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June 09, 2025

Benning: Canucks unlikely to extend RFA offer sheets

June 09, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“What ends up happening with that is, teams usually end up matching the offer sheet and you end up driving up the prices on the players."

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June 09, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ryan Johansen, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, Jim Benning
May 16, 2025

Oates interested in Canucks' coaching job

May 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I don't think there's a guy in hockey that wouldn't want to coach the Vancouver Canucks."

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May 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Adam Oates, Ryan Kesler, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
May 14, 2025

Which direction will Canucks, Kesler choose?

May 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I'm a Canuck and I'm happy to be a Canuck and whatever plays out plays out."

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May 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins
April 30, 2025

Kesler an 'important decision' for Canucks

April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"They all have significant ripple effects throughout the organization."

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April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Trevor Linden, Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
April 14, 2025

Kesler: "I didn't ask for a trade"

April 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I think what goes on for the organization, I think it's best to keep that in-house."

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April 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
April 05, 2025

Kesler plans on staying with Canucks

April 05, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I'm a Canuck and I'm happy to be a Canuck and whatever plays out plays out."

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April 05, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler
April 04, 2025

Tortorella answers criticism head-on

April 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“It’s easy to look at numbers and say you played them too much. That is not why there’s been a struggle there."

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April 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, John Tortorella, MIke Gillis, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin
April 03, 2025

Canucks' Gillis on Team 1040

April 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Canucks GM Mike Gillis was on Team 1040 Thursday morning giving a very candid interview on John Tortorella's future, team style, cap space, wishing fans would support Eddie Lack and more.

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April 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, MIke Gillis, John Tortorella, Ryan Kesler, Eddie Lack, Jacob Markstrom, Zack Kassian, Chris Tanev
March 04, 2025

NHL trade deadline: Tuesday intel

March 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols
NHL trade deadline: Tuesday intel

There will be a constant flow of trade information Tuesday with the deadline so close. Don't get left behind.

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March 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
NHL trade deadline, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Jaroslav Halak, Ales Hemsky, Marek Zidlicky, New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Michael Cammalleri, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Marc Bergevin, Detroit Red Wings, Brian Burke, Mike Weaver, Florida Panthers
March 03, 2025

Canucks' Gillis: My phone is ringing off the hook

March 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols

The report of a trade request from Ryan Kesler has suddenly turned Vancouver's GM into a very popular man among his peers.

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March 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL trade deadline
March 03, 2025

NHL trade deadline: Monday intel

March 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Just a couple of days until the trade deadline. See the pertinent info as it comes out...

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March 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
NHL trade deadline, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Callahan, Dustin Byfuglien, Christian Ehrhoff, Brandon Pirri, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Ales Hemsky, Florida Panthers, Dale Tallon, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Kesler, Minnesota Wild, Thomas Vanek, Andrew MacDonald, Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators, Michal Neuvirth, Washington Capitals, Patrik Stefan, Darryl Sutter, Ryan Miller, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Jim Rutherford, Anton Khudobin, Calgary Flames, Brian Burke, Matt Moulson, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets
March 02, 2025

NHL trade deadline: Weekend intel Part 2

March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Teams are running out of time to bolster their rosters before Wednesday's trade deadline...

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March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
NHL trade deadline, Martin St. Louis, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Andrei Markov, Martin Brodeur, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Miller, Brandon Saad, Davis Drewiske, Steve Ott, Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers
March 02, 2025

NHL trade deadline: Weekend intel

March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

A running collection of the latest info from this weekend with Wednesday's trade deadline looming. Constant updates.

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March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
NHL trade deadline, Ryan Kesler, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Brad Boyes, Dmitry Kulikov, Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Pat LaFontaine, Martin St. Louis, Roberto Luongo, Stan Bowman, Dustin Byfuglien, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Tyler Myers
February 28, 2025

Sabres' Murray on trades, Miller and the Kesler, St. Louis factor

February 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Buffalo Sabres GM Tim Murray joined Hockey Central at Noon Friday.

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February 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Buffalo Sabres, NHL trade deadline, Ryan Miller, Ted Nolan, Ryan Kesler, Martin St. Louis
February 27, 2025

Report: Pens pitched Canucks on Kesler

February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

The Pittsburgh Penguins reportedly made a play for Ryan Kesler before the Olympics.

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February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL trade deadline
February 27, 2025

Louis Jean stands behind report on Kesler

February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

TVA Sports' Louis Jean stands behind what he reported about Ryan Kesler's trade request.

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February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL trade deadline
February 27, 2025

Canucks' Kesler denies trade report

February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Ryan Kesler completely denies the report that he asked out of Vancouver.

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February 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL trade deadline
February 26, 2025

Report: Kesler's agent denies trade request report

February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Ryan Kesler's agent denies that his client asked for a trade.

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February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
February 26, 2025

Twitter reacts to report of Kesler trade request

February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

A reported Ryan Kesler trade request plus Twitter. Yeah, that should go well.

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February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks, NHL trade deadline
February 26, 2025

Report: Kesler asks out of Vancouver

February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Ryan Kesler reportedly has asked to be dealt from the Canucks.

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February 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler, NHL trade deadline
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