Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors
‘My game has grown a lot’: Canucks’ Lankinen continues to prove his value
With Thatcher Demko getting larger by the day in his rearview mirror, Kevin Lankinen has done enough in the Vancouver Canucks’ first 20 games to be part of the team’s conversation in the crease even when the No. 1 goalie returns from injury.
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Published: 1 month ago
Canucks Need Pettersson to Return to 2022-23 Season Form
The Vancouver Canucks look forward to improving on their 2023-24 season, where they won the Pacific Division with a 50-23-9 record. They hosted their first playoff game in Vancouver since…
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Published: 4 months ago
Report: Canucks’ Silovs pulled out Latvia’s Olympic qualifier with minor knee injury
Latvia men’s hockey team general manager Rūdolfs Kalvītis doesn’t believe Vancouver Canucks fans have any reason to worry about goaltender Arturs Silovs.
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Published: 4 months ago
Canucks’ Artūrs Šilovs has ‘knee ligament inflammation,’ Latvian hockey federation says
The goaltending news just won’t stop in the Vancouver Canucks universe. By now, Canucks fans have heard all about the Ian Clark role change from Head Goalie Coach and Director of Goaltending to goalie scout and goaltending development coach, as
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Published: 4 months ago
Daily Faceoff ranks Canucks’ Thatcher Demko the NHL’s sixth-best goaltender
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko ranked No. 6 overall on Paul Pidutti’s list of the top 20 active NHL goalies published to Daily Faceoff on Wednesday. Demko, 28, posted strong numbers while battling nagging knee issues with the Canucks
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Published: 4 months ago
NHL Network ranks Canucks captain Quinn Hughes second among top 20 defenceman list
The accolades continue to pile up for Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes during the 2023-2024 season. First, Hughes was honoured by being named the 15th captain in franchise history. Then, he had a strong season, finishing atop National Hoc
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Published: 4 months ago
Latvia unveils Olympic qualifying roster, notable omission of Artūrs Šilovs raises eyebrows
The Latvian Hockey Federation has announced its roster for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament this weekend, where they will compete for a spot in the 2026 Winter Olympics. The announcement, however, has left many fans and analysts surprised due to the
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Published: 4 months ago
Exploring where Canucks prospect Kirill Kudryavtsev could play his 2024-25 season
As the new hockey season approaches, players worldwide are gearing up to prove they have the chops to earn an elevated spot amongst their respective systems’ professional teams. And there’s no better time than training camp to showcase their read
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Published: 4 months ago
Should the Canucks just wait on the waiver wire to find their short-term goalie fix?
For a minute there, the crease of the Vancouver Canucks was in perhaps the best shape it had ever been. The Canucks were set to skate into the 2024/25 season with both Vezina runner-up Thatcher Demko and playoff/international hero Arturs Silovs lo
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Published: 4 months ago
Making sense of Ian Clark’s new Canucks role, Demko’s return, and can a three goalie system work?: In the Crease
The NHL’s promotional team deciding to make this Goalie Week couldn’t have come at a more strange time for the Vancouver Canucks. In case you’ve been enjoying the last couple weeks of summer instead of paying attention to hockey in late Augu
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Published: 4 months ago
NHL Rumour Roundup: Latest buzz on Draisaitl, Swayman, Demko
With training camps closing in, we check in on the latest buzz around contracts for Leon Draisaitl and Jeremy Swayman, and what’s going on with Thatcher Demko’s injury.
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Published: 4 months ago
NHL Notebook: Oilers, Draisaitl ‘a little further apart’ than expected in contract talks
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! After a flurry of mid-August transactions, things have
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Published: 4 months ago
Teddy Blueger or Pius Suter: Which Canucks centre earns the 3C role in training camp?
Training camp is just 22 days away, and after a lot of shuffling around on the wing and the defence corps, multiple lineup spots are up for grabs. In this series, we’ll be highlighting some of these training camp battles and provide all the facts s
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Published: 4 months ago