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JPat’s Monday Mailbag: just how tough has Canucks schedule been compared to recent years?
JPat’s Monday Mailbag: just how tough has Canucks schedule been compared to recent years?
It’s the calm after the storm of another busy weekend for the Vancouver Canucks. There have been a bunch of them already this season – and another on the way next weekend, too. This is just the reality of life in an Olympic year. As the Canucks rest up on a team day off, we…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
JPat’s Monday Mailbag: just how tough has Canucks schedule been compared to recent years?
The Statsies: Elias Pettersson takes on Nathan Mackinnon matchup in Canucks’ overtime loss
The Statsies: Elias Pettersson takes on Nathan Mackinnon matchup in Canucks’ overtime loss
It wasn’t 9-1! Even if the #Canucks only get one point out of this game, it's been a pretty outstanding effort against the top team in the NHL. — Daniel Wagner (@passittobulis) November 10, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks dropped a tightly contested 5-4 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. There aren’t too many “moral” victories…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Statsies: Elias Pettersson takes on Nathan Mackinnon matchup in Canucks’ overtime loss
The Stanchies: Hughes and Pettersson look sharp in Canucks’ 5-4 OT loss to Avalanche
The Stanchies: Hughes and Pettersson look sharp in Canucks’ 5-4 OT loss to Avalanche
The Vancouver Canucks may have lost to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime to the tune of 5-4, but I can genuinely say it might have been their best effort of the season. No, we don’t need to get into moral victory territory on this one, but if you’re an optimist praying that this season doesn’t…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Stanchies: Hughes and Pettersson look sharp in Canucks’ 5-4 OT loss to Avalanche
Instant Reaction: Canucks lose 5-4 in OT vs. Avalanche after gutsy comeback effort
Instant Reaction: Canucks lose 5-4 in OT vs. Avalanche after gutsy comeback effort
Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Starting Lineup Warmup #Canucks lines vs. Avalanche Kane. EP40. Garland.Boeser. Reichel. Sherwood.O’Connor. Räty. DeBrusk.Bains. Sasson. Karlsson. Hughes. Hronek.MP29. Myers.EP25. Willander. 🥅Lankinen🥅 7pm on @Sportsnet650…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Instant Reaction: Canucks lose 5-4 in OT vs. Avalanche after gutsy comeback effort
Lankinen starts for Canucks vs. Avalanche; Foote says Demko should return Tuesday
Lankinen starts for Canucks vs. Avalanche; Foote says Demko should return Tuesday
Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote met with the media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche and provided an update regarding his goaltending situation for this evening: “Lanks [Kevin Lankinen] is playing tonight,” said Adam Foote. Lankinen started on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. After stopping 11 shots in the…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Lankinen starts for Canucks vs. Avalanche; Foote says Demko should return Tuesday
The Statsies: Conor Garland’s team-best CF% helps Canucks beat Blue Jackets
The Statsies: Conor Garland’s team-best CF% helps Canucks beat Blue Jackets
Pulled it out in the end. canucks v refs tonight pic.twitter.com/ZB7jbHitrU — carm 🙂 (@bubblecarm) November 9, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks didn’t look up to the races for a good long while, but managed to pull out a big 4-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It’s been an up-and-down stretch for this team, a…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Statsies: Conor Garland’s team-best CF% helps Canucks beat Blue Jackets
The Farmies: Strong rookie performances not enough as Abbotsford Canucks drop 10th straight vs. Colorado
The Farmies: Strong rookie performances not enough as Abbotsford Canucks drop 10th straight vs. Colorado
Despite a battered lineup and an ECHL goaltender making his AHL debut, the Abbotsford Canucks delivered one of their most complete performances of the season against the league-leading Colorado Eagles. From the opening puck drop, they played with pace, purpose, and a little bit of swagger — the kind that’s been missing during their recent…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Farmies: Strong rookie performances not enough as Abbotsford Canucks drop 10th straight vs. Colorado
Canucks Game Day: Goaltending decision looms ahead of visit from league-leading Avalanche
Canucks Game Day: Goaltending decision looms ahead of visit from league-leading Avalanche
The Vancouver Canucks (8-8) return to action to complete a back-to-back weekend when they host the league-leading Colorado Avalanche (9-1-5) at Rogers Arena. The Canucks are coming off a 4-3 victory over Columbus last night, while the Avs were busy destroying Edmonton 9-1. What we know With the quick turnaround, the Canucks did not…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Canucks Game Day: Goaltending decision looms ahead of visit from league-leading Avalanche
The Stanchies: Brock Boeser scores game-winning goal in Canucks’ win over Blue Jackets
The Stanchies: Brock Boeser scores game-winning goal in Canucks’ win over Blue Jackets
When the buzzer sounded at Rogers Arena on Saturday night, and the Vancouver Canucks poured off the bench to congratulate Kevin Lankinen on their 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, that pressurized air you saw lifting over the arena was relief. These Canucks have been put through the ringer over the past week, from…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Stanchies: Brock Boeser scores game-winning goal in Canucks’ win over Blue Jackets
Patrik Allvin throws cold water on a potential Canucks rebuild
Patrik Allvin throws cold water on a potential Canucks rebuild
The Vancouver Canucks‘ loss to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night reignited plenty of conversations about whether or not the Canucks need to finally undergo a true rebuild of their own. Recently, we explored how the Canucks’ half-hearted attempts at retools have left them in the mushy middle — not good enough to contend…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Patrik Allvin throws cold water on a potential Canucks rebuild
Instant Reaction: Canucks hang on to beat Blue Jackets 4-3
Instant Reaction: Canucks hang on to beat Blue Jackets 4-3
The Vancouver Canucks‘ Wednesday night loss to the Chicago Blackhawks sure feels like it happened ages ago. Plenty of conversations about the future of the team have been had since then, and the Canucks actually had a chance to practice! The NHL’s condensed schedule to accommodate Olympic hockey is going to make any time there…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Instant Reaction: Canucks hang on to beat Blue Jackets 4-3
Checking in on 5 former Canucks’ starts to the new NHL season
Checking in on 5 former Canucks’ starts to the new NHL season
This past season was a busy one for the Vancouver Canucks. The team made several additions and subtractions as they attempted to improve their roster. Several NHL regulars from last season were among the subtractions, including JT Miller, Pius Suter, Arturs Silovs, Noah Juulsen, and Sammy Blais, who each found themselves on different NHL teams…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Checking in on 5 former Canucks’ starts to the new NHL season
Canucks head coach Adam Foote confirms Demko skated this morning, but will not backup vs. Blue Jackets
Canucks head coach Adam Foote confirms Demko skated this morning, but will not backup vs. Blue Jackets
The Vancouver Canucks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to town for Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night. However, they’ll have to do it without their starting goaltender, Thatcher Demko. Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote met with the media following pre-game skate with an update on his star netminder: “Demmer won’t be playing tonight….
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November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Canucks head coach Adam Foote confirms Demko skated this morning, but will not backup vs. Blue Jackets
Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts, DPetey replaces Joseph as Canucks host Blue Jackets
Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts, DPetey replaces Joseph as Canucks host Blue Jackets
The Vancouver Canucks (7-8) kick off a busy weekend when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-6) on Hockey Fights Cancer night at Rogers Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 pm on Hockey Night in Canada. It’s the first of two home games for the Canucks on consecutive nights, with the Colorado Avalanche rolling…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts, DPetey replaces Joseph as Canucks host Blue Jackets
Abbotsford Canucks recall Aku Koskenvuo and Nick Poisson from ECHL Kalamazoo
Abbotsford Canucks recall Aku Koskenvuo and Nick Poisson from ECHL Kalamazoo
The player carousel continues within the Vancouver Canucks organization. On Saturday, the Abbotsford Canucks announced the recall of goaltender Aku Koskenvuo and forward Nick Poisson from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings. The moves come after a flurry of transactions on Friday and yet another injury setback later that evening. On Friday, Vancouver recalled Jiri Patera…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Abbotsford Canucks recall Aku Koskenvuo and Nick Poisson from ECHL Kalamazoo
What might an in-season 2025-26 Canucks rebuild actually look like?
What might an in-season 2025-26 Canucks rebuild actually look like?
Let’s skip the preamble this time. You know why we’re talking ‘rebuild.’ Because everybody seems to be talking rebuild right now. The Vancouver Canucks have started off the 2025-26 season in a tie for the third-worst record in the league after 14 games, and once again, the topic of tearing down the roster to start…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What might an in-season 2025-26 Canucks rebuild actually look like?
The Farmies: Abbotsford Canucks forced to turn to an EBUG in Loveland, Colorado
The Farmies: Abbotsford Canucks forced to turn to an EBUG in Loveland, Colorado
This season officially has everything — and we mean everything. Sporting an eight-game losing skid, the Abbotsford Canucks rolled into Loveland, Colorado, with half a roster, one healthy goaltender, and a prayer. But by the third period, that prayer fell short. After a strong 18-save performance, starting netminder Ty Young exited with injury, forcing Abbotsford…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The Farmies: Abbotsford Canucks forced to turn to an EBUG in Loveland, Colorado
Abbotsford Canucks series primer: Canucks look to snap 8-game losing skid vs. Eagles
Abbotsford Canucks series primer: Canucks look to snap 8-game losing skid vs. Eagles
The Abbotsford Canucks are back on the road. Following a difficult six-game homestand, the team now heads to Loveland, Colorado, for a weekend doubleheader against the Colorado Eagles. The two-game set marks a fresh opportunity for the struggling Abbotsford Canucks, who enter the series riding a league-worst eight-game losing streak. If there’s any consolation,…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Abbotsford Canucks series primer: Canucks look to snap 8-game losing skid vs. Eagles
Scenes from practice: Boeser moves to left wing as Canucks shake up forward lines
Scenes from practice: Boeser moves to left wing as Canucks shake up forward lines
After a team day off on Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice on Friday morning at Rogers Arena. While Thatcher Demko’s absence was the big story, it was also notable that the team made a couple of changes to its forward group ahead of a busy two-game weekend. What we saw #Canucks…
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November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Scenes from practice: Boeser moves to left wing as Canucks shake up forward lines
‘He’s doing what we asked him to do’: Adam Foote explains Demko’s absence from Canucks practice
‘He’s doing what we asked him to do’: Adam Foote explains Demko’s absence from Canucks practice
On Friday morning, the Vancouver Canucks made a roster move that raised a few eyebrows. Ahead of their practice at Rogers Arena, the Canucks recalled goaltender Jiri Patera from AHL Abbotsford under emergency conditions. Naturally, this raised questions about Thatcher Demko’s status, as the Canucks’ All-Star goaltender has battled injuries throughout his career and appeared…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
‘He’s doing what we asked him to do’: Adam Foote explains Demko’s absence from Canucks practice
Canucks recall goaltender Jiri Patera under emergency conditions
Canucks recall goaltender Jiri Patera under emergency conditions
The Vancouver Canucks have recalled goaltender Jiri Patera from AHL Abbotsford under emergency conditions. General manager Patrik Allvin announced the move on Friday morning, less than an hour before the Canucks’ practice at Rogers Arena. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that G Jiri Patera has been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL) under emergency conditions. —…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Canucks recall goaltender Jiri Patera under emergency conditions
How shortcuts and half-hearted retools post-2011 have left the Canucks where they are today
How shortcuts and half-hearted retools post-2011 have left the Canucks where they are today
It’s a dark place around the Vancouver Canucks following their 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Despite outshooting Chicago 45-28, the Canucks could not beat Blackhawks netminder Spencer Knight until garbage time. But that’s not a knock against the players. They really tried, and you could tell. However, that might be…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How shortcuts and half-hearted retools post-2011 have left the Canucks where they are today
It’s almost certainly time for the Canucks to rebuild: Canucks Conversation
It’s almost certainly time for the Canucks to rebuild: Canucks Conversation
On Thursday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal tackled a topic that’s been hovering over the Vancouver Canucks for years – whether it’s finally time to stop running from the inevitable and commit to a full rebuild. After a 5–2 loss at home to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks, patience has worn…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It’s almost certainly time for the Canucks to rebuild: Canucks Conversation
Projecting Canucks prospects for the 2026 World Junior Championships
Projecting Canucks prospects for the 2026 World Junior Championships
Are you in the holiday spirit yet? With Halloween now in the rearview, the daily reminders are everywhere — the Christmas season is fast approaching. And you know what that means, don’t you? That’s right, the World Junior Championships are just around the corner. This year’s tournament takes place in Ottawa, Canada, and as per…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Projecting Canucks prospects for the 2026 World Junior Championships
Vancouver Goldeneyes take flight: PWHL team unveils name, logo
Vancouver Goldeneyes take flight: PWHL team unveils name, logo
Women’s pro hockey has liftoff in the city of Vancouver today, as the PWHL introduced the Vancouver Goldeneyes as the expansion team’s name and identity Thursday morning. A force formed in flight. We are the Vancouver Goldeneyes. pic.twitter.com/NQQVcck0kO — Vancouver Goldeneyes (@PWHL__Vancouver) November 6, 2025 In a well-attended press conference hosted at the Coal…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Vancouver Goldeneyes take flight: PWHL team unveils name, logo