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Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re looking into what the Canucks should feel good about heading into next season. When the curtain closed on the Vancouver Canucks’…
As part of TheHockeyNews.com's current series ranking the off-seasons of every NHL team, we're focusing today's article on team No. 13 – the Vancouver Canucks.
The career path of Victor Mancini is really a wild one. He started in the USHL before heading to the Swedish Junior ranks for his 17-year-old season in 2019-20, an unusual move for an American-born prospect. That was his first year of draft eligibility, but Mancini went unselected. Due to some complications with COVID…
Connor Bedard is chasing a Stanley Cup, but history shows it's no easy feat. Only 19 of 64 NHL first overall picks have ever lifted hockey's ultimate prize.
It seems all but guaranteed that the long-term legacy of the front office led by Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin will be a mixed one. On the one hand, Rutherford and Allvin did not succeed at the job they set out to do, which was to turn the Vancouver Canucks into a competitive team….
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re looking into what the Canucks should be concerned about heading into next season. After finishing last in the NHL during the…
These 5 NHL teams are built to make the playoffs this season after missing out a year ago.
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced four players/team executives/contributors for its Hall of Fame class of 2026, which included a current member of the Vancouver Canucks staff. The Penguins inducted Former Canucks President of Hockey Operations and current Canucks Senior Advisor Jim Rutherford into their Hall of Fame. A well-earned place among the greats….
After flipping Marcus Pettersson on free agency day, the Vancouver Canucks didn’t have many experienced defencemen options on the roster heading into 2026-27. That changed after they signed Jamie Oleksiak to a two-year, $5 million AAV deal to bolster the back end. It’s a tidy contract, given where the cap picture is at this point,…
Unlike previous years, the Vancouver Canucks had a lot of draft capital heading into the 2026 NHL Draft. In addition to their two first-round picks (third and 24th overall), they…
There is something different about the Vancouver Canucks right now. It isn’t that the team is suddenly good. It isn’t that Ryan Johnson and the Sedins have already proved they…
It’s kind of funny we haven’t heard more about the Vancouver Canucks goaltending situation this season, especially given the history of this franchise and its frequent experience of crease-related controversies. In the end, it’s probably largely a consequence of the team’s continued path through a rebuild. If winning games in the 2026-27 isn’t the aim,…
While the Vancouver Canucks haven’t been the best team at shutting down great opponents in recent seasons, there are always a few players who stand out as extra difficult to…
The Vancouver Canucks have a problem in net heading into training camp, and it isn't a shortage of talent. It's the opposite. Vancouver enters 2026-27 with three capable NHL goaltenders on the roster: Thatcher Demko, Kevin Lankinen, and Nikita Tolopilo. Per The Hockey Writers , the question that will define camp is whether the Canucks keep all three or settle into a traditional 1A/1B tandem, and that decision "will likely be answered over the course of training camp and the preseason, de...
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re examining whether forward Filip Chytil is best suited to play his regular position at centre, or down the wing. Filip Chytil…
For the third straight year, we are conducting a late-summer thought exercise. Over the next week, we will present a pair of options and ask you which is more likely to occur this coming season. Without the benefit of a crystal ball, of course, it’s impossible to know how things will go. So we will…
It was officially ratings week for EA Sports NHL 27. On Monday, they announced that Connor McDavid would be the first player in the franchise to be given a 99 rating. On Tuesday, they released the top forward rankings. On Wednesday, EA Sports released its full top-300 list, including defence and goaltender ratings. That…
The son of Vancouver Canucks legend Henrik Sedin is returning to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Many critics have questioned the Vancouver Canucks‘ player development department in recent years, but Max Sasson has emerged as one of its biggest success stories. After signing with the team as a college free agent in 2023, Sasson spent most of two years developing in Abbotsford, splitting time between the AHL and NHL. Last…
As we enter the final season of hockey at the historic Saddledome, we thought we would spend some time celebrating the history of the iconic building. So, throughout August, we’re taking a look back at key games and key moments in Saddledome history. Next up: the Flames return to the post-season for the first time…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that runs as consistently as a train. Speaking of trains, Training Camp is now less than a month away from us. The Vancouver Canucks will kick their camp off in Penticton on September 17, at which point one of the longer summers in…
The Canucks have been forced to move stations after Sportsnet 650 was shut down last month.
Just over a month after Rogers shuttered Sportsnet 650 from the radio airways, Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts have reportedly found a new home for next season. As first reported by Daily Hive and later confirmed by The Province, Canucks radio broadcasts will air on 104.9 FM – Kiss radio in Vancouver, along with both…
The rumors surrounding Vancouver Canucks' beleaguered center Elias Pettersson haven't let up over the summer. Will the $92.8M man find himself playing elsewhere next season? Trade rumors have run the gamut: They're trying to deal him; they haven't received any worthy offer s; they won't retain; they have no choice but to stick with him to start the season then try again at the deadline . But according to insider Jeff Marek on The Sheet , there actually is a healthy trade market for the C...
The Pacific Division in 2026-27 is a top-heavy division made up of two groups: the Haves and the Have-Nots. The gap between the best and worst has never been larger, and the Vancouver Canucks sit firmly at the bottom. Seven teams stand in their way on the path back to contention, and we’re going to…