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Canucks Prospect Showcase Notebook: Thoughts on Alriksson, Medvedev, Lekkerimäki, Willander, and more

Game 1 of the inaugural Prospect Showcase between the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken is in the books. The night had a bit of everything. From early nerves and physicality to highlight goals, and then an unfortunate third-period collapse by the Vancouver Canucks.

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Cootes, Willander, and more Canucks prospects hit the ice in preparation for showcase vs. Kraken prospects

The Vancouver Canucks’ Prospect Showcase roster hit the ice for the first time on Thursday morning at the Abbotsford Centre. Abbotsford Head Coach Manny Malhotra led today’s drills ahead of this weekend’s two-game showcase between the Canucks and Seattle Kraken.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 10

Daniel Gee: Canucks invite intriguing Vancouver Giants player to Prospect Showcase

Tom Willander, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Braeden Cootes, Elias Pettersson, Sawyer Mynio, Aleksie Medvedev … the gang is all here, making the 2025 Vancouver Canucks Prospect Showcase Roster loaded with the organization’s best young talent.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 9

Tom Willander, Jonathan Lekkerimäki highlight Canucks 2025 Prospects Showcase Roster

The Vancouver Canucks have officially released the 2025 Prospects Showcase Roster. Composed of 13 forwards, eight defencemen, and two goaltenders, the group will practice in Abbotsford this Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am PT.

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The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

The 'NHL's multiple Hart Trophy winners' quiz

The '50-goal NHL seasons since 2000-01' quiz

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 4

Willander scores sweet goal in 4-on-4 scrimmage as DeBrusk joins Canucks teammates at UBC

The Vancouver Canucks hit the ice at the University of British Columbia for the second consecutive day. It was a similar turnout from yesterday, with one new face, Jake DeBrusk.

NHL News / Yardbarker

Current NHL players who have the best chances to reach 500 goals

Getting to 500 NHL goals is not as rare as it used to be, but it certainly still is not commonplace. Heading into the 2025-26 season, 48 players have done it.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / August 30

3 Canucks Who Could Make Their NHL Debut This Season

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to rebound after a disappointing season in 2024-25 and will now be looking towards the playoffs. The team has done a pretty good job at drafting talent over the last several years and has added players to their organization that will be useful over the next number of seasons.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 30

The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects, ranked by trade value

‘Tis the season for prospect rankings, apparently. In recent weeks, two of the leading online hockey publications put out their rankings of the top-NHL-affiliated prospects.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / August 26

Is Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki becoming underrated?

The fine folks over at EliteProspects released their annual ranking of the top 100 NHL-affiliated prospects last week, and three Vancouver Canucks prospects made the list.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / July 29

CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #1 Tom Willander

We are back with the summer 2025 edition of our CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks prospect rankings. We’ve officially hit our top-ranked prospect, a smooth-skating two-way defender who’s added some more big-game accolades to an already hefty young resume.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 15

Pacific Notes: Willander, Raty, Lekkerimaki, Eichel, Uljanskis, Thornton

After the Canucks made another piece of offseason business in trading goaltender Arturs Silovs to the Penguins over the weekend, The Athletic’s Thomas Drance took a deep dive into the roster math that lies ahead and what other moves could be coming.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / May 28

Canucks’ Tom Willander Should Play a Big Role Next Season

The Vancouver Canucks now look to the future, and they finally signed 2023 first-round pick Tom Willander to a three-year entry-level contract. There was some contention through the process of getting the contract completed as negotiations hit a standstill.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 15

With Willander under contract, is the Canucks’ blueline complete?

The Willander Watch is over. What was believed to be a disagreement over performance bonuses turned out to be exactly that, as Tom Willander’s camp and the Vancouver Canucks’ front office met in the middle to sign an ELC with slightly higher bonuses than last year’s 11th overall received – but only slightly.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 15

Breaking down Tom Willander’s entry-level contract with the Canucks

Shortly after they named Adam Foote as their next head coach, the Vancouver Canucks signed their top defensive prospects Tom Willander to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / May 15

Canucks News & Rumours: Foote, Willander, Romani & More

In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News and Rumours, the search for Rick Tocchet’s successor is over as it was announced on Wednesday that Adam Foote has been promoted from assistant to head coach.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Last Word On Sports / May 14

Vancouver Canucks Sign Top NHL Prospect to their Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract

After a lengthy contract dispute, the Vancouver Canucks have signed star prospect Tom Willander to an entry-level deal. The three-year deal begins in the 2025-26 regular season and includes $800,000 worth of bonuses.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 14

Canucks sign Tom Willander to three-year, entry-level contract

After a long and drawn-out, and highly publicized negotiation, one of the top prospects in the Vancouver Canucks system has inked his first NHL contract.

Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / May 14

Canucks sign top prospect Tom Willander to entry-level contract

The Vancouver Canucks have signed top defensive prospect Tom Willander to a three-year, entry level contract. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli initially reported in April that Willander was going to sign with the Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 14

Canucks sign No. 11 overall pick in 2023 draft to entry-level deal

The Canucks announced they’ve signed Tom Willander, the organization’s top defense prospect, to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning next season.

Vancouver Canucks News / Hockey Latest / May 10

New Report Confirms The Vancouver Canucks Are Making Another Push To Sign Tom Willander

The Vancouver Canucks have been trying to sign top prospect Tom Willander, and now, it appears that negotiations could be moving forward in a hurry. To this point, the Canucks had been unsuccessful in luring Willander to Vancouver on an NHL contract.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 9

The scarcity of Tom Willander’s position should reasonably give him more bargaining power with the Canucks

The Tom Willander contractual stand-off with the Vancouver Canucks has now entered its second month, and there is no sign of a resolution in sight. By this point, the issue has persisted long enough, and both sides have commented enough, that we have a surprisingly clear inside view of the dispute.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / May 5

Canucks prospect Tom Willander not selected for Sweden’s IIHF World Championship roster

One of the top prospects in the Vancouver Canucks system is going to have to wait for his first shot at the senior national stage. Sweden announced its roster for the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship, with defenceman Tom Willander’s name being left off.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 27

Canucks, prospect Tom Willander remain in contract dispute

Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander remains in contract limbo and is currently wondering what his future holds, per Cam Robinson of eliteprospects.com.

Vancouver Canucks News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 19

Contract talks not going well between Canucks and top defenseman prospect

He was the 11th overall pick back in 2023 after a solid year in Sweden’s junior system that saw him put up 25 points in 39 games.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucks Daily / January 17

Tom Willander's Advisor Hints at When Vancouver Canucks Top Prospect May Come to the NHL

The advisor for Vancouver Canucks top prospect Tom Willander has hinted at when he may make the jump to professional hockey and join the club in the NHL.