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Canucks notebook: Merilainen pickup could prove significant
VANCOUVER — They may have lost the draft lottery, but the Vancouver Canucks are winning the waiver wire. Thank goodness the National Hockey League hasn’t turned waivers into a fan spectacle in which any team that misses the playoffs can win the lottery and pick first. As the worst team in hockey last season, the Canucks are guaranteed the first crack at anyone on waivers before Nov. 1. And Friday, they got one of their top pre-season picks when they claimed Ottawa Senators goalie Leevi Merilai...
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…
Canucks place Filip Chytil on injured reserve
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that center Filip Chytil has been placed on injured reserve. The announcement comes in the wake of Chytil sustaining an injury during Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Chytil sustained the injury towards the end of the first period of the game when he was skating towards the boards behind the net. He collided with a referee on the way there, and as a result, he lost balance and fell head first into the boards. Both Chytil and the referee got up at...
Ryan Johnson, Zeev Buium, Kevin Lankinen & Manny Malhotra Practice Media (Sep 25 2026)
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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…
Preview of DFO Fantasy Hockey Draft Toolkit. And, ANY fantasy value on the Canucks?
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Canucks place Filip Chytil on injured reserve
Chytil sustained the injury after colliding with a referee in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Oilers.
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…
Isaac Howard leads ‘outmatched’ Oilers to victory over the Canucks
Hard work has been the prevailing theme for the Edmonton Oilers throughout training camp this fall. The pace in practice. The aggressive penalty killing. The defencemen stepping up to deny entries. It’s all part of Mike Babcock’s plan to turn a team that had become complacent back into a contender. On Thursday, the Cond— I…
Canucks claim goaltender Merilainen off waivers from Senators
The Vancouver Canucks are adding to their goaltending depth, claiming Leevi Meriläinen off of waivers from the Ottawa Senators, the team announced Friday. The 24-year-old was the odd netminder out with the Senators going with Samuel Ersson as the backup to Linus Ullmark. Meriläinen played in 20 games for the Senators last season, posting an 8-10-1 record with a 3.51 goals-against average and an .860 save percentage. He also appeared in 19 games in the AHL with the Belleville Senators, going 8-...
Waivers: 9/25/26
With only the weekend separating teams from Monday’s 5PM roster deadline, the waiver wire is mroe active than its been allpreseason. The Vancouver Canucks became the first team to file a claim, which could tee up plenty more action with more than 60 players placed on Friday’s waiver wire. The full list is below, per PuckPedia: Anaheim Ducks F Sean Farrell F Nathan Gaucher F James Hamblin D Corey Schueneman D Jett Woo Boston Bruins F Brendan Gaunce F Brian Halonen D Jordan Harris G Jiri Patera ...
Canucks claim Leevi Meriläinen off waivers from Senators
The Vancouver Canucks have added to their goalie depth for the 2025-26 season, using their top spot in the NHL Waiver Priority to claim Leevi Meriläinen from the Ottawa Senators. With the addition, the Canucks now have more depth behind the injury-ridden Thatcher Demko, who has missed the entire preseason, veteran Kevin Lankinen and Nikita Tolopilo. At the same time, it could mark the end of a PTO for veteran backstop Chris Driedger, who played a period in Thursday’s 2–1 loss to an AHL-heavy E...
Canucks Claim Leevi Merilainen From Senators
By Gabriel Foley | at September 25, 2026 1:32 pm The Vancouver Canucks have become the first team to make a claim on the preseason waiver wire. Vancouver has claimed goaltender Leevi Merilainen off of waivers from the Ottawa Senators, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. This move will shift Merilainen to a new team four years after his debut in the Senators’ pro ranks. Merilainen will shift into a full-time role with a team in need. The Canucks have struggled to fill the absence left by oft-inj...
Goalie Carousel Continues On Waiver Wire: One Claimed, One Added
The goalie carousel is turning again on the waiver wire as we get closer to the start of the regular season. The Vancouver Canucks have claimed goaltender Leevi Meriläinen off waivers. General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have claimed goaltender Leevi Meriläinen off of waivers from the Ottawa Senators. DETAILS | https://t.co/gdadi7psJo pic.twitter.com/v3uVD5cQjJ — Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 25, 2026 Meriläinen, 24, played in 20 games for the Ottawa Senator...
Leevi Meriläinen Claimed Off Waivers by Canucks
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Analysis: Takeaways One Week Into Kraken Training Camp
Only a week after camp opened, the Seattle Kraken are already closing in on the end of their brief preseason slate. They completed two games last weekend, winning both of the matchups against the Canucks and Flames, before defeating Calgary again 4-3 on Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena. What have we learned about Lane Lambert’s squad in year two so far? Who has made the biggest impression? Let’s discuss three takeaways after a week of camp and three preseason contests: Upstart yo...
Merilainen Claimed by Canucks, Tanev, Comrie Among 61 Players Placed on Waivers – 09/25/2026
As the NHL’s condensed training camp and preseason continue and the regular season approaches, teams are beginning to make significant cuts to their rosters, including placing players on waivers. Players…
Canucks claim Leevi Meriläinen off waivers from Senators
The Vancouver Canucks have added to their goaltending depth less than a week before the NHL season begins.
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…
Filip Chytil’s injury woes continue in Canucks’ preseason loss to Oilers
The Vancouver Canucks iced a lineup resembling what they could deploy on opening night in Thursday’s preseason game against Edmonton, yet lost 2-1 to an Oilers team missing Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard, among several other NHL regulars. More concerningly, the Canucks lost center Filip Chytil, whose skates clipped those of referee Riley […] The post Filip Chytil’s injury woes continue in Canucks’ preseason loss to Oilers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Oilers reassign 15 players to trim training camp roster
The Edmonton Oilers are close to finalizing their roster. On Friday morning, the Oilers sent down most of their minor-league roster that remained with the big club after a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks the night before. Josh Brown, Riley Stillman, and Eduards Tralmaks have been placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield. Tomas…
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