Following Friday night’s 5-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice at UBC for practice. Evander Kane and Tom Willander were absent from practice.
Franchise records are being broken! The Vancouver Canucks lost 4-3 to the New York Islanders in a decent enough battle. They didn’t roll over and give up, actually managing to put up a fight.
The Vancouver Canucks (16-25-5) wrap up a six-game road trip when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (20-19-7) at Nationwide Arena. Tonight’s game is set to begin at 4 pm PT.
Favorite NHL Day of the week, everyone, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. It is a brilliant 10-game slate with a little bit of something for everyone, so let’s dive in.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
After a travel day on Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks hit the ice at Key Bank Arena in Buffalo on Monday afternoon as the team prepares for the opener of a six-game road trip on Tuesday, which will kick off the second half of the team’s schedule.
The Vancouver Canucks no longer have one of the best defencemen in the NHL patrolling their blue line. While that would usually spell doom for most teams, the Canucks appear set to weather that storm with their solid stable of young defencemen now led by 20-year-olds Zeev Buium and Tom Willander.
Once the Vancouver Canucks drafted Tom Willander 11th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, there was immediate pressure on him. The 2023 draft was considered very deep, with potential impact players at every position, including in the middle of the first round.
Welcome back to Stars of the Week at CanucksArmy ! Every week, we’ll be bringing you our Top Three best and brightest performers on the Vancouver Canucks that week.
The Ducks were all over the Canucks early in this one. There were defensive breakdowns all over the ice, and Nikita Tolopilo had to be sharp early. So naturally, the Canucks scored the first goal of the game.
It’s rare for freshly drafted European prospects to take the collegiate route, especially right out the gate post-draft. Yet the Vancouver Canucks have now seen a pair of draftees take that less-traditional development route over the last few years.
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.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks Prospects Report, we will take a look at the latest from the Canucks’ last two first-round picks, Tom Willander and Braeden Cootes, who are both impressing in Vancouver and Seattle, respectively.
Dancing in the Music City. The Vancouver Canucks came out on top by a 5-4 overtime scoreline against the Nashville Predators. It wasn’t the prettiest of affairs, and the Canucks weren’t exactly in the driver’s seat the entire contest despite what the scorelines said.
The Vancouver Canucks made a trio of roster moves on Tuesday, including most notably calling up prospect Tom Willander. Willander was selected 11th overall by Vancouver in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander remains in contract limbo and is currently wondering what his future holds, per Cam Robinson of eliteprospects.com.