The Vancouver Canucks and City of Vancouver are nearing an agreement to build a practice facility at Britannia Rink, CanucksArmy has learned.

According to sources, it will include a state of the art gym, off ice training facility, lounge, and locker room. The build will also include office space for the city.

Construction on this is still TBA as there are still some things that need to be finalized. The Canucks have been working with the city on this potential space for quite some time and like the proximity to Rogers Arena.

Sources indicate that both the Canucks and city of Vancouver have renderings of this project, which would lead to believe this is quite far along.

Today marks some great news to the end of a story that has consumed this market for far too long.

In their search for a practice facility, the Canucks checked out spots all over the lower mainland, but at the end of the day, Britannia was always the location that made the most sense from a logistical standpoint. In early June, X.com user Ryan Bains posted a photo of President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford, GM Patrik Allvin, President of Business Operations Michael Doyle, along with Dax Aquilini — son of team co-owner Roberto Aquilini — paying a visit to Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in South Burnaby. As we reported back in June, that group also visited Britannia on the same day.

Roughly a 10-minute drive from Rogers Arena, Britannia is an ideal location for a practice facility, and while the structure itself is outdated and will need some work to get up to NHL standards, the ice at Britannia underwent a major upgrade in the last year and reopened to the public just last month after a brine leak in March 2024 that forced its closure.

What matters the most is that the Canucks finally have their spot and are near the finish line of finally putting this story to bed. With the Calgary Flames getting set to move to their new arena in 2027-28, the Canucks were set to become the only NHL club without a dedicated practice facility. Now, they’ll only hold that title for as long as it takes them to get Britannia ready to go.

More to come.