By Andew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter
October 24, 2025
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin has confirmed that the club has acquired forward Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Entry Draft. The fourth-round pick originally belonged to Chicago and was previously acquired by Vancouver on June 26, 2024.
Can Create Scoring Opportunities
“Lukas is an exciting young player and someone we feel can help improve our forward group,” said Allvin.
“He is a talented playmaker who can create scoring opportunities with his offensive ability. We like the way he moves on the ice and his overall work ethic and feel our coaching staff can help him become a better and more consistent hockey player.”
Patrik Allvin, Vancouver Canucks GM
Reichel Extremely Talented, High-Upside Player
Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson, was recently quoted in TheAthletic on September 25, 2025 concerning Reichel:
“It’s been an up-and-down couple of years for him. But we still see Lukas as an extremely talented, high-upside player that has just as good a shot as anyone as breaking camp with this team. But he’s got to earn it just like everyone else. And he’s gotta find that niche.
Where you gonna find yourself, where you gonna line up in the roster? That’s up to him to perform in camp and then coaches to deliver feedback and have that give-and-take to make sure he’s got all the information necessary to make this team.”
It remains to be seen if a change of scenery will make all the difference to light a fire under Reichel.
“He’s been the fresh first-round prospect with all eyes on him but little immediate expectation. He’s been the young player with a chance to make the team out of camp. He’s been the young player who is not only expected to make the team but given a top-six opportunity. Over the last two years, his role and those expectations have swung the other way. He was a healthy scratch out of camp in the season opener in 2024 and played mostly on the fourth line last season.”
Scott Powers, TheAthletic
Vancouver feels they got the experienced center they were looking for, with all the upside just waiting to be unleashed in the right team environment and culture.
Lukas Reichel 411
Reichel, 23, has appeared in five games with Chicago this season, registering four points (2-2-4), two penalty minutes, and a +1 plus/minus rating. His four points are t-6th on the Blackhawks, while his two goals are t-4th on the team.
The 6’0”, 170lbs forward has appeared in 174 games in his career, all with Chicago, recording 58 points (22-36-58) and 32 penalty minutes. He has also skated in 121 games for the Rockford IceHogs (AHL), posting 116 points (42-74-116) and 22 penalty minutes, and was named to the 2023 AHL All-Star Game.
A native of Nurnberg, GER, Reichel has represented Germany internationally on multiple occasions, including the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championships, and the 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 World Championships.
Reichel was originally selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Source: Vancouver Canucks
