Elias Pettersson’s Confidence Is Back, Which Is Great News for the Canucks The Old Prof | October 30, 2025 For much of last season, Elias Pettersson (the Vancouver Canucks forward) looked like a player searching for his own shadow. The hands, vision, and two-way awareness were still sometimes present,…
Canucks Show Their Road Backbone in Dallas The Old Prof | October 17, 2025 It wasn’t supposed to happen that way. Down 2-0 early in Dallas, against a Stars team that had been filling the net all season, the Vancouver Canucks looked like they…
Have the Canucks’ Good Vibes Already Dried Up? The Old Prof | October 15, 2025 Remember all those “good vibes” stories from the Vancouver Canucks’ preseason? The talk of a refreshed team, better structure, and players finally buying in under new head coach Adam Foote?…
Quinn Hughes Becomes Canucks’ All-Time Leader in Points By a Defenceman Matthew Zator | October 12, 2025 After being kept off the scoreboard in the Vancouver Canucks’ season and home opener on Thursday, Quinn Hughes recorded an assist against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday to finally become…
Canucks News & Rumours: Foote’s Start, Kane’s Homecoming & Hughes’ Norris The Old Prof | October 11, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks opened their season with the kind of tone they needed — confident, structured, and ready to compete. Thursday’s 5–1 win over the Calgary Flames wasn’t just about…
Canucks Gameday Preview: Cootes & Lekkerimaki Lead Youth Movement Against the Flames Matthew Zator | October 9, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks open the season tonight against the same opponent as last season, the Calgary Flames. They ended up losing that game 6-5 in overtime after blowing a 4-1…
Vancouver Canucks Announce 2025-26 Opening-Night Roster Lukas Bernasiewicz | October 7, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks have revealed their roster for the 2025-26 NHL season. Every team had a deadline yesterday to trim their team down to 23 players and announce their official…
Canucks’ 5 Best-Case Scenarios for 2025-26 The Old Prof | October 3, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks are one of those maddening franchises that seem to be forever caught between promise and collapse. Last season proved the point—what started with a Pacific Division title…
Canucks’ Preseason Blueprint for Success Includes Depth and Demko The Old Prof | September 29, 2025 The NHL preseason often doesn’t get much respect. The games don’t count, the results vanish when the puck drops on opening night, and most veterans are just trying to stay…
Jim Rutherford on Balancing Quinn Hughes’ Future and the Canucks’ Championship Hopes The Old Prof | September 20, 2025 Vancouver Canucks‘ president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford has been candid about the tightrope he walks when it comes to one of the franchise’s brightest stars: Quinn Hughes. In a…
Canucks News & Rumours: Giants, Abbotsford, and Hughes’ Future The Old Prof | September 18, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks are heading into the 2025–26 season with a few intriguing storylines. Although there have been only a few high-profile trades, some upcoming preseason showdowns are expected. Following…
Canucks 2025-26 Opponent Preview: Edmonton Oilers Matthew Zator | September 13, 2025 Welcome to my annual opponent preview series where I will go division-by-division looking at how the Vancouver Canucks match up against the teams they will be facing during the regular season. Related: More…