Canucks’ Elias Pettersson spotted training in LA

We are just under two months away from the start of the 2026-27 season, and one Vancouver Canucks forward is already on the ice preparing for the season.   On Tuesday, August 4, Elias Pettersson was seen training in Los Angeles at the Kings’ practice facility. The video quality isn’t perfect, so it’s hard to…

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Increasing shot volume should be main goal for Brock Boeser in 2026-27

Despite enduring a career-long 21-game goal drought last season, Brock Boeser can still beat NHL goaltenders. The question facing him this season is how often the Vancouver Canucks can put him in position to do so.   Should Vancouver’s rebuild eventually push him toward considering a move to a playoff contender, any deal would require…

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CA’s complete ranking of the Canucks’ top 20 prospects: Summer 2026 edition

Over the past 20 days, we’ve released our latest ranking of the top 20 Vancouver Canucks prospects. As always, those were published in the form of individual write-ups, and as always, we’ll put them all together here in one easy-to-find place, with an excerpt from each player’s write-up for each. Here is our ranking of…

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Trade Trees: Tracking the many twists and turns of Canucks acquiring Christian Ehrhoff

When the Vancouver Canucks managed to pry Christian Ehrhoff from the San Jose Sharks in the summer of 2009, it was one of the first examples of the hockey club pouncing on an opponent in salary cap peril. At that stage, the Sharks simply had too many other good players making too much money, which…

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #1 Caleb Malhotra

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our top-ranked prospect, Caleb Malhotra. Caleb Malhotra Team: Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) | Age: 18 | Position: Centre | Height: 6’2” | Weight: 185 lbs | Shoots: Left | Drafted: First round, third overall (2026) | Mid-season rank: N/A With an…

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Filip Hronek’s goals and expectations for 2026-27 go well beyond his counting stats

Filip Hronek enters the 2026-27 season with a larger role than the Vancouver Canucks have ever asked him to fill.   For the past three years, Hronek has served as Quinn Hughes’ partner, complementing one of the NHL’s premier puck-moving defencemen while helping Vancouver control play from its top pairing. That arrangement ended when the…

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31 days, 31 questions: Will Canucks score more goals under Manny Malhotra than they did under Adam Foote?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, on August 4th, a look at overall team offence and whether more should be expected with a new coach at the helm….

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #2 Braeden Cootes

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 2nd-ranked prospect, Braeden Cootes. Braeden Cootes Team: Prince Albert Raiders | Age: 19 | Position: C | Height: 6′ | Weight: 185 lbs | Shoots: Right | Drafted: First round, 15th overall, 2025 | Mid-season rank: #1 This…

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It’s time to set new goals and expectations for Elias Pettersson in 2026-27

Has there been a more fascinating player to analyze in the NHL over the past two and a half seasons than Elias Pettersson?   After winning the Calder Trophy in his rookie year, Pettersson established himself as one of the preeminent young centres in the NHL. He followed up his rookie campaign with five seasons…

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4 Canucks breakout candidates for the 2026-27 season

The Vancouver Canucks focus is on the future, particularly on players and their development.   After a season that saw the organization hit rock bottom, or at least close to it, it became apparent that the organization was in a rebuild, which shifts the focus to drafting and prospect development. The Canucks have shown they…

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31 days, 31 questions: Who has the worst roster heading into 2026-27, the Canucks or Flames?

The westernmost Canadian franchises, the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames, have long had a storied rivalry. And that rivalry will continue into the 2026-27 season, just in a different sort of shape than it usually does.   Most oddsmakers have the Canucks and Flames neck-and-neck in the race for last place in the NHL…

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JPat’s Monday Mailbag: What are the odds Jake DeBrusk will be with the Canucks to start 2026-27?

It’s August, and while it’s a long weekend for most, the work never stops here at CanucksArmy. That’s the beauty of this website and the community it serves. You have questions, and those don’t stop just because it’s a long weekend in the middle of summer. Perhaps one day the BC in BC Day will…

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31 days, 31 questions: Where would Braeden Cootes fit in the Canucks’ lineup if he makes the team again in 2026-27?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, on August 2nd, a look at Braeden Cootes’ potential spot in the Canucks’ NHL lineup this upcoming season. Braeden Cootes does most…

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #3 Adam Novotný

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 3rd-ranked prospect, Adam Novotný. Adam Novotný Team: Peterborough Petes | Age: 18 | Position: LW | Height: 6’1″ | Weight: 205 lbs | Shoots: Left | Drafted: First round, 24th overall, 2026 | Mid-season rank: N/A The Canucks…

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11 Vancouver things Macklin Celebrini can buy with his new $18.8M AAV salary

This article and salary calculations were entirely human-written and calculated without the use of AI.   It may still be relatively quiet in the summer offseason, but Macklin Celebrini just became the highest-paid player in the NHL. The Vancouver-born star forward of Team Canada and the San Jose Sharks just received a major payday from…

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Canucks prospect Rogowski scores as USA routs Canada in WJSS finale; Cootes calls loss ‘embarrassing’

Brooks Rogowski completed an impressive World Junior Summer Showcase by scoring his third goal of the event against two fellow Vancouver Canucks prospects.   Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra skated together on Canada’s second line but were held off the scoresheet as the United States defeated Canada 7-2 in Saturday’s showcase finale at the WFCU…

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31 days, 31 questions: How much did the Canucks accomplish in a busy July?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, on August 1st, a look at the month of July as a whole. As the calendar flips to August, we can officially…

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Vancouver minor hockey releases statement regarding the Canucks MOU with City for practice facility at Britannia

On Thursday, July 30th, the Vancouver Canucks announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Vancouver to explore the development of a new hockey development facility with the Britannia Community Services Centre. In their announcement, the team shared that the new site would be adjacent to the existing Britannia Ice…

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #4 Aleksei Medvedev

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 4th-ranked prospect, goaltender Aleksei Medvedev. Aleksei Medvedev Team: London Knights (OHL) | Age: 18 | Position: Goalie | Height: 6’3″ | Weight: 180 lbs | Catches: Left | Drafted: Second round, 47th overall, 2025 | Mid-season rank: #2…

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Scott Wheeler talks Canucks prospects, why he believes in Buium, and more: Canucks Conversation

On Friday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler to discuss several Canucks prospects and why he remains one of Zeev Buium’s biggest believers.   Wheeler started by sharing his impressions from the World Junior Summer Showcase, where several Canucks prospects have been representing. “Rogowski looks…

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Where will the Canucks be at in six years (when Macklin Celebrini could hit free agency)?

For some, the plan is already set in stone. After completing his recently signed five-year extension, Macklin Celebrini will become an unrestricted free agent. And with no restrictions, he’ll obviously choose to sign in his hometown of Vancouver at that time. Probably at a discount, too, especially after his buddy Connor Bedard signed there the…

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #5 Kirill Kudryavtsev

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 5th-ranked prospect, Kirill Kudryavtsev. Kirill Kudryavtsev Team: Abbotsford Canucks | Age: 22 | Position: Defence | Height: 5’11” | Weight: 201 lbs | Shoots: Left | Drafted: Seventh round, 208th overall, 2022 | Mid-season rank: #3 We finally…

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Abbotsford Canucks hire Mark O’Leary as assistant coach and Lucas Bourdon as video coach

The Abbotsford Canucks announced a pair of hirings for Ryan Papaioannou’s bench.   On Friday morning, Abbotsford General Manager Richard Seeley announced they have hired Mark O’Leary as an Assistant Coach and Lucas Bourdon as a Video Coach. Please join us in welcoming Mark O’Leary as our new Assistant Coach and Lucas Bourdon as our…

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Canucks: Exploring an Elias Pettersson for Shane Wright 1-for-1 swap

The Seattle Kraken have spent the past several months searching for a star, and the Vancouver Canucks appear increasingly motivated to move one.   Between the two Pacific Northwest clubs sits Shane Wright, a 22-year-old centre whose representatives have asked Seattle to find him a new team. Vancouver has contacted the Kraken about Wright; the…

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One unforeseen benefit of the rising cap for the Canucks could be better players available on waivers

The NHL’s salary cap was at least in part an attempt to promote league parity. Sure, it was probably always about controlling expenditures as much as anything, but the parity angle was a part of it. And, for a while there, the league did achieve a greater level of evenness.   The recent surge in…

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Canucks: What NHL history tells us about Elias Pettersson’s decline

After only his rookie season, few doubted Elias Pettersson would become a longtime NHL superstar. Wayne Gretzky said after Pettersson’s first year in the NHL that his raw hockey IQ and playmaking ability reminded him of himself and Sidney Crosby. In Pettersson’s first six NHL seasons, he won the Calder Trophy, made four NHL All-Star…

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CA’s top 20 Canucks summer prospect rankings: #6 Brooks Rogowski

Welcome back to our collective CanucksArmy top 20 Vancouver Canucks summer prospect rankings. Today, we have our 6th-ranked prospect, Brooks Rogowski. Brooks Rogowski Team: Oshawa Generals | Age: 18 | Position: C | Height: 6’7″ | Weight: 235 lbs | Shoots: Right | Drafted: Second round, 33rd overall, 2026 | Mid-season rank: N/A The Canucks…

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Steven Ellis talks Cootes, Malhotra, Lekkerimäki, and more Canucks prospects: Canucks Conversation

On Tuesday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis to discuss Braeden Cootes and Caleb Malhotra, Brooks Rogowski’s impressive showing at the World Junior Summer Showcase, Vancouver’s 2026 draft class as a whole, and where Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s development currently stands.   Ellis has been one of…

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Does Canucks’ prospect Braeden Cootes have inside track to captain Canada at 2027 World Juniors?

When he suited up for Canada at Wednesday night’s World Junior Summer Showcase against Sweden, Braeden Cootes wasn’t just the top centre on Team Canada’s depth chart. The Vancouver Canucks prospect was also wearing the captain’s C.   Sure, it’s only a late-July game at a quasi-competitive tournament where the outcomes matter far less than…

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Canucks and City of Vancouver announce MOU for practice facility at Britannia Ice Rink

The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday morning that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Vancouver to explore the development of a new hockey development facility with the Britannia Community Services Centre. In the announcement, the Canucks shared that the new facility will be adjacent to the existing Britannia Ice Rink….

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