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

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

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 2

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Linus Karlsson maintaining Game 7 intensity amid Canucks' lost season

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 4

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

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...

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

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

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 5

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

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 10

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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...

13.03.2026 10

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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 10

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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....

07.03.2026 10

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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 10

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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...

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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 10

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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...

03.03.2026 20

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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...

01.03.2026 30

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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...

28.02.2026 40

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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 3

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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...

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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 3

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