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The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2026–27 NHL season as a Stanley Cup contender. Their first game showed why the outlook comes with a warning. Edmonton erased a three-goal deficit against the Vancouver Canucks on September 29, only to lose 6-5 in overtime at Rogers Place. Evan Bouchard scored three goals and added two assists. Vasily […]
Ahead of their first game of the 2026-27 NHL regular season, the Vancouver Canucks have officially named six players as alternate captains. The team named three captains for home games and three more for away games. At home, the club’s three captains will be: Filip Hronek, Linus Karlsson, and Drew O’Connor. When on the road,…
It’s been a rapid decline for the Vancouver Canucks since they lost in the second round of the 2024 playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, the two teams kick off their season in a rematch of that series. It isn’t much of a competition, as the Canucks have fallen on hard times, featuring a…
It’s finally here! If it feels like forever since we last watched meaningful Edmonton Oilers hockey, that’s because it has been – 152 days, to be exact. The Oilers will be looking to start the season with a win, something they haven’t done since 2022-23, when they beat the same Vancouver Canucks they face to…
A lot can happen over the course of the year. That’s easily seen when you look at the Edmonton Oilers lineup to start last season compared to their roster ahead of tonight’s season opener against the Vancouver Canucks. Below, we’ll compare the two. Players bolded from last year’s lineup are no longer with the team;…
Mike Babcock’s injury update didn’t make for optimistic listening as the Edmonton Oilers begin the 2026-27 regular season. In the morning scrum before the home opener, he surprised reporters by saying that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would not play tonight versus the Vancouver Canucks. But his follow-up reports on other injured Oilers weren’t the most optimistic. “He…
It’s finally a real Vancouver Canucks game day! And that means it’s also time for a real edition of Scenes from morning skate, live from Edmonton! The Canucks take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight in Edmonton as both teams kick off their 2026-27 regular seasons. We travelled with the Canucks for this…
The Edmonton Oilers have a very favourable schedule to start the season, and they plan on taking advantage of it. They’ve been slow out of the gate the past three seasons, starting 4-5-1, 4-5-1 and 2-7-1, but in the fall of 2021, they were 9-1 out of the gate and 7-3 the following season. The…
As the new hockey season begins, it’s always a fascinating study to look back at how much things change year over year. And for the Vancouver Canucks, at the leading edge of a full rebuild, it’s safe to say the turnover has been seismic. A year ago on opening night, the Canucks defeated the…
After the shock and betrayal, we can acknowledge that the Vancouver Canucks got a good package for Quinn Hughes. Zeev Buium is arguably the franchise’s most valuable piece moving forward,…
Do the Montreal Canadiens need to make a move soon or can they wait. Will Elias Pettersson finish the season in a Vancouver Canucks jersey?
Do the Montreal Canadiens need to make a move soon or can they wait. Will Elias Pettersson finish the season in a Vancouver Canucks jersey?
Over the weekend, a Vancouver Canucks prospect posted a unique stat line. On Saturday, Canucks prospect Basile Sansonnens finished his game against HC Davos with zero goals, zero assists, one shot on goal, a minus-one rating, and 50 penalty minutes. Yes, you read that correctly: 50 penalty minutes. Was doing some prep for Blackfish,…
On the morning of the season opener, Edmonton Oilers fans got some disappointing news. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will not be available to play against the Vancouver Canucks tonight due to a lower-body injury, according to coach Mike Babcock. Jack Michaels tweeted that it might be a “two-week timeline.” The team is already without Jason Dickinson, who…
After a Sunday evening shutout for the Calgary Wranglers, they were looking for a better result to build their confidence in their last pre-season game. They played the Abbotsford Canucks once again with a more stripped down lineup of guys who will mostly make up some of their depth options. Leaders in this game were…
The marathon begins tonight. An even longer marathon called the 2026-27 NHL season, a journey of 84 regular season games, must start with a single game tonight for the Edmonton Oilers. They couldn’t have drawn a better opponent to get going in the right direction by hosting the Vancouver Canucks, who’ve spent the off-season focused…
It seems like much of the latter half of Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s career has involved a steady rotation of a rough season followed by a redemption tour the following year. Last year was about as good as it gets for OEL so if you buy into the ebbs and flows, perhaps the bar needs to be…
Henrik Sedin, Co-President of Hockey Operations for the Vancouver Canucks, joined Halford and Brough to discuss how the organization wants fans and media to judge the upcoming season, the challenges facing Manny Malhotra and his coaching staff, and some of the young players who have stood out during preseason. Sedin said the organization isn’t…
Paul Cotter hasn’t had the smoothest of rides in the NHL. He’s carved himself a role in both Vegas and New Jersey over the last four seasons, but hasn’t been able to grow out of a bottom-six role. However, when the Vancouver Canucks approached him with a contract this offseason, Cotter saw an opportunity to…
How the Oilers set the tone of their game in the pre-season During the Edmonton Oilers’ exhibition game against Vancouver on Sept. 24, Filip Chytil collided with an official below the goal line to the immediate left of Tristan Jarry. In other words, deep in Edmonton’s zone. It was an ugly play, and one I’m…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…