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Sportsnet to broadcast 33 Canucks games nationally; Friedman and Bieksa returning to ‘Saturday Night Hockey’

On Wednesday morning, Sportsnet PR shared their new scheduling plans for the 2026-27 NHL season. The broadcast station announced it will show over 550 games this season, including 150 regional blackouts lifted.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / September 2

The Two Biggest Free Agents in the NHL Right Now Aren’t Players

The NHL’s free-agent market apparently isn’t limited to players. Two of the biggest personalities in hockey broadcasting, Elliotte Friedman and Kevin Bieksa, are officially “free agents” heading into the 2026-27 season after failing to reach new agreements with Rogers Sportsnet before their previous contracts expired.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / June 11

Another round of expansion is coming, will the rebuilding Canucks be ready?

Dread it, run from it, another expansion draft arrives, all the same. There has been speculation about the next round of NHL expansion ever since the last round concluded with the introduction of the Seattle Kraken.

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The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 26

The Kevin Bieksa Trade Tree: How a 2015 Canucks deal still impacts the NHL

After 10 seasons and 597 games in Vancouver Canucks colours, popular defenceman Kevin Bieksa realized the time had come for a change of scenery. The Canucks were a few years removed from their back-to-back Presidents’ Trophy-winning seasons, and the veteran wanted a chance to pursue a Stanley Cup championship.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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 / Canucksarmy / March 14

Bieksa: If the Sedins got touched, I would fight Andre the Giant

Team toughness is once again the talk of the town in the NHL, largely thanks to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The conversation went nuclear on Thursday after Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas hit Leafs centre Auston Matthews with a knee-on-knee collision, and none of the other Leafs’ players went after Gudas in defence of their superstar captain.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / January 27

Once upon a time, Macklin Celebrini wanted the Canucks to rebuild

What Macklin Celebrini is doing in his sophomore NHL season is downright ridiculous. After a rookie campaign in which he put up 63 points in 70 games as an 18-year-old, the North Vancouver native’s 26 goals and 48 assists through 50 games this season have him on pace to finish 2025-26 with 43 goals and 122 total points.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 13

Bieksa offers thoughts on Hughes’ Canucks legacy and raves about Zeev Buium

It’s been a turbulent 24 hours in Vancouver since the news broke Friday night that Canucks’ franchise cornerstone and team captain Quinn Hughes was traded to the Minnesota Wild.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / October 22, 2025

Flames Forward a Lightning Rod in Calgary as Bieksa Calls Out Team Culture

Yegor Sharangovich has found himself at the center of the storm in Calgary — not just for his play, but as the poster boy of a “culture problem” within the Flames’ organization.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 28, 2025

Ex-Canuck Kevin Bieksa’s son invited to Vancouver Giants training camp

Less than a week after the news of Henrik Sedin’s son, Valter, being named to Team Canada’s U18 national soccer team, another Vancouver Canucks legend’s child is taking the next step in his sports career.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 14, 2025

Top 50 Canucks players of all time: #28 – Kevin Bieksa

Join us this summer as we count down the top 50 Vancouver Canucks players of all time! #28: Kevin Bieksa It all started with a punch at an Earl’s parking lot in Winnipeg.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / June 16, 2025

What the Oilers Must Fix to Force Game 7

As the Edmonton Oilers face elimination again, the Hockey Night in Canada panel—Ron MacLean, Kelly Hrudey, and Kevin Bieksa—offered a compelling breakdown of what the team must do to survive Game 6.

Florida Panthers News / Blade of Steel / June 10, 2025

Kevin Bieksa Sounds Off, Sending a Clear Warning to the Florida Panthers on Sam Bennett

Sam Bennett's future appears to be with Florida despite interest in free agency, but now Kevin Bieksa has sent a major warning to not overpay him. Sam

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Dallas Stars News / Blade of Steel / May 25, 2025

NHL Analyst Kevin Bieksa Blasts Roope Hintz and Stars for Disrespecting Connor McDavid

Roope Hintz missed Game 3 after an injury, and for some reason, Kevin Bieksa called him and the Stars out for disrespecting Connor McDavid following the injury.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Trade Talk Sports / May 1, 2025

Could the Maple Leafs Benefit from a Bit More Panic?

During the second-period intermission of Game 5—a 4–0 loss that reignited every postseason anxiety in Toronto—analyst Kevin Bieksa observed that the Maple Leafs didn’t look panicked.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucks Daily / March 3, 2025

Former Canuck has some choice words for Vancouver

Former Canuck Kevin Bieksa has some choice words for Vancouver following loss

Former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa called out the team following their 6-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Hockey Night in Canada.

NHL Rumors: Don’t Rule Out the Vancouver Canucks Extending Brock Boeser

Canucks Should Sign Tom Willander This Season

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The 'NHL Norris Trophy winners' quiz

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucks Daily / February 28, 2025

Kevin Bieksa's son Cole Signs Contract with Junior Hockey Team in British Columbia

The son of former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa will be continuing his hockey career in British Columbia next season. Kevin Bieksa enjoyed plenty of success in British Columbia during his ten seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and now his son will have his opportunity to make a name for himself in the province.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 27, 2025

Bieksa recalls Canucks’ efforts to help Henrik Sedin win 2010 Art Ross Trophy

One of the Vancouver Canucks’ most memorable players recalled a night that gave the great Henrik Sedin an individual accolade. On an episode of Energy

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / February 23, 2025

Ex-Canucks Edler and Bieksa reunite for star-studded ‘LA Strong’ charity game

Two former Vancouver Canucks fan favourites, Alex Edler and Kevin Bieksa, will lace up as teammates once again as they take part in the Skate for LA charity

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Hockey Patrol / January 27, 2025

Maple Leafs top defenseman could be moved as trade chip after Kevin Bieksa's analysis

Amid a severely regressed defensive game and a lack of offensive production, it's led to his demotion from the first PP unit.

Who wants what Toronto is selling?

Perfect center target for Leafs emerges as possible deadline acquisition

Watch: Capitals goalie had the most ridiculous save of the season

Nathan MacKinnon has strong reaction to 'shocking' Mikko Rantanen trade

Oilers star a big reason Rantanen was traded by the Avalanche

Devils dealing with two key injuries

Edmonton Oilers News / House of Hockey / January 20, 2025

Bieksa shares his bold take on McDavid's controversial cross-check

Kevin Bieksa shares his bold take on Connor McDavid's controversial cross-check

Kevin Bieksa was the latest media personality to join in on the Connor McDavid saga following his vicious cross-check, and he had quite the bold take to share.

Oilers C Connor McDavid meeting with NHL for cross-checking

NHL power rankings: Jets zoom to top, but what elite teams hover below them?

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