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'A delightful human': John Garrett was one of a kind

'A delightful human': John Garrett was one of a kind

VANCOUVER — In his working life with John Garrett, play-by-play announcer John Shorthouse remembers exactly two times that his broadcast partner...

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For better or worse, Ryan Johnson's standing with Canucks likely changing

For better or worse, Ryan Johnson's standing with Canucks likely changing

VANCOUVER — Ryan Johnson’s unmistakable aura is decency. Nobody who speaks to him for 15 minutes about anything leaves the conversation without a...

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Rehabbing Demko motivated to help Canucks turn corner

Rehabbing Demko motivated to help Canucks turn corner

VANCOUVER — The person who will have the greatest impact on the Vancouver Canucks next season is the general manager who has yet to be hired. The...

20.04.2026 9

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Rutherford says Canucks ‘should be OK’ as GM job opens, duties shift

Rutherford says Canucks ‘should be OK’ as GM job opens, duties shift

VANCOUVER – Authority, like water, flows downward. In the history of the National Hockey League, a general manager has never fired a president. ...

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Canucks' demise punctuated by one last humiliation against Oilers

EDMONTON — Two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks won 50 games. Thursday, they finished the 2025-26 season with 25 wins — and 49 regulation losses....

17.04.2026 10

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Canucks continue strong final week by completing sweep of California teams

VANCOUVER – At the end of their nightmare, the Vancouver Canucks had a California dream. Jake DeBrusk guided in an overtime setup from Elias...

15.04.2026 20

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Takeaways: Canucks play spoiler in California back-to-back

In the final days of one of the longest seasons in Vancouver Canucks history, it’s like the players suddenly don’t want it to end. For the second...

13.04.2026 20

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Takeaways: Canucks find some of joy in rally-filled shootout win

After enduring months of misery, the Vancouver Canucks finally found some joy Saturday by inflicting a little pain on others as they rallied three...

12.04.2026 20

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Canucks Takeaways: Stronger effort still results in loss to Kings

Out of the National Hockey League playoff race for months, the Vancouver Canucks continue to be formidable “spoilers.” On Thursday, they spoiled...

10.04.2026 20

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Overmatched Canucks stifled by Golden Knights: 'They play a heavy game'

VANCOUVER — If John Tortorella’s team was always this good in Vancouver, he’d still be coaching the Canucks. The Vegas Golden Knights improved...

08.04.2026 20

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'Perfect storm': Canucks' Jake DeBrusk unhappy with five-on-five production

VANCOUVER — The only road runner Jake DeBrusk knew when he was little was Wile E. Coyote’s cartoon nemesis. So it was for most hockey players born...

06.04.2026 9

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Defence, goaltending not up to par as Canucks keep bleeding goals

VANCOUVER — In their win-of-the-season Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche, the Vancouver Canucks proved they could succeed while allowing six...

05.04.2026 10

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Takeaways: Wild's Quinn Hughes subdued in first game against Canucks

In the first game he ever played against the Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes was understated. Nearly four months since his trade to the Minnesota...

03.04.2026 20

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Canucks rise up to stun league-leading Avalanche

In a disastrous season no one anticipated, the Vancouver Canucks stunned everyone again on Wednesday by beating the Colorado Avalanche 8-6 in Denver...

02.04.2026 20

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Canucks Takeaways: Edge, urgency not enough to stop Tortorella's Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights’ coaching change fired up the Vancouver Canucks. With one-time Vancouver coach John Tortorella standing behind the...

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Canucks takeaways: Hoglander busts slump in loss to Flames

If you’re going to lose by four goals to the fourth-worst team in the National Hockey League, you may as well have your fourth-liner bust a slump a...

29.03.2026 20

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Canucks failing at baseline goal to be competitive

VANCOUVER – When the Vancouver Canucks returned home three weeks ago, a distant last in the National Hockey League and with three wins in 25 games,...

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Canucks' Hoglander motivated to finish challenging season strong

VANCOUVER – Nils Hoglander’s season peaked in training camp. We know, you could pretty much say that about the Vancouver Canucks team. But for...

25.03.2026 10

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What can last-place Canucks learn from Ducks' rebuild?

VANCOUVER — Wistful excitement in imagining the Vancouver Canucks as the next Anaheim Ducks is tempered by the time — seven years — it has taken...

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Ducks' Gudas returns from suspension: 'I feel terrible'

VANCOUVER — And for the sixth game, Radko Gudas returns from suspension. But it will still be months before Auston Matthews plays or practises....

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Canucks put forth another woeful effort on home ice

VANCOUVER — The first full day of spring bloomed brilliantly on the West Coast. The atmospheric river that drenched most of B.C. this week had...

21.03.2026 20

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Linus Karlsson maintaining Game 7 intensity amid Canucks' lost season

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks aren’t getting any playoff games this spring, but Linus Karlsson has been playing them all season. When the...

20.03.2026 10

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Canucks take step back after small progress: 'Important to learn from it'

VANCOUVER — In the last three months, the Vancouver Canucks are on a seven-game losing streak following wins. We know, there are two problems with...

20.03.2026 20

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Vintage Elias Pettersson returns in Canucks' good-vibes win over Panthers

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson scored his first goals in 21 games, Marco Rossi and Brock Boeser had three-point nights, and 10 Canucks made it onto...

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Lankinen trying to be 'fully supportive teammate' during Canucks' rebuild

VANCOUVER — For goaltenders, unpredictability is kryptonite. So the Vancouver Canucks have poisoned their goalies this season. As the National...

16.03.2026 20

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Still learning how to win, young Canucks fall flat against Kraken

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks look like a young team unaccustomed to winning. Because they indeed are a young team unaccustomed to winning,...

15.03.2026 20

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Canucks' Jake DeBrusk the difference-maker in shootout win: 'Feels awesome'

VANCOUVER — All he wanted to do when he came to the Vancouver Canucks was win because, really, that’s all Jake DeBrusk had done in his first seven...

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Canucks' Brock Boeser ready to be veteran pillar in rebuild: 'I’m better mentally'

VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser has a new baby. It’s a puppy named Winnie, a rescue dog he and his fiancée, Bella, adopted in Minnesota and brought to...

11.03.2026 10

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New enforcer Curtis Douglas gives Canucks more bite: 'You know he's out there'

VANCOUVER – On Curtis Douglas’ long left arm are beautiful tattoos of his family’s dog, Emma, and the backyard tree he and his brothers used to...

10.03.2026 10

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Canucks' intensity, competitiveness starting to move in right direction

VANCOUVER – The duration of the Vancouver Canucks’ rebuild, the length of time it takes the organization to start winning again, will be...

10.03.2026 20

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Canucks notch rare win after 'stressful' trade-deadline week

CHICAGO – The roiling, dark skies above Chicago flashed with lightning Friday evening. Incredibly, it was sunny around the Vancouver Canucks....

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Canucks take advantage of Garland's 'flexibility' in trade with Blue Jackets

CHICAGO — Amid the addictive day-to-day drama of deadline week, the Vancouver Canucks’ late-night trade of Conor Garland was a medium-sized deal....

06.03.2026 20

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Canucks show 'more fight' in close loss to Hurricanes

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks were disappointed but not embarrassed. Losing should never be acceptable. But if they can lose the way they did...

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Tyler Myers reflects on trade from Canucks: 'It was emotional'

VANCOUVER — Tyler Myers knew he was extending the Vancouver Canucks’ trade mission when he walked into the dressing room earlier this week and...

04.03.2026 10

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Canucks trade deadline preview: Nearly everyone on table

VANCOUVER — It was only two seasons ago that the Vancouver Canucks were one of the most aggressive buyers ahead of the National Hockey League trade...

03.03.2026 10

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Canucks' uncompetitive deadline week continues with lopsided loss

VANCOUVER – No wonder this is not an easy sell for the Vancouver Canucks. With Friday’s National Hockey League trading deadline creeping closer...

03.03.2026 20

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‘Haven’t lived up to expectations’: Canucks’ Pettersson reflects on extension

VANCOUVER — Exactly two years after Elias Pettersson signed his $92.8-million contract extension that carried the fifth-highest salary-cap hit in...

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Canucks Takeaways: Pettersson's slump hits new low in loss to Kraken

Before the Vancouver Canucks lost for the 19th time in 21 games, Elliotte Friedman reported in his “Saturday Headlines” segment on Hockey Night...

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'He's a leader': Canucks backing Hronek's impact through rebuild

VANCOUVER – As the Vancouver Canucks search the market for Plan B in the trade of Tyler Myers, it would be heartening for many of his experienced...

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Looming Tyler Myers trade a blow to rebuilding Canucks

VANCOUVER — A team that has been tearing at the seams for two seasons is trying to trade a glue guy. Respected senior defenceman Tyler Myers, part...

26.02.2026 6

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Canucks brace for changes ahead of trade deadline that could cut deep

VANCOUVER — As the Vancouver Canucks open an extended final act in their Greek tragedy of a season, it is not the 25 games remaining that are the...

25.02.2026 9

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'Adversity is always good': Canucks' Buium navigating rookie growing pains

VANCOUVER — Despite his natural swagger and remarkable international success with Team USA, Zeev Buium assures us he has failed before. “It's...

24.02.2026 7

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