfield Condors. On the one hand, the club broke their power play scoring drought with not one but two PPGs!
In their fourth and final matchup of the season against the San Diego Gulls, the Abbotsford Canucks aimed for a commanding 3–1 series win. Despite a chance for victory, the Canucks fell short, dropping a 2-1 decision in a shootout.
Despite being a quiet night at the Abbotsford Centre, the second game of the back-to-back between the Abbotsford Canucks and Ontario Reign proved to be an electric one.
It’s the middle of July, which means we’re writing about prospects here at CanucksArmy. It also means that Chris Faber and I are regularly talking about prospects on our podcast, Canucks Conversation. And on Thursday’s episode, we asked our listeners to join in on the conversation via our Atlas Goods poll question.
A right-shot defence prospect appearing in a Canucks jersey is about as rare as a shiny Chansey in the Safari Zone. Filip Johansson was a free agent signing last year and played a final season in the SHL before joining Abbotsford in the AHL playoffs.
Welcome to the latest Vancouver Canucks Prospects Report. With the offseason in full swing for many prospects and the Abbotsford Canucks one loss away from elimination, this might be one of the last reports until the 2023-24 season.
Folks, we’re not sure what to tell you. On Wednesday night, the Abbotsford Canucks rallied back from two one-goal deficits to force overtime, only to lose.
It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks need help on their defence. They’re looking down every alley and making those desperate calls. Last year, the Canucks signed European free agent defenceman Filip Johansson, and according to Jeff Marek on the 32 Thoughts Podcast, the Canucks have shown interest in 21-year-old Valtteri Pulli.
We all know how hard right-shot defencemen are to come by in the hockey world. And the Canucks were able to pick one up for free last summer with the free agent signing of Filip Johansson.
Loui Eriksson isn’t done playing yet. The former Vancouver Canucks forward has signed a contract with Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League to continue his pro hockey career.
Are we too high on this shiny new organizational toy? Welcome to the 2022 Edition of the Vancouver Canucks Top 25 Under 25 Rankings. The list includes all players in the Canucks system who were born after June 30th, 1998.
This edition of the Vancouver Canucks Prospects Report will be covering the potential of two recent Swedish free agent signings in pivot Nils Åman and former Minnesota Wild first-rounder Filip Johansson.
If Johansson can regain his development and reach the defensive ceiling he had when the Wild drafted him, it’ll be a gamble worth taking for the Canucks.
Johansson, 22, has played in Sweden ever since former Wild general manager Paul Fenton selected him 24th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.
The 2018 first-round pick will become an unrestricted free agent, and the Wild will receive a compensatory pick in this year’s draft, which will be 56th overall.
The Wild have been waiting for a while to get prospect defenseman Filip Johansson under contract, and it appears they’ll have to wait even longer now.
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