The date of July 1 is typically a very important one on the NHL calendar, and one especially important for the Vancouver Canucks. It’s Canada Day, of course.
Marcus Pettersson might’ve been the headliner in the February 1st trade, but the acquisition of Drew O’Connor in the transaction shouldn’t be overlooked.
Marcus Pettersson spent a large portion of the 2024/25 as the top rental D available on the NHL market. Until he wasn’t either of those things. The dramatic events of January 31, 2025, will continue to impact the Vancouver Canucks franchise for years to come.
In the history of the NHL, a total of 46 players have scored 50 goals in a season more than once. How many of the 46 can you name in six minutes?
The IIHF World Championship semifinals took place on Saturday morning with the three remaining Vancouver Canucks battling for a chance to punc their ticket to the finals.
We knew that one of these two Vancouver Canucks defenceman would be joining teammates Conor Garland and Drew O’Connor – after USA’s 5-2 victory over Finland earlier Thursday morning – in the semi-finals of the IIHF World Championships.
The IIHF World Championship tournament has concluded its round-robin play, and eight teams have advanced to the quarter-finals. All four of the Vancouver Canucks representatives have advanced, with two of them set to faceoff against one another.
The NHL is making a big change for its 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5. Instead of holding the actual drawing behind the scenes and then revealing
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet didn’t dodge any hard questions at Friday’s end-of-season media availability, including one of the more prominent ones: the long-rumored rift between Elias Pettersson and JT Miller, and how it played into the latter’s midseason trade to the New York Rangers.
Heading into tonight, the Canucks and Calgary Flames made up the NHL’s lowest and second-lowest goal totals since January 1st. This game was a series of broken plays from both teams early on.
With just hours remaining until the NHL trade deadline (noon PT on Friday, March 7, 2025), tension is palpable among Vancouver Canucks fans. To sell the farm or ride out the ship?
The Sharks have added some depth on the back end, acquiring defenseman Vincent Desharnais from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2028 fifth-round pick.
Are the the Vancouver Canucks disrespecting Brock Boeser with the recent deal they gave defenseman Marcus Pettersson?
The Vancouver Canucks did not waste any time locking up defenseman Marcus Pettersson. Less than a week after acquiring the lanky blueliner from the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canucks announced they’ve extended Pettersson on a six-year contract, worth $5.5 million AAV.
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t waste any time getting newly acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson inked to a new deal. The team announced on Wednesday night that Pettersson had signed a six-year contract extension.
The Canucks wasted little time getting pen to paper on a deal with one of their new acquisitions.
After their acquisition of defensemen Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor a few days ago, the Vancouver Canucks are already looking to extend them on news deals.
And just like that, the Pittsburgh Penguins capitalized on the Vancouver Canucks trade with the New York Rangers. General manager Kyle Dubas traded defenseman Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor to Vancouver late Friday night, just before midnight.
The deal, which includes several pieces, comes just hours after the Canucks moved. J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.
The Oilers and Canucks have reportedly demonstrated interest in acquiring the defenseman from the Penguins ahead of the March 7 trade deadline.
DETROIT — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson did not have a fun New Years Eve. The 28-year-old 6-foot-3 defenseman, who returned to the lineup for the first time in 17 days, did not have his typical stable, shutdown performance and was on the ice for three goals against the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 win Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have called up right-handed defenseman Nate Clurman from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Clurman, 26, has never played a game at the NHL level.
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan announced that defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Pettersson left Saturday’s overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators favoring his left leg after a hit into the boards.
KANATA, Ontario — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson was injured and left the game late in the first period. The Penguins soldiered onward with just five defensemen in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.
The Edmonton Oilers could certainly swing that total trade price.
It’s not hard to picture him getting an extension in the range of $5.5M to $6M per season on a long-term pact.
There has been no indication that Pittsburgh is uninterested in extending Pettersson, but the delayed negotiations could cause some unfortunate consequences for the team moving forward.
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