The Vancouver Canucks (1-1) look to rebound from a wild 9-7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Thursday’s home opener when they host the Calgary Flames (0-1) tonight at Rogers Arena. Game time is 7 pm PT.   Jake DeBrusk arrived at the rink this morning, but was sent home due to illness. The veteran…

The wildly swinging nature of the Vancouver Canucks’ first two games of the 2026-27 season almost necessitated that their lines be thrown in a blender, and that continued into Friday practice ahead of a weekend back-to-back. Head coach Manny Malhotra tried out some new combinations, and one of the more interesting was a move of Marco Rossi from the…

There are aggressive bets on young players, and then there is handing $43.2 million to a defenceman who has played 14 NHL games.   The Anaheim Ducks crossed that line Thursday, signing 22-year-old Tristan Luneau to a six-year extension carrying a $7.2 million average annual value beginning in 2027-28. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, it…

Ahead of the 2026-27 season, the Vancouver Canucks announced their six-player leadership group.   Three of those six were assistant captains last season: Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek, and Elias Pettersson. But there were also three brand-new players sporting an ‘A’ on their sweater this season – none of them being veteran leaders the club added…

The Vancouver Canucks held practice at UBC on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s back-to-back home games against the Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames.   Following Thursday night’s goal-fest, head coach Manny Malhotra shuffled up his forward lines at practice. What we saw #Canucks lines rushes at practice: Rossi – Pettersson – KarlssonÖhgren –…

A familiar face will be in Abbotsford this season.   On Friday, the Abbotsford Canucks announced that they had signed forward Kole Lind to a one-year AHL contract, along with 25-year-old forward Sean Chisholm. The club also announced their opening night roster. Lind, who turns 28 this month, was the Canucks’ 33rd overall selection at…

That was a fun game to watch. Canucks need to chill before they force the Oilers to trade for Hellebuyck. — Taj (@taj1944) October 2, 2026 The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 9-7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, losing in a goal-bonanza fashion. Honestly, there’s not much to be tremendously unhappy about, except that the team…

Despite losing 9-7 in the home opener Thursday night, it felt like Vancouver emerged from this game in a far happier place than the Edmonton Oilers.   Don’t get me wrong, there isn’t a single NHL coach on this planet who is going to enjoy their team giving up 14 goals over the first two…

Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Lineup DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-Boeser O’Connor-Sasson-Karlsson Bains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-Hronek Oleksiak-Willander EP25-Schenn First Period The Canucks took an early penalty, as Brendan Gallagher was called for tripping. And…

A former Vancouver Canucks defenceman has found a new opportunity.   According to the Calgary Wranglers’ X account, they have signed defenceman Derek Forbort to an American Hockey League Professional Tryout Contract. Tell a friend to tell a friend, HE'S BAAAACK 🔥 The Wranglers have added former NHLFlames Derek Forbort to the roster on a…

The Vancouver Canucks (1-0) play their first home game of the new National Hockey League season tonight, hosting the Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1) at Rogers Arena. The game begins at 7 pm PT.   It’s a rematch of Tuesday’s thrilling 6-5 Canucks victory in Edmonton. What we saw #Canucks this morning DeBrusk-EP40-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-BoeserO’Connor-Sasson-KarlssonBains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-HronekOleksiak-WillanderDPetey-Schenn — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff)…

The Vancouver Canucks are indisputably in a rebuild right now. They’ve announced the rebuild, they’ve committed to the rebuild, and they’re doing the rebuild. And with said rebuild seeming to have officially begun with the January 2026 trade of Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, that makes this current 2026-27 campaign the first full season…

One question from the Vancouver Canucks’ season-opening press conference in Penticton deserves more attention than it received.   Ryan Johnson, Manny Malhotra and the Sedin twins were asked about what role Brock Boeser can play as the team moves through its rebuild. It is a reasonable question, especially considering how quickly Boeser has faded into…

Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet where the content is random, but the acronyms stay consistent.   Speaking of random, we’re looking for a little more of that today. One of the problems with a weekly call-and-response column is that asking any question inherently limits the answers. That’s become especially…

There was no shortage of heroes in the Vancouver Canucks’ season-opening 6-5 win over the Edmonton Oilers.   Paul Cotter scored twice, including the overtime winner. Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Lekkerimäki got on the board with crucial goals. And Kevin Lankinen stood on his head for 50 minutes, finishing with 32 saves despite the scoreline…

Welcome back to Blackfish: our weekly Vancouver Canucks prospect report.   As always, we begin by encouraging you to check out this week’s episode of the Blackfish Prospect Show, where Tyson Cole and I break down all the latest from around the Canucks prospect pool. You can watch this week’s episode below: We are nearing…