Elias Pettersson's name has circled NHL trade speculation for over a year now, and Elliotte Friedman addressed the situation again this week on The FAN Hockey Show , discussing whether Vancouver could eventually move him. Friedman spoke on how front offices actually approach these situations. Teams would rather make no trade at all than force a bad one just for the sake of doing something, a philosophy that applies to how Vancouver is likely weighing its options with Pettersson right now. Frie...
Ahead of the 2026-27 season, the Vancouver Canucks announced their six-player leadership group. Three of those six were assistant captains last season: Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek, and Elias Pettersson. But there were also three brand-new players sporting an ‘A’ on their sweater this season – none of them being veteran leaders the club added…
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of in-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ home-and-home against the Canucks, offered their takes on the chaos, the Saturday’s matchup against Seattle, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the…
The Vancouver Canucks held practice at UBC on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s back-to-back home games against the Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames. Following Thursday night’s goal-fest, head coach Manny Malhotra shuffled up his forward lines at practice. What we saw #Canucks lines rushes at practice: Rossi – Pettersson – KarlssonÖhgren –…
The Edmonton Oilers enter tonight’s rematch against the Vancouver Canucks with a decision to make in goal: does Tristan Jarry get another opportunity, or do they change starters after Tuesday’s…
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers apparently decided that one ridiculous season opener wasn’t enough. After combining for 11 goals in Edmonton, they went one better (or worse, depending on…
The Vancouver Canucks started off the 2026-27 season with a bang against the Edmonton Oilers. Through two games, both teams combined for 27 goals. The Canucks won 6-5 in overtime…
A familiar face will be in Abbotsford this season. On Friday, the Abbotsford Canucks announced that they had signed forward Kole Lind to a one-year AHL contract, along with 25-year-old forward Sean Chisholm. The club also announced their opening night roster. Lind, who turns 28 this month, was the Canucks’ 33rd overall selection at…
The Edmonton Oilers left Vancouver with their first win of the season on Thursday night. However, a 9-7 victory in a rematch with the Canucks hardly provided the reassurance normally…
When the Edmonton Oilers’ schedule was released for the 2026-27 season, Vasily Podkolzin’s eyes must’ve lit up. He was probably excited to see that the first two games of the season were against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks, because he was likely eager to show them all the skills he worked on this past…
That was a fun game to watch. Canucks need to chill before they force the Oilers to trade for Hellebuyck. — Taj (@taj1944) October 2, 2026 The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 9-7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, losing in a goal-bonanza fashion. Honestly, there’s not much to be tremendously unhappy about, except that the team…
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid contributed one goal and four assists in Thursday’s 9-7 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena, splitting their season-opening home-and-home series. Edmonton lost 6-5 in overtime to Vancouver in Tuesday’s opener. While the Oilers walked away with the victory, McDavid made no bones about the need for more consistent […]
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The Calgary Wranglers kick off the 2026-27 season with a home series against the Abbotsford Canucks this weekend. After multiple changes over the off-season, this will be quite a different team this year but some of the core from last year remains. This will start to show how this group works together and what kind…
One of the nice things about having a home-and-home series against the Vancouver Canucks is that round two gave the Oilers a chance to rebound after what was a painful season-opener loss. Edmonton probably played well enough to win, but mistakes and shoddy goaltending were too much to overcome. That made Thursday’s rematch feel a…
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 9-7 in an absolutely wild game at Rogers Arena on Thursday (Oct. 1). Forward Leon Draisaitl scored twice for…
If you were boxscore-watching Thursday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, you wouldn’t be able to tell that Alberta’s team was short four members of their top-six. In fact, you wouldn’t think they were missing any players, because on a night when the Oilers score nine goals, one would think Ryan Nugent-Hopkins…
Despite losing 9-7 in the home opener Thursday night, it felt like Vancouver emerged from this game in a far happier place than the Edmonton Oilers. Don’t get me wrong, there isn’t a single NHL coach on this planet who is going to enjoy their team giving up 14 goals over the first two games…
When in doubt, outscore your goaltending problems. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers played their second game of the 2026-27 season, enacting their revenge over the Vancouver Canucks with a 9-7 victory. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one. The game started great for the Oilers, taking a 1-0 lead midway…
Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Lineup DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-Boeser O’Connor-Sasson-Karlsson Bains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-Hronek Oleksiak-Willander EP25-Schenn First Period The Canucks took an early penalty, as Brendan Gallagher was called for tripping. And…
One of the biggest storylines surrounding the Minnesota Wild is the future of defenseman Quinn Hughes, whom they acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster trade last season. Hughes is entering the final year of his contract, which carries a salary-cap hit of just under $8 million. His next deal is expected to be […]
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With the new season upon us, let’s look ahead to the first slate of games for the Edmonton Oilers. They’ve opened their season with a 6-5 overtime loss to the Canucks and will look to get back at them tonight. But after that, they have 13 more games scheduled for October, with seven at home…
The AHL’s Calgary Wranglers have agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Derek Forbort on a professional tryout contract, the club announced Thursday afternoon. Forbort, 34, rejoins the Flames organization after spending the previous two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. The 6’4″ left-shot defender appeared in the first two games of the 2025-26 regular season with…
A former Vancouver Canucks defenceman has found a new opportunity. According to the Calgary Wranglers’ X account, they have signed defenceman Derek Forbort to an American Hockey League Professional Tryout Contract. Tell a friend to tell a friend, HE'S BAAAACK 🔥 The Wranglers have added former NHLFlames Derek Forbort to the roster on a…
There is no reason the Edmonton Oilers should have a slow start to the season. After a strong first 10 minutes of their season opener, they were sloppy in the final 50 minutes against Vancouver, and it cost them. Tonight will tell us a lot about the psyche and determination of this team. Will they…
As Devon Levi prepares to make his first start for the Edmonton Oilers, the team’s parade to the infirmary continues. Already down top-nine forwards Matt Savoie, Jason Dickinson, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, on top of Mattias Janmark and Alec Regula, as well as goaltender Freddie Andersen, Zach Hyman is the latest to join the battered and…