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Canucks place Matthew Stienburg on NHL waivers; Fix-Wolansky, Clayton and Schuldt clear

Photo credit: Daily Faceoff Vancouver

By Tyson Cole

Sep 24, 2026, 14:44 EDT

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Ahead of their first home game of the preseason, the Vancouver Canucks have placed another player on waivers.

The Canucks have placed forward Matthew Stienburg on NHL waivers on Thursday morning. All three players the Canucks waived yesterday, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cole Clayton, and Jimmy Schuldt, have cleared waivers.

Stienburg, 25, signed a one-year, $850,000 two-way contract on July 2 this offseason. The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native was drafted in the third round (63rd overall) by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 NHL Draft. In his draft year at St. Andrew’s College, Stienburg scored 31 goals and 66 points in 48 games and served as captain.

Once drafted, the 6’1″ winger jumped over to Cornell University in the NCAA. Stienburg spent three seasons there, scoring 18 goals and 47 points in 73 games. After the 2022-23 season, Stienburg turned pro, playing four games with the Colorado Eagles in the AHL. He picked up one assist in his outings and added another helper in four postseason games.

After a 54-game rookie season in the American League, Stienburg got his first NHL shot in 2024-25 with the Avalanche. Since then, Stienburg has struggled to stay healthy, playing just 21 games between the NHL and the AHL over the last two full seasons. He spoke to Daily Faceoff Vancouver’s Jeff Paterson at Canucks training camp about his journey:

“Two years ago things were going well, and then an unfortunate injury kept me out for five or six months,” Stienburg explained after the opening day of camp in Penticton. “Then I got back last year after a good summer, and a separate new injury came up there in a game. And by the time we really figured out the best plan of attack, it took me to the summer again. So it was a matter of two separate injuries that required a long time to return.”

Fix-Wolansky, Clayton, and Schuldt all clear and will now report to AHL Abbotsford.