The Vancouver Canucks have traded their captain and franchise defenceman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford
The Vancouver Canucks signed recently available centreman David Kampf to a one-year, $1.1 million contract over the weekend. Kampf became available for the Canucks after he and his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, mutually agreed to terminate the remaining two years and $4.8 million.
Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey ops, Jim Rutherford, said they aren’t interested in going through a rebuild, whether defenseman Quinn Hughes remains with the team long-term or not.
The Abbotsford Canucks got some good news ahead of their Wednesday night matchup against the San Jose Barracuda. Shortly before the game, Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin announced that Jonathan Lekkerimäki has been activated from Injured Reserve and reassigned to AHL Abbotsford.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Vancouver Canucks‘ loss to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night reignited plenty of conversations about whether or not the Canucks need to finally undergo a true rebuild of their own.
After the Vancouver Canucks acquired Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick, General Manager Patrik Allvin met with media to discuss the transaction, but also provided updates on the injuries of forwards Filip Chytil, Teddy Blueger, Jonathan Lekkerimäki and defenceman Derek Forbort.
Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours from us here at Last Word On Puck. Today we travel to the West Coast and check in on the Vancouver Canucks.
It’s been a story since before the 2025 offseason even began: The Vancouver Canucks would like to add a centre. Despite the team not adding one over the offseason, management hasn’t changed its tune about wanting to improve down the middle, with Jim Rutherford repeating his stance on the matter less than a month ago.
The Vancouver Canucks are likely to be shorthanded once again as their road trip continues Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. The Canucks won their game in Washington on Sunday, marking their third straight victory, but lost some bodies in the process.
Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome will miss their opening road trip due to an upper-body injury. Matthew Fairburn: Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that defensemen Owen Power and Mattias Samuelsson should be ready for their season opener on Thursday.
We’re just one more day away from the start of the Vancouver Canucks‘ 2025-26 regular season. We’ve had the opening night roster since Monday, and have plenty of time to chew on it.
It’s a day after the NHL roster deadline, and the 18-year-old Braeden Cootes is still on the Vancouver Canucks roster. On Tuesday, Cootes skated in between Evander Kane and Jonathan Lekkerimäki at Canucks practice.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin met with the media on Tuesday as his club practiced on the ice at Rogers Arena. As expected, the Canucks’ GM offered injury updates on forward Teddy Blueger and defenceman PO Joseph.
The Canucks have placed centre Nils Åman on NHL waivers for the purposes of assigning him to Abbotsford in the AHL, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Friday morning.
With the NHL’s 23-man opening-day roster deadline looming early next week, Thomas Drance of The Athletic is reporting that the Vancouver Canucks find themselves active in trade discussions.
On Monday evening, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced that forward Nils Höglander underwent successful lower-body surgery and will be out 8-10 weeks.
On Monday, at exactly noon Pacific time, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced that the club had signed forward prospects Riley Patterson and Gabriel Chiarot to three-year, entry-level contracts (ELCs).
It'll likely be a little while before we see Mark Friedman back in the National Hockey League as the Canucks will want him playing top-four minutes down in Abbotsford.