It has been a struggle for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2025-26 NHL regular season, and it just got worse for them following the latest injury update on one of their defensemen.
According to a report by Iain McIntyre, later confirmed by the coach in the media scrum on Tuesday, Vancouver Canucks rookie defenseman Zeev Buium has a broken bone near his cheek after being struck by a puck on Sunday.
It’s been a hectic news day for Adam Foote and the Vancouver Canucks, and not in a fun way. Ahead of their game against the San Jose Sharks, Foote updated the assembled media on the status of Brock Boeser and Zeev Buium, neither of whom will dress against the Sharks due to injuries sustained in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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The Vancouver Canucks cannot seem to avoid the injury bug this season. Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced on Monday afternoon that forward Brock Boeser and defenceman Zeev Buium have been placed on injured reserve retroactive to January 25.
The Vancouver Canucks are going to be without their new young defenseman and a veteran winger for some time, as the team announced Monday afternoon that they have placed Zeev Buium and Brock Boeser on injured reserve.
Just as the Vancouver Canucks are getting healthy again, the injury bug strikes again. Defenceman Zeev Buium was struck in the face with a puck in the first period of Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
When the Vancouver Canucks traded their captain, Quinn Hughes, they may not have realized the character they were welcoming through the doors of Rogers Arena in Zeev Buium.
It’s been just over a month since the Quinn Hughes trade, and because of that, it feels like a good time to take a look at how the new guys are doing as members of the Vancouver Canucks. Since joining the team, all three players have received more opportunities than they had with the Minnesota Wild.
The Vancouver Canucks are not winning with Quinn Hughes out of their lineup. You don’t replace that kind of talent cleanly, and you certainly don’t do it overnight.
According to a team announcement, the Detroit Red Wings have activated defensive prospect Shai Buium from the season-opening injured reserve and reassigned him to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
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.
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Ahead of the Vancouver Canucks‘ game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night — a game where the Canucks blanked the New York Rangers 3-0 — Jonny Lazarus from our sister site Daily Faceoff caught up with new Canucks defenceman Zeev Buium.
The Minnesota Wild shocked the hockey world by being the team to acquire Quinn Hughes in a deal with the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. In exchange for Hughes, the Canucks were able to land the equivalent of four first-round assets: Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium, and a 2026 first-round pick.
The Vancouver Canucks made headlines on the weekend by finally moving on from captain Quinn Hughes, shipping him to the Minnesota Wild in return for Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick in 2026.
Yesterday on the road in New Jersey, the Vancouver Canucks pulled off a surprising 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils. It was a bit of a strange game because it was the first one without Quinn Hughes and with three new players in the lineup.
Some debuts whisper, and some debuts clear their throat and speak plainly. Zeev Buium’s first night as a Vancouver Canucks blueliner was the second kind.
Zeev Buium couldn't have scripted a better debut. A goal and an assist in the first seven minutes of his first game with the Vancouver Canucks was the kind of start that immediately endears a player to a new fanbase.
On Sunday, Dec. 14, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Vancouver Canucks for their first matchup of the season. This is a game that many fans look forward to, as the Hughes brothers typically face off.
Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in the first period of his debut for the Vancouver Canucks, who defeated the host New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday. He was the first defenseman in Canucks history to record a multi-point opening period with the team.
It hasn’t taken long for defenseman Zeeve Buium to show Vancouver Canucks fans what he’s all about. With a goal and an assist in his first game with Vancouver, Buium is on the board, giving fans in Vancouver reason to believe the sky might not be falling with Quinn Hughes going out the door and to the Minnesota Wild.
For a player of this caliber to get traded at this stage of their career, it is probably a good sign that something has gone terribly wrong with the franchise.
The Minnesota Wild now own the rights to the best Friday night news dump in NHL history.
The Minnesota Wild have had some strong rookies come through their lineup over the past few seasons, and this season is no different. They’ve had Hunter Haight, Liam Öhgren, Danila Yurov, and Zeev Buium all on their roster so far this season, and they’ve all made their impacts in different ways.
The Wild lost 5-2 to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in the second leg of a home-road back-to-back. It was a winnable game for Minnesota, who out-shot Dallas 41-25 and cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2 in the third period before a couple late empty-net goals ended their shot at a comeback.
While the start of the NHL season is still well over a month away, there will be a hockey-related event happening next week as the NHLPA/Upper Deck hosts their Rookie Showcase on Wednesday, September 3, in Arlington, Virginia, at the practice facility for the Washington Capitals.
The Minnesota Wild are expected to sign star defense prospect Zeev Buium to his entry-level contract in the coming days.
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