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On Thursday, July 30th, the Vancouver Canucks announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Vancouver to explore the development of a new hockey development facility with the Britannia Community Services Centre. In their announcement, the team shared that the new site would be adjacent to the existing Britannia Ice…
On Friday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler to discuss several Canucks prospects and why he remains one of Zeev Buium’s biggest believers. Wheeler started by sharing his impressions from the World Junior Summer Showcase, where several Canucks prospects have been representing. “Rogowski looks…
It seems like a lifetime ago when the Vancouver Canucks were one of the NHL’s elite powers. But really, it’s only been two seasons. The endless drama, locker-room issues and…
For some, the plan is already set in stone. After completing his recently signed five-year extension, Macklin Celebrini will become an unrestricted free agent. And with no restrictions, he’ll obviously choose to sign in his hometown of Vancouver at that time. Probably at a discount, too, especially after his buddy Connor Bedard signed there the…
The Vancouver Canucks are once again connected to an interesting trade possibility. Reports that the team has shown interest in Seattle Kraken centre Shane Wright have created speculation about what…
Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 5th-ranked prospect, Kirill Kudryavtsev. Kirill Kudryavtsev Team: Abbotsford Canucks | Age: 22 | Position: Defence | Height: 5’11” | Weight: 201 lbs | Shoots: Left | Drafted: Seventh round, 208th overall, 2022 | Mid-season rank: #3 We finally…
The Seattle Kraken have spent the past several months searching for a star, and the Vancouver Canucks appear increasingly motivated to move one. Between the two Pacific Northwest clubs sits Shane Wright, a 22-year-old centre whose representatives have asked Seattle to find him a new team. Vancouver has contacted the Kraken about Wright; the…
The NHL’s salary cap was at least in part an attempt to promote league parity. Sure, it was probably always about controlling expenditures as much as anything, but the parity angle was a part of it. And, for a while there, the league did achieve a greater level of evenness. The recent surge in…
After only his rookie season, few doubted Elias Pettersson would become a longtime NHL superstar. Wayne Gretzky said after Pettersson’s first year in the NHL that his raw hockey IQ and playmaking ability reminded him of himself and Sidney Crosby. In Pettersson’s first six NHL seasons, he won the Calder Trophy, made four NHL All-Star…
Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 6th-ranked prospect, Brooks Rogowski. Brooks Rogowski Team: Oshawa Generals | Age: 18 | Position: C | Height: 6’7″ | Weight: 235 lbs | Shoots: Right | Drafted: Second round, 33rd overall, 2026 | Mid-season rank: N/A The Canucks…
The Canucks and Flames will likely be among the best-represented teams at the 2027 WJC.
On Tuesday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis to discuss Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra, Brooks Rogowski’s impressive showing at the World Junior Summer Showcase, Vancouver’s 2026 draft class as a whole, and where Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s development currently stands. Ellis has been one of…
When he suited up for Canada at Wednesday night’s World Junior Summer Showcase against Sweden, Braeden Cootes wasn’t just the top centre on Team Canada’s depth chart. The Vancouver Canucks prospect was also wearing the captain’s C. Sure, it’s only a late-July game at a quasi-competitive tournament where the outcomes matter far less than…
Two very different Vancouver Canucks stories are worth watching. One is that Evander Kane is unlikely to return to the team, but he represents a veteran trying to prove he…
The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday morning that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Vancouver to explore the development of a new hockey development facility with the Britannia Community Services Centre. In the announcement, the Canucks shared that the new facility will be adjacent to the existing Britannia Ice Rink….
Vancouver Canucks prospects Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra made their debuts at the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase on Wednesday as Team Canada opened the tournament with a 5-3 loss to Team Sweden in Windsor, Ont. Cootes wore the captain’s “C” and scored during a bonus overtime period (despite a losing result), while Malhotra…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that doesn’t take a week off, even when it’s taking a week off. Speaking of weeks, we’re only about seven of them away from the opening of Vancouver Canucks Training Camp 2026, set for September 17 in Penticton, BC. Every camp is a…
Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 7th-ranked prospect, Riley Patterson. Riley Patterson Team: Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | Age: 20 | Position: Centre/Right Wing | Height: 6’1″ | Weight: 192 lbs | Shoots: Right | Drafted: Fourth round, 125th overall (2024) | Previous rank: 5 Few…
Vancouver-born and longtime Canucks fan Macklin Celebrini just got paid. On Wednesday morning, news broke that the San Jose Sharks had inked their 20-year-old superstar centre to a five-year contract extension worth $18.8 million annually. That’s a total of $94 million, and yes, it’ll be paid in USD. Celebrini has one season remaining on…
The Vancouver Canucks are entering an important stage of their roster building. The organization is focused on developing young talent, creating internal competition, and finding players who can grow into…
Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra arrived at Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase from different starting points. One is returning to the national program with tournament experience, a bronze medal, and an appetite for a larger role this time around. The other pulled a Canadian jersey over his head for the first time this week and…
The Vancouver Canucks are coming off a really rough season. One of the worst in franchise history. Unfortunately, while the Canucks didn’t and don’t have a good roster, part of…
Three former Vancouver Canucks are still looking for places to play next season with six weeks to go before National Hockey League training camps open. Winger Evander Kane, along with defencemen Derek Forbort and Pierre-Olivier Joseph, are all unrestricted free agents and have been on the open market since July 1st. It’s quite possible…
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! Canucks broadcasts will be available on two different platforms for the next 12 years, as Prime Video and Sportsnet announced a new partnership to sublicense NHL national…
The trade that brought Linus Karlsson to the Vancouver Canucks is pretty straightforward and has proven to be a solid transaction for the hockey club. In February 2019, the Canucks acquired the now 26-year-old right-winger from San Jose in a one-for-one swap for Jonathan Dahlen. Now, Dahlen was supposed to be a prized piece…