The Vancouver Canucks are on the hunt for a young center to support their rebuild, and they have identified a mutual interest in Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright. The problem is the price.
Per Vancouver insider Rick Dhaliwal , the Canucks have approached the Kraken about Wright, but Seattle's asking price is extremely high.
"Canucks like Shane Wright," Dhaliwal said. "They approached Seattle about him, but the ask was very high. You know Seattle wants either one of their two young defen...
He was on the ice at Vancouver Canucks development camp, and now he’s got a permanent role in the organization. On Thursday, the Canucks announced that longtime Canucks defenceman Alex Edler will be joining the organization’s player development department, “working closely with prospects throughout the organization.” “Alex knows first-hand what it means to be…
The Edmonton Oilers will play their first regular-season game in September when they begin the 2026-27 season at home against the Vancouver Canucks. For the first time since 1993 and 1994, the NHL will play an 84-game schedule this season, and beyond, and the league wanted to start the season a bit earlier to avoid…
We’ve hit our first ranked prospect of the summer, and as a result of nine new players being added to the mix, he ends up sliding down the board to our 20th spot. If you missed our Honourable Mentions, let us bring you back up to speed with our criteria. We’ve raised the age range…
Alex Edler returns to the city where he played for 15 years.
We learned on Wednesday that the Vancouver Canucks would open their 2026-27 National Hockey League regular season with a home and home set against the Edmonton Oilers. On Thursday, we learned the rest of the story as the league released full 84-game schedules for all 32 teams. Any analysis of a full schedule has…
On Wednesday, the NHL announced home opener dates for all 32 NHL teams. For the Vancouver Canucks, it’s going to be back-to-back matchups with the Edmonton Oilers. The first one goes down in Edmonton on September 29th, before the two clubs meet again on October 1st for the Canucks’ home opener at Rogers Arena. …
On Wednesday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by Don Taylor to discuss Rogers shutting down Sportsnet 650 before sharing his thoughts on the recent Shane Wright-to-Vancouver speculation. Taylor said the news of 650’s closure left him with a range of emotions, while also questioning how the situation was handled….
The Vancouver Canucks’ rebuild really kicked off in earnest when they made Caleb Malhotra the third overall selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. That pick makes Malhotra a real focal point in Vancouver, and though he’s at least a season away from making his debut, the pressure and expectations are already intense. Ahead of…
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]
The last time Luke Schenn wore a Vancouver Canucks sweater, his responsibility was to be a security blanket beside the club’s franchise defenceman Quinn Hughes. A different assignment awaits him this time. Vancouver signed Schenn to a one-year contract carrying a $2.25 million cap hit on July 1, bringing the 36-year-old back for his…
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! A franchise icon stepping down after failing to get the job done as the head honcho of hockey operations? Let’s hope that’s not something we’re talking about…
The Vancouver Canucks have signed five players to one-year AHL contracts. Abbotsford Canucks General Manager Richard Seeley made the announcement via press release late Wednesday morning. Per the Canucks’ release: “…the club has signed forwards Quinn Emerson and Ryan St. Louis, defencemen Tim Rego and Gavin White, and goaltender Mitchell Weeks to one-year AHL…
It’s interesting times for the Boston Bruins as they undergo a fairly extensive front office makeover at a crossroads point in time for the Original Six organization. Both assistant GM Evan Gold and assistant GM Jamie Langenbrunner have moved on from the B’s front office, with Gold’s exit announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release in the middle of July, after both executives were rumored to be working together as candidates to run the Vancouver Canucks.
The Edmonton Oilers will open their 2026-27 season welcoming a familiar foe to Rogers Place: the Vancouver Canucks. And for the Oilers, they will kick off the season on Sept. 29, the earliest start to a season in franchise history. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. MT. It’s all part of a doubleheader opening…
We are back with our CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. With the Canucks now in a full-fledged rebuild, the future is the organization’s main focus. The 2026 NHL Draft concluded less than a month ago, and the Canucks added nine new players to their prospect pool. Headlined by first-rounders Caleb Malhotra and…
Trade rumors persist regarding Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson and Nashville Predators winger Jonathan Marchessault, but moving the contracts of two declining assets won't be easy.
The Vancouver Canucks will open their 2026-27 National Hockey League season with a doubleheader against the Edmonton Oilers. The Canucks will start the season on Tuesday, September 29th in the Alberta capital, followed by a rematch two nights later at Rogers Arena on October 1st. The league released home openers for all 32 teams…
One interesting thing about building an NHL team is that not every important addition looks the same. Sometimes it’s a highly drafted prospect who represents the future. Other times it’s…
We’re not even halfway through July, and the rumours regarding Shane Wright and the Vancouver Canucks continue to percolate. At this point, some readers are no doubt sick of the headlines, and especially sick of the lazy puns – and, you know what, they’re well within their Wrights to feel that way. That necessary…
Many pieces of the deal that brought JT Miller to the Vancouver Canucks on the second day of the 2019 National Hockey League draft are still going strong. In fact, the Miller trade tree sprouted a handful of new branches just over a week ago. To recap the initial deal, the Canucks acquired Miller from…
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler published his annual summer ranking of the top 100 drafted NHL prospects. In total, six Vancouver Canucks prospects appear on this year’s list, headlined by 2026 third-overall pick Caleb Malhotra. Wheeler ranked Malhotra eighth overall under Tier 2, writing: “A BU commit and the son of Vancouver Canucks head…
The Vancouver Canucks are at one of those interesting points where the decisions they make over the next year could shape the franchise’s direction for years to come. There are…
Braeden Cootes arrived at Vancouver Canucks Development Camp another year older and another year wiser. One of the “veterans” at camp in Abbotsford, the 19-year-old was quick to clarify that he’s “still a younger guy”, a laugh for both him and the local media. But it’s clear he has the mentality of a much…
Welcome to a mid-week edition of Around the NHL, where league activity continues to pick up across the board. During a summer where the Toronto Maple Leafs have revamped every level of the organization, the rest of the NHL are still making moves, with a few prominent free agents still on the board. Here’s the…