For whatever reason, when it comes to the National Hockey League draft, the Vancouver Canucks have seemingly ignored the British Columbia teams in the Western Hockey League over the past quarter-century. Dating back to the Year 2000, the Canucks have selected just four players from what is essentially their ‘backyard,’ and only one of them…
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Now that the 2026 Stanley Cup has been handed out, the focus around the NHL now shifts to the draft and the upcoming offseason. All 31 other NHL teams will be looking at the Carolina Hurricanes and trying to emulate some of their strategies in hopes of reaching the top of the hockey mountain. …
Who says bloggers know nothing about hockey?! On Sunday night, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final. And with it, ex-CanucksArmy writer and editor Rhys Jessop is the first alumnus from this website to win the Cup. Jessop was a key figure in moving our site…
The Carolina Hurricanes are your 2026 Stanley Cup Champions. And they might not be done there. The Hurricanes will head into their summer with nearly $12 million in cap space and only really Alexander Nikishin and Frederik Andersen (if they choose) to re-sign from their championship roster. It’s an enviable position to be in,…
On Saturday night, a new chapter in Vancouver’s sports legacy was written as the city welcomed the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time, with BC Place hosting Australia vs. Türkiye in the first of seven matches over the next month and a half. In one of the first upsets of the tournament, the…
The Stanley Cup has been presented, and now the focus of the hockey world turns to the National Hockey League Draft at the end of next week. For the Vancouver Canucks, the next three weeks will provide us with the first real insight into how the new management regime plans to attack the rebuild. There…
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! After swirling in a 20-year-long hurricane, waiting at the eye of the storm for Carolina was another Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden…
Until it finally happened, there was always an open question of how the Vancouver fanbase would react to the Canucks entering into an actual, official, self-declared rebuild. And along the way, the fans’ potential reaction to a rebuild was often held up as a reason not to rebuild, with many suggesting that a fanbase this…
Every fan loves the idea of landing the next star late in the first round. And we already covered a few names that could fit that bill in and around the 24th overall pick. The reality, however, is that successful organizations aren’t built exclusively through home-run swings. Stanley Cup contenders are often supported by…
The Vancouver Canucks have done plenty of promoting from within to overhaul their hockey operations and coaching staff. Their new co-presidents of hockey operations, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, have been part of the Canucks’ staff for five seasons, along with their 17 seasons as players. Their new general manager, Ryan Johnson, has been on…
In recent years, there’s been plenty of talk about the Vancouver Canucks needing to acquire more Canadian players, and yes, more players born in British Columbia. Whether that be via trade, free agency, or the draft, many fans have wanted to see the Canucks acquire players who grew up Canucks fans. But since Macklin Celebrini…
Come every June, when the Stanley Cup final matchup is set, teams around the league will look at the road the two finalists took to get hockey’s greatest challenge. And we don’t mean road in terms of who they beat to get to the final, but from the start, how did they build the team…
In hiring Richard Seeley as the newest assistant General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks and the man who will oversee the day-to-day operation of the Abbotsford Canucks, Ryan Johnson surely saw some of himself. Seeley joins the Canucks organization after a long and successful run in charge of the Los Angeles Kings’ top minor league…
The NHL unveiled the results for the 2025-26 All-Rookie Team, and while no Vancouver Canucks found themselves on the team, two players received votes: Zeev Buium and Linus Karlsson. Zeev Buium and Linus Karlsson received votes for the All-Rookie Team#Canucks pic.twitter.com/LCwWck1YFA — Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 12, 2026 Ivan Demidov, Beckett Sennecke, Jimmy Snuggerud,…
After locking up Ilya Safonov earlier this month, Ryan Johnson has made his second signing as Vancouver Canucks general manager. On Friday afternoon, Johnson announced the Canucks have agreed to terms with defenceman Jack Thompson on a one-year, two-way contract. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have agreed to terms with…
Fair warning, this isn’t going to have much to do with the Vancouver Canucks. Aside from the “Tortorella coached the Canucks for one season and tried to fight Bob Hartley in an intermission yadda yadda yadda.” On Thursday night, the Carolina Hurricanes pulled within one game of becoming Stanley Cup Champions when they took…
Let’s get one thing straight right off the rip here. No one, and we mean no one, is going to be suggesting that trading for Darnell Nurse is a good decision as far as maintaining a good hockey team is concerned. He is, with little argument, the most overpaid player in the entire NHL. Any…
Curtis Douglas made a quick impression after arriving in Vancouver. Claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning in March, the 6-foot-9 forward gave the Vancouver Canucks something they had been missing for much of last season: size, snarl and a willingness to make opponents answer physically. On a roster that had grown younger…
Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson has now filled his former role in the organization. On Thursday evening, Johnson announced the hire of Richard Seeley as General Manager of the Abbotsford Canucks, and Assistant General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have named Richard Seeley General…
It was 10 years ago last month that the Vancouver Canucks shipped Jared McCann and a pair of draft picks to the Florida Panthers for Erik Gudbranson. The Canucks needed size and toughness on their blueline, and then general manager Jim Benning walked right into the trap the Panthers had set for him. Gudbranson…
On Thursday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by Oilersnation’s Baggedmilk to discuss the Edmonton Oilers’ reported interest in Mike Babcock and why the potential hire has left many fans scratching their heads. Baggedmilk admitted he shouldn’t have been surprised by the development, but that didn’t make it any…
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! With the rising cap to come over the next few years, the NHL’s flat-cap era is officially behind us. As a result, we don’t see a…
It seems that even when someone moves on, the conversation about the Vancouver Canucks‘ practice facility – or, better yet, the lack thereof – persists. On Thursday, Seattle Kraken general manager Jason Botterill announced that the team has hired former Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin to serve as one of the team’s assistant general managers. In…
It did not take long for former Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin to find his next job as an NHL executive. On Thursday morning, the Seattle Kraken announced they have hired Patrik Allvin as an assistant general manager. In the same announcement, the Kraken hired Pascal Vincent as an assistant coach on Lane…