Vancouver Canucks fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of prospect Tom Willander will need to exercise a bit more patience, as he now has other commitments to attend to.
Now that Thatcher Demko appears healthy, the Vancouver Canucks no longer needed three goalies on the roster.
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that goaltender Arturs Silovs has been assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Silovs had been with the NHL squad since February after Thatcher Demko sustained a lower-body injury and missed about a month and a half of game action.
The Vancouver Canucks continue their quest to make the playoffs when they head out on the road to face the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday afternoon. The Canucks (34-26-13, 81 points) currently sit just outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference and dropped a crucial point when they fell 7-6 in a shootout to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.
The Vancouver Canucks haven’t had regular season games matter quite like this in a good, long while. For a few years running, the Canucks were often so far out of the playoff picture that all the ‘stretch run’ really represented to them was a chance to lower their draft lottery odds.
That was both way too exciting for its own good and way too disappointing. The Vancouver Canucks blew a 3-0 lead and 5-3 lead en route to a 7-6 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
This game had some decent pace to it early on, as the two teams, both on the outskirts of their respective conferences’s playoff pictures, attempted to find a quick strike advantage early.
When you look back at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, it’s easy to see the early returns for the Vancouver Canucks. Jonathan Lekkerimäki has grown leaps and bounds to become a more engaged and dangerous goal scorer who is flashing a separating ability to score while blending deception with the puck.
The Vancouver Canucks need a new top-six centre. Now, needing something doesn’t always equate to getting it, and that’s as true for professional sports franchises as it is for us more common individuals.
On Friday, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced the team has called up forward Max Sasson from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, on emergency basis.
The Vancouver Canucks fell back to five points behind the St. Louis Blues with the Blues’ 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. The good news is, they still have two games in hand, and are on a bit of a roll lately, with galvanizing character wins against the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders earlier this week.
The Vancouver Canucks are battling for a playoff spot. They trail the St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference by five points with 10 games remaining.
The Canucks announced that they have recalled forward Max Sasson from AHL Abbotsford under emergency conditions.
With the Vancouver Canucks in a fight for their playoff lives, every goal matters. And as the club scratches and claws its way to the finish line of the 2024-25 schedule, it’s finding different ways to grind out results.
The Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets don’t share a conference, but they are in similar positions as the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs approach. With time winding down on the season, the Canucks and Blue Jackets are on the outside looking in at the playoffs but are keeping within striking distance.
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While the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella on Thursday, the rumors of their next leader are already ramping up, and a former Flyers legend is among the list of names.
In a game that will likely be remembered as one of the most hectic contests of the NCAA National Tournament, the Boston University Terriers defeated Ohio State with a resounding 8-3 final.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is trying his best to stay healthy and rebound into form, but his future contract situation in the NHL is already drawing attention.
Aatu Raty, Derek Forbort and Teddy Blueger scored unanswered goals in a span of a little more than seven minutes bridging the second and third periods Wednesday for the Vancouver Canucks, who helped their playoff chances and dented the hopes of the New York Islanders with a 5-2 win in Elmont, N.Y.
It was reported earlier this week by Sportsnet Insider Iain MacIntyre that neither forward Elias Pettersson nor Nils Hoglander was present at practice this Sunday morning.
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes reached an impressive level with his skating speed during Saturday afternoon's loss to the New York Rangers. During their second game of a six-game road trip on Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks took on a familiar face in J.T.
Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson announced on Monday that the team has signed North Dakota forward Jackson Kunz to a one year AHL contract. While the
The Vancouver Canucks‘ path to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be a bit more difficult with two of its top forwards in Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander both sidelined for the remaining four games of its six-game road trip.
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