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NHL Notebook: Blue Jackets send Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Knies in six-player blockbuster
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! On the eve of the NHL’s opening night, a blockbuster trade between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets sent shockwaves through the league in…
Canucks announce 2026-27 opening night roster
The Vancouver Canucks have announced their opening night roster for the 2026-27 season. Here is the club’s opening night roster, which consists of 13 forwards, eight defencemen, and two goaltenders: Forwards: Arshdeep Bains, Brock Boeser, Paul Cotter, Jake DeBrusk, Brendan Gallagher, Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Drew O’Connor, Liam Öhgren, Elias Pettersson, Aatu Räty, Marco…
Canucks release Chris Driedger from professional tryout contract: report
The Vancouver Canucks look to have solidified their goaltending situation for Tuesday’s season opener against the Edmonton Oilers. Thatcher Demko will begin the season on injured reserve; Kevin Lankinen will likely start, with recent waiver claim Leevi Meriläinen serving as his backup. Nikita Tolopilo has cleared waivers and will report to AHL Abbotsford, leaving…
Scenes from practice: DeBrusk skips skate at UBC; Meriläinen joins Canucks for first time
The Vancouver Canucks held their final practice of the preseason on Monday morning at UBC. The team then jetted off to Edmonton, where it will open the new National Hockey League season on Tuesday night. Jake DeBrusk was absent from practice, but did travel with the team. His status for the season opener remains…
Henrik Sedin says Canucks hope to have Demko back around Christmas
An updated timeline on the top netminder in the Vancouver Canucks organization. During the Daily Faceoff Vancouver debut of Halford and Brough, Canucks co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin was asked about a timeline for goaltender Thatcher Demko’s return. While not setting a concrete timeline, Sedin said the team hopes he’ll be back by the holiday…
Nikita Tolopilo clears NHL waivers, will report to AHL Abbotsford
Nikita Tolopilo has cleared NHL waivers and will report to the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks placed Tolopilo on NHL waivers on Sunday, September 27th, the final day for teams to do so. The deadline for NHL teams to submit their rosters is set for 2 PM Pacific Time on Monday, which made…
How the 2026-27 Canucks match up toughness-wise against the rest of the Pacific Division
The Vancouver Canucks did not set out to become a better hockey team in the summer of 2026. Or, to be more accurate, they set out to become a better hockey team at some distant point down the road, which left them approximately the same sort of hockey team for the 2026-27 season as they…
JPat’s Monday Mailbag: Who will lead the Canucks in goals and points this season?
Congratulations! You have made it through another long offseason in Vancouver, and it’s time to drop the puck on the 2026-27 National Hockey League schedule. It’s bound to be a bumpy ride for the Canucks. But we’ve all been warned that wins and losses really don’t matter. It’s all about player development and taking the…
September 27 NHL waiver targets for the #1 priority Canucks
We are now just two days away from the official start of the NHL season. But today’s list of waivers is what the Vancouver Canucks have been waiting for as the fortunate team with the top waiver priority. As we’ve covered, the Canucks have first waiver priority – and will hold that position until…
Canucks place goaltender Nikita Tolopilo on NHL waivers
The Vancouver Canucks have placed goaltender Nikita Tolopilo on NHL waivers for Sunday, September 27th. Tolopilo is now available for any NHL team to claim and keep on their NHL roster. If he clears on Monday, September 28th, he will report to the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks. The NHL preseason officially came to a close…
Game Tape: How the Canucks can help Leevi Meriläinen reach a new level
Leevi Meriläinen is at a major crossroads in his NHL career. After a heroic start with the Ottawa Senators three years ago, his stock fell enough in the nation’s capital for him to end up on the waiver wire, and the Vancouver Canucks claimed him on Friday. But this moment could end up being the…
Instant Reaction: Buium ties it up late as Canucks’ power play clicks in 4-3 win over Kraken
Welcome back to Instant Reaction — the series where we give our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Lineup Slowly but surely, we’re getting closer to seeing what the Canucks’ opening night lineup might look like. Warmup #Canucks lines vs….
Canucks Game Day: Lankinen starts in preseason finale against Kraken
The Vancouver Canucks (0-3) close out their four-game exhibition schedule this afternoon when they face the Seattle Kraken (3-0) at Rogers Arena. The game begins at 4 pm PT. It’s the last chance for evaluation, as all NHL teams must submit their 23-man season opening rosters on Monday. What we know With the early…
The implications of a waiver claim like Leevi Meriläinen for the Vancouver Canucks
After an offseason in which their top waiver priority was a frequent topic of conversation, the Vancouver Canucks finally used said priority on Friday, plucking goaltender Leevi Meriläinen off the waiver wire from the Ottawa Senators. It’s not the most consequential transaction in recent Canucks history. Meriläinen is clearly seen as having current and future…
Canucks say Demko ‘cautiously progressing’ but will start season on injured reserve
This much we know for sure: Thatcher Demko will begin the new hockey season on the injured list. Beyond that, however, very little is certain when it comes to the Vancouver Canucks netminder, who continues to recover from double hip surgery last February. The club insists the 30-year-old puckstopper continues to make progress, but…
Canucks: What the fallout of a Filip Chytil injury could mean for Sasson, Räty, and Cootes
Filip Chytil’s latest injury could force the Vancouver Canucks to significantly adjust their plans down the middle just days before the start of the regular season. Chytil left Thursday’s preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers after colliding with referee Riley Brace and crashing into the end boards. He was ruled out for the remainder…
September 25 NHL waiver targets for the #1 priority Canucks
We are now just four days away from the official start of the NHL season. But maybe more importantly for the Vancouver Canucks, we’re just three days away from teams across the NHL having to make their final wave of roster cuts. As we’ve covered, the Canucks have first waiver priority – and will…
GM Johnson says Meriläinen was a ‘target’ for Canucks if placed on NHL waivers
The Vancouver Canucks used their top waiver priority to claim goaltender Leevi Meriläinen from the Ottawa Senators. The 24-year-old Finnish goaltender has played 34 career NHL games with the Senators and has split time between the NHL and AHL over the past two seasons. Following the transaction, Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson spoke to…
Scenes from practice: Lekkerimäki to top line, Cotter to centre as Canucks prepare for preseason finale
With a crowd of a couple of thousand on hand for an open practice as part of the club’s Fan Fest, the Vancouver Canucks took to the ice at Rogers Arena on Friday afternoon. After assigning Braeden Cootes to Abbotsford and placing Filip Chytil on injured reserve, the Canucks had 13 forwards, eight defencemen and…
Canucks place forward Filip Chytil on injured reserve; Johnson says ‘week-to-week’
The 2026-27 regular season is still four days away, and the injury bug has already bitten the Vancouver Canucks. On Friday afternoon, Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson announced that forward Filip Chytil has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to September 24. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that F Filip Chytil has been…
Canucks cut Braeden Cootes from preseason roster; assigned to AHL Abbotsford
With the regular season opener just four days away, the Vancouver Canucks whittled down their preseason roster even further by cutting two more players on Friday. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced that the organization has cut forwards Braeden Cootes and Matthew Stienburg. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have reduced their…
Canucks’ Adam Novotný has massive 4-point night in return to OHL
Whatever the Vancouver Canucks taught Adam Novotný during the prospect showcase, training camp, and preseason clearly stuck with him, as he exploded offensively in his season debut for the Peterborough Petes. Trailing 1-0 in the first period, Novotný equalized the game in style. Playing high up in the defensive zone, Novotný was in perfect…
Canucks claim goaltender Leevi Meriläinen off NHL waivers
The Vancouver Canucks have made their first waiver claim of the season. On Friday, GM Ryan Johnson announced that the club has claimed goaltender Leevi Meriläinen off waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Meriläinen, 24, was a third-round pick of the Senators in the 2020 NHL Draft and split his time between the AHL and…
3 standouts from Canucks’ preseason loss to Oilers
On Thursday night, the Vancouver Canucks dressed very close to their opening-night lineup against an Edmonton Oilers lineup that consisted mostly of AHLers. The Canucks’ roster featured 6,789 games of NHL experience, while the Oilers had 912. In a 2-1 loss, the Canucks outchanced the Oilers’ depleted lineup with 55 shot attempts to 36. The…
NHL salary cap expected to rise to staggering $127.5 million in 2028-29: report
The upper limit of the NHL salary cap is expected to rise quite steeply by 2028-29, according to a report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. According to Friedman, the salary cap will rise all the way up to $127.5 million in the 2028-29 season. Here is some of what Friedman wrote: “The NHL gave its first…
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