Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors

Canucks' Boeser ready to return to lineup vs. Bruins

The Vancouver Canucks will have winger Brock Boeser back Tuesday night when they take on the Boston Bruins, head coach Rick Tocchet announced. Boeser has missed the past seven games after being injured Nov. 7 by a high hit from Los Angeles Kings forw

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Published: 1 month ago

What does the Canucks’ lineup look like if Jonathan Lekkerimäki makes the team?

Training Camp is where opportunities are made. But it’s also a place where opportunities are made the most of.   Top Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki has a chance to fall into the latter category. After a dazzling draft+2 season in

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Published: 3 months ago

Blackfish: Canucks prospects’ training camp recap, and more

Welcome back to the Blackfish Prospect Report. We find ourselves in that awkward mid-September phase where training camp has us all on the edge of our seats, begging for in-game hockey action. And yet, we feel so far away.   Alas, we push forward. T

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Published: 3 months ago

Thatcher Demko’s Injury Clouds Canucks’ Playoff Hopes

It feels like a distant memory now, but during the 2020 bubble playoffs, when Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom went down, a young Thatcher Demko stepped in and surprised the…

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Published: 3 months ago

What’s Going on With the Vancouver Canucks Goaltending Situation

There shouldn't be any alarm bells about Thatcher Demko's future as he battles back from injury and after Kevin Lankinen was signed.

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Published: 3 months ago

Central Notes: Ferguson, Korchinski, Buchnevich

The AHL’s Iowa Wild have inked goaltender Dylan Ferguson to a one-year deal, relays The Hockey News’ Dylan Loucks. The 26-year-old joins the Wild organization after the Canucks released him from a professional tryout agreement on Sunday. He bri

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Published: 3 months ago

With an established role, Canucks’ Garland has high expectations for 2024-25

It’s been a long road to get to this point for Conor Garland. Brought to Vancouver three years ago, at the start of the 2023-24 season, it looked like the diminutive winger had one foot out the door after some individually productive but rough team

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Published: 3 months ago

Why Thatcher Demko will be on the Canucks’ opening day roster (and Arturs Silovs won’t), explained

NHL opening day rosters are tricky. How tricky? Trickier than beating Penn and Teller at a game of three-card Monte. That’s tricky, man. For whatever reason, the roster a team officially sets as its opening day roster has all sorts of implications

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Published: 3 months ago

Kevin Lankinen to wear jersey number 32 with Canucks

Newly signed Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen has officially chosen to wear jersey number 32 for the 2024-25 season, his first season with the Canucks.   The announcement, which the Canucks made on Monday afternoon, signalled the start of

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Published: 3 months ago

7 burning Canucks questions heading into NHL preseason games

Training camp is in the books, and it’s time to focus on the preseason. The Vancouver Canucks have a jam-packed schedule, with five games in the next seven days starting Tuesday. They open the preseason against the Seattle Kraken, followed by a mat

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Published: 3 months ago

Report: Canucks’ Thatcher Demko’s injury is to the Popliteus muscle

Demko suffered the injury during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the Predators.

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Published: 3 months ago

New Inside the NHL docuseries featuring Canucks captain Quinn Hughes airs October 4th

The highly anticipated docuseries FACEOFF: Inside the NHL, produced by Box To Box and NHL Productions, is set to launch globally on Friday, Oct. 4, on Prime Video. The series promises unprecedented access to the National Hockey League’s biggest tea

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Published: 3 months ago

Canucks: Thatcher Demko injury mystery solved? Here's the reported problem

InGoal's Kevin Woodley told Sportsnet 650 he's talked to medical people who have worked in the NHL for 30 years who have never seen this issue

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Published: 3 months ago