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31 days, 31 questions: Who are the Canucks’ NFL, NBA, and MLB equivalents?
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re examining who the Canucks’ equivalents are in the other three major North American sports. If you’re a Vancouver Canucks fan,…
Daily Faceoff ranks Canucks 10th in NHL prospect pool rankings
Daily Faceoff’s prospect guru Steven Ellis dropped his top-32 NHL prospect pool rankings, and based on his rankings, he likes what the Vancouver Canucks did at the 2026 NHL Draft. Moving up 18 spots from the 28th ranking in Ellis’ 2025 edition, the Canucks find themselves ranked 10th. The three notable prospects Ellis lists…
Bold Prediction: Canucks double their fighting majors in 2026-27
We’re less than a month from the puck being dropped on the 2026-27 NHL regular season. And as soon as that happens, we’ve got a feeling that the Vancouver Canucks are going to start dropping something else with a lot greater frequency…the gloves! One bold prediction we’ve got for the 2026-27 campaign is that…
JPat’s Monday Mailbag: How do you rate the Canucks rebuild so far?
This is always one of the best mailbags to write each year because it’s the final one for the month of August. After this, it’s all gas, no brakes to the start of hockey season. Alexei Medvedev’s London Knights are playing in Victoria on Friday and Saturday. A week later, the Canucks prospects face Seattle’s…
31 days, 31 questions: Is 2026-27 truly make-or-break territory for Canucks’ Jonathan Lekkerimäki?
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re examining if it truly is make-or-break territory for Jonathan Lekkerimäki. Jonathan Lekkerimäki has reached the point in his development where patience…
Canucks Bold Predictions: Zeev Buium bets on himself, tops 50 points and cashes in next summer
The Vancouver Canucks have a big decision to make on Zeev Buium. At 20 years old, the defenceman has one year left on his entry-level contract and can sign an extension now. Vancouver would probably prefer to get a deal done before he has a chance to raise his price, but Buium may have other…
11 of the biggest Canucks nemeses in franchise history
Every NHL team has players it would rather forget. The Vancouver Canucks have quite a few of them. Some names earned that distinction through one crushing playoff moment, while others spent years piling up goals, getting under the Canucks’ skin, or standing directly between Vancouver and a Stanley Cup. This list is reserved for…
An in-depth look at the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27: Canucks Pacific Previews
The Pacific Division in 2026-27 is a top-heavy division made up of two groups: the Haves and the Have-Nots. The gap between the best and worst has never been larger, and the Vancouver Canucks sit firmly at the bottom. Seven teams stand in their way on the path back to contention, and we’re going to…
31 days, 31 questions: What are the chances Adam Novotný makes Canucks roster out of first NHL training camp?
As they embark on their rebuild, the Vancouver Canucks have to be willing to carve a path for any and all young players who show promise. The likes of Zeev Buium, Tom Willander and Aatu Räty are expected to feature prominently in the Canucks lineup this season, while Jonathan Lekkerimäki, if fully recovered from season-ending…
How will the Canucks balance increasing trade value for vets while developing youth in 2026-27
For the first time in a long time, the Vancouver Canucks have a clear organizational vision of where they’re headed, or at least where they’d like to be headed. The rebuild is on, and every decision, more or less, has been and will be tilted in that direction. But even within the seemingly clear…
6 Canucks found on Daily Faceoff’s top 250 fantasy hockey consensus rankings
The NHL season is fast approaching, and that means NHL fantasy drafts are right around the corner for all you fantasy players out there. Over the last few days, Daily Faceoff has been releasing its top fantasy rankings. Four Daily Faceoff members, including Daily Faceoff Managing Editor Matt Larkin, Daily Faceoff Managing Fantasy Editor…
NHL Notebook: Cale Makar signs eight-year, $20.8M AAV extension with Avalanche
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! Well, we teased it yesterday, and it was made official today. Makar inks mega extension with the Avalanche On Friday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche released a…
Canucks summer faceoff: Which is more likely – Lankinen 20 wins or Räty 30 points?
For the third straight year, we are conducting a late-summer thought exercise. This is the final article in a five-piece series where we present a pair of options and ask you which is more likely to occur. Without the benefit of a crystal ball, of course, it’s impossible to know how things will go for…
31 days, 31 questions: How much will familiarity matter for new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra?
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re examining how much familiarity will matter for new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra. We here at CanucksArmy have covered our “goals…
Projecting who the Canucks might protect (and might lose) in a 2029 Expansion Draft
Those reading the tea leaves have long predicted that another round of NHL expansion is forthcoming, and that was a fairly easy prediction to make when said tea leaves read “$2 billion expansion fees.” That’s almost too much money to leave on the table, and it seems that the NHL will not, in fact, be…
Canucks: 10 years later, how does Filip Hronek stack up to the rest of the 2016 draft class?
It may have taken 10 years for this outcome to occur, but Filip Hronek is looking like the biggest value of the entire 2016 NHL Draft class – whether it was the Vancouver Canucks who drafted him or not. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a great draft for your Canucks. At fifth overall, they selected one…
3 ways the Canucks could win too many games in 2026-27
The Vancouver Canucks are in a position where every spot in the standings matters. Finishing 32nd overall last season gave Vancouver the NHL’s best draft lottery odds and a 25.5% chance of receiving the first-overall pick. By comparison, the second-last team had a 13.5% chance at the top selection, while the fifth-last team’s chances…
An in-depth look at the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27: Canucks Pacific Previews
The Pacific Division in 2026-27 is a top-heavy division made up of two groups: the Haves and the Have-Nots. The gap between the best and worst has never been larger, and the Vancouver Canucks sit firmly at the bottom. Seven teams stand in their way on the path back to contention, and we’re going to…
NHL Notebook: Hellebuyck officially requests trade from Jets, and Avalanche closing in on mega Makar extension
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! In what has felt like the quietest August in recent memory, we finally have some news at the tail end of the month. And they’re both…
Canucks sign goaltender Chris Driedger to a professional tryout contract
Just over a month away from the start of the NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks have added some insurance to their goaltending room. On Thursday morning, Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson announced the club has signed veteran goaltender Chris Driedger to a professional tryout contract. In the same announcement, Johnson made the Sean Finn…
31 days, 31 questions: Does Canucks’ Marco Rossi still have 1C potential?
Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, we’re exploring if Marco Rossi still has 1C potential. Marco Rossi has been a reasonable success in the NHL so far. …
Canucks: 11 years later, how does Jake DeBrusk stack up to the rest of the 2015 draft class?
It’s been 11 years since the now-infamous 2015 NHL Draft class took place, and many of the best players in the National Hockey League today came from this class. Twenty of the 30 first-round picks have already played over 500 NHL games, with many on track to reach 1,000 in the next few seasons. …
6 UFAs still on the market the Canucks could still sign before training camp
The Vancouver Canucks may not be done adding to their roster. On Wednesday, Postmedia’s Patrick Johnston spoke with Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson about how Vancouver has nothing it needs to accomplish before training camp opens, but the club will continue exploring the market. “You never stop listening, or talking, to teams. But there’s…
Canucks’ Aleksei Medvedev ranked 20th on Daily Faceoff’s top 25 NHL-affiliated goalie prospects list
Despite a down season, many prospect experts still believe in Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect Aleksei Medvedev. On Thursday, Daily Faceoff prospect guru Steven Ellis released his top-25 NHL-affiliated goalie prospects list and ranked Medvedev 20th, down four spots from his 2024-25 ranking. Here is what Ellis had to say on the Canucks goalie prospect:…
WDYTT: What does a successful 2026-27 Canucks season look like to you?
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with a perfect success rate of pun-based intros. Speaking of success, it’s a word that means something different in Vancouver than it once did, at least as it pertains to the local hockey team. The Canucks are no longer anywhere near ‘Cup or…
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