Jake DeBrusk scored with 18 seconds remaining in overtime as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 for their third win in four games. Canucks goalie Nikita Tolopilo, making his NHL debut, made 15 saves to earn his first career win. Game Recap Although the Canucks got the majority of the first-period scoring … Read more
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens have signed Ivan Demidov to a three-year entry-level deal. What’s next? Meanwhile, are the Vancouver Canucks more likely to extend or trade goaltender Thatcher Demko? Finally, Gabriel Landeskog was loaned to the AHL for a conditioning stint. Does that mean his NHL return is imminent? Demidov Signs … Read more
Victor Olofsson scored the game-winner late in the third period to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night at Rogers Arena. Nils Hoglander scored in his return to the lineup, and Aatu Raty knotted it at two in the second after Nick Roy gave the Golden Knights … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer A massive challenge looms this weekend for the Abbotsford Canucks, whose 11-game winning streak is the longest in the AHL this season. The Laval Rocket come to Abbotsford Centre tonight and Sunday, giving the Canucks a chance to match themselves against the first-overall team in the league. Abbotsford sliced through … Read more
The Ontario Reign and Abbotsford Canucks both locked up berths in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday evening. Tucson’s 4-3 loss to Calgary secured a postseason appearance for both clubs. The Reign have failed to qualify for the playoffs only once since joining the AHL. Ontario swept through its first two series last spring … Read more
On Monday night, the injury-riddled Vancouver Canucks faced off against a struggling New Jersey Devils squad. Both teams were coming off demoralizing defeats and were in desperate need of a victory. Thankfully for the Canucks, they came out victorious with a gutsy 4-3 shootout win. But the Devils still grabbed a crucial point in the … Read more
After a galvanizing win against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday where they came back in the third period and won in the shootout, the Vancouver Canucks were back at it on Saturday night to face the basement-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, were coming in on a three-game losing streak, their most recent being against … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Rarely – very rarely – does the always-on-the-go world of pro hockey allow for homecomings. So far the career of Jujhar Khaira has taken him from Oklahoma City and Bakersfield in the American Hockey League, to Edmonton, Chicago and Saint Paul in the NHL, and most recently Des Moines and … Read more
Jason Robertson stretched his point streak to eight games with his 28th goal of the season in the third period and the Dallas Stars knocked off the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night at Rogers Arena. Mikael Granlund got the eventual game-winning goal in the second period after Thomas Harley opened the scoring, and Mikko … Read more
Photo: Scott Thomas The Abbotsford Canucks have acquired forward Jujhar Khaira from the Syracuse Crunch for future considerations. Khaira, a native of Surrey, B.C., has played 18 games for the Crunch this season, recording three goals and six assists. A third-round pick by Edmonton in the 2012 NHL Draft, Khaira has skated in 337 games … Read more