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Canucks back on the ice at Rogers Arena

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By Tyson Cole
Aug 31, 2026, 20:28 EDT
The season is officially under a month away, and it appears the Vancouver Canucks players are back on the ice getting ready for the season.
On Monday, the Canucks shared photos and videos on their social media of players hitting the ice at Rogers Arena.
Players shown in the social posts included Brock Boeser, Zeev Buium, Paul Cotter, Brendan Gallagher, Filip Hronek, Linus Karlsson, Victor Mancini, Drew OâConnor, Liam Ăhgren, Jamie Oleksiak, Elias Pettersson (D), Aatu RĂ€ty, Max Sasson, Luke Schenn, and Tom Willander. There appeared to be at least two goaltenders on the ice, and our best guess is that Nikita Tolopilo was one of them.
While we can not confirm who wasnât there, Filip Chytil, Jake DeBrusk, Jonathan LekkerimĂ€ki, Elias Pettersson (F), and Marco Rossi were the only skaters not shown among the social posts. However, all four of the new guys, Brendan Gallagher, Paul Cotter, Luke Schenn, and Jamie Oleksiak, were all in attendance.
Buium spoke with Canucks Rinkside Reporter about having all of the guys back together, and how the new guys are fitting in so far:
âYeah, itâs great. Obviously weâve got some new faces. Weâre trying to get to know the new guys, and so itâs been a lot of fun. The energyâs really high right now. Everybodyâs excited. I love the energy everybodyâs bringing every day. Iâm just excited to get going.
âI think theyâre going to fit in great. Obviously Schenner has been here a lot longer than I have. So, pretty cool to get to know a guy like him. Gally has been awesome obviously, and getting to know Oleksiak as well. Itâs been tons of fun. I think Cotter got here pretty much the same time I did. So, all the new guys are amazing; obviously, to see the old faces again is awesome, too.â
You can watch Buiumâs entire interview below!
"The energy is really high right now and everyone's really excited." Rinkside Reporter Olivia McDonald catches up with Zeev Buium on the new faces in the room and the work he did this off-season.
The Canucks will hold a two-game prospect showcase against the Seattle Kraken in Abbotsford on September 12 and 13, then head to Penticton for training camp the following weekend. Their preseason schedule kicks off on Saturday, September 19 against the Kraken, followed by games against the Flames, Edmonton Oilers and one more against the Kraken before the official start of their season begins on Tuesday, September 29 in Edmonton.
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