The Vancouver Canucks have drafted Danila Klimovich with the 41st overall pick of the 2021 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old Belarussian centre/left winger had a strong showing at the U18s and has been a tough player to scout. The initial reaction seems to be a positive one, as many scouts are very high on Klimovich’s offensive…
The Vancouver Canucks, who have long been linked to Arizona Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, finally got their guy. The news broke early Friday afternoon after John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports tweeted that a deal involving OEL and forward Conor Garland heading to Vancouver was close. Soon after, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet tweeted the following: Credit…
The Vancouver Canucks announced an 82-game schedule for the 2021-22 season Thursday afternoon. The Canucks will once again compete in the Pacific Division, which will no longer feature the Arizona Coyotes, who move to the Central Division to make way for the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken will play their first-ever home opener against the Canucks…
The Seattle Kraken plan to select Kole Lind from the Vancouver Canucks during tonight’s expansion draft, according to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali and Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. The pick doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but there were rumours that Seattle was interested in either Braden Holtby or Madison Bowey. That being…
The Vancouver Canucks have released their pre-season schedule, which kicks off with a duel against the Seattle Kraken on September 26th in Spokane, Washington. The Canucks will play seven games in total, and will play their first home game at the Abbotsford Centre: Sunday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 PM at Seattle @ Spokane Veterans Memorial…
The 10 AM EST deadline for teams to get their protection lists for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft has now passed, and the Canucks’ list has been made official. Of their forwards, Vancouver will protect Elias Pettersson (F), Brock Boeser (F), J.T. Miller (F), Bo Horvat (F), Tanner Pearson (F), Tyler Motte (F) and the…
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired centre Jason Dickinson from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and The Athletic’s Thomas Drance. Dickinson is a defensively responsible two-way forward and led all Stars forwards in penalty kill time over the past two seasons. Dickinson is also a pending…
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Braden Holtby is drawing interest on the trade market, according to Thomas Drance and Rick Dhaliwal of The Athletic. According to Dhaliwal, eight teams have made calls on Holtby, including the Seattle Kraken. “League sources have suggested to The Athletic that Seattle has inquired about Vancouver’s willingness to retain money in a…
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alex Edler will test the open market in free agency, says his agent Mark Stowe, who broke the news on Donnie and Dhali – The Team this morning. “Alex has decided to pursue free agency in lieu of re-signing with the Canucks and he will test the market pretty soon,” said Stowe….
The Vancouver Canucks are one of the frontrunners to land Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman, according to a report from The Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran. According to McGran, the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks are believed to be the three favourites in the Hyman sweepstakes, with Pittsburgh, Boston, Florida, and Detroit also…
If the new Abbotsford Canucks jerseys didn’t already do the trick, Vancouver Canucks fans got to see something objectively beautiful today. Elias Pettersson shooting pucks. Pettersson hasn’t appeared in a game since March 2nd, when the Canucks lost to the Winnipeg Jets. Pettersson suffered a freak wrist injury in the game prior to that, and…
The Vancouver Canucks announced they were moving their AHL team to Abbotsford from Utica way back in May, and now, they have a team name and a familiar face attached to them. The Abbotsford Canucks, featuring Johnny Canuck as the logo: The logo: #Canucks pic.twitter.com/R7YpI50jeu — David Quadrelli (@QuadreIli) July 14, 2021 Originally scheduled for…
