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…
The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2026 NHL Draft with a top-three selection, and with it comes a level of certainty that simply doesn’t exist later in that same round. The names at the top of the board are familiar, and teams are generally splitting hairs from the same handful of players. But once you…
Dread it, run from it, another expansion draft arrives, all the same. There has been speculation about the next round of NHL expansion ever since the last round concluded with the introduction of the Seattle Kraken. And while many would prefer that the league stick at 32 teams – or that it had never…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with a surplus of exclamation marks! Speaking of surpluses, if the Vancouver Canucks have a surplus of anything, it’s players named Elias Pettersson. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re selling them. Obviously, the question of what to do with the senior Elias…
It has been a busy first month on the job for new Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson, who has had to find executives to work alongside him and identify the team’s next head coach. He will then have to worry about the draft, and after that, what to do with some of the veteran…
There’s never been a bad time for a Troy from Richmond reunion. But the perfect time might be now. The last time Troy Stecher played for the Vancouver Canucks, he was an up-and-coming defender repping his hometown. Now, he’s a 32-year-old veteran with loads of NHL experience. His career has taken him to stops…
You’ve read and heard plenty about the Vancouver Canucks‘ youngsters. When the rebuild truly began following the Quinn Hughes trade, the Canucks added three players under the age of 25 to their roster, including two players who were first-round picks not that long ago: Zeev Buium and Liam Öhgren. The Canucks gave Öhgren penalty…
A lot of the talk centred on the Vancouver Canucks’ offseason has been about the future of Elias Pettersson. Given that a new regime has taken over, the team is in the early stages of a rebuild, and two straight disappointing seasons from their supposed star player. The question has been, what does the future…
Troy Stecher knows the Vancouver Canucks’ new leadership group better than most unrestricted free agents. The Richmond-born defenceman broke into the NHL with the Canucks in 2016 after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of North Dakota. Now, with Stecher set to hit free agency this summer, the 32-year-old made…
The hockey world never really rests. Oh sure, some general managers try to schedule downtime for a few weeks in August, but even then they’re never really far from their phones. In the case of the Vancouver Canucks, with a new front office taking over in late May, there is a long list of items…
For a new general manager, the first draft pick can become an early statement of what they value most. It is often the first major opportunity to put a personal stamp on an organization, revealing how a front office evaluates talent, balances risk, and projects the future. In Vancouver, those decisions have produced a wide…
On Monday, fans noticed that Dale Tallon had been removed from the Vancouver Canucks‘ staff page. Tallon was previously listed as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations and Professional Scout on the Canucks’ website. On Tuesday afternoon, a Canucks spokesperson confirmed to CanucksArmy that Tallon’s contract is up at the end of June and that the club…
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! If you were hoping to see the Canucks buy a draft pick by signing big centre Michael McCarron in free agency, keep hoping. On Tuesday morning,…
In the infancy of a full-blown rebuild, the Vancouver Canucks have a decision to make. Should they be shopping for veteran help on the blueline when the National Hockey League free agent window opens on July 1st? Or should they move forward with the players they already have on their roster and in their system?…