Latest Canucks Roster Changes: Who’s Staying and Going

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By Andrew Phillip Chernoff

September 29, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks have announced roster updates, with 12 players being assigned to the Abbotsford Canucks.

Goaltender Jiří Patera, defenceman Jimmy Schuldt; and forwards Joseph LaBate, MacKenzie MacEachern, have been placed on waivers. They are set to be sent down to the AHL.

Meanwhile, defenceman Parker Alcos has been reassigned to his WHL team.

Still with the NHL team after the roster moves are Nikita Tolopilo, Braeden Cootes, Vitali Kravtsov and Max Sasson.

Complete roster moves made by the Canucks on Monday:

A graphic displaying the Vancouver Canucks roster updates, including players assigned to the Abbotsford Canucks, placed on waivers, and released from their PTOS.

Source: canucks.com

Canucks vs Flames: 2025 Preseason Game Highlights

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The Vancouver Canucks started their home preseason games on Wednesday night September 24, 2025. The Calgary Flames were at the Abbotsford Centre to take on the Canucks.

Wednesday’s game was the second of the preseason for the Canucks and the fourth for the Flames. They have played the Seattle Kraken. They also had a pair of games with a split roster against the Edmonton Oilers.

Tom Willander, who was selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, contributed two assists. He played for the Vancouver Canucks in their win against the Calgary Flames.

Thatcher Demko stopped 11 of 12 shots for the Canucks (1-1-0). He was replaced by Nikita Tolopilo at the start of the third period. Tolopilo made seven saves.

Ivan Prosvetov made 28 saves for the Flames (2-2-0).

Nils Hoglander gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 5:02 of the first period. He put in the rebound of Willander’s shot off the right post.

However, Hoglander left in the second period with a lower-body injury.

Victor Mancini made it 2-0 at 7:16 of the first period. He buried a centering feed out of the left corner from Linus Karlsson.

Filip Chytil pushed it to 3-0 at 12:56 of the second period. He scored a power-play goal with a wrist shot from the left circle. Willander had the secondary assist on the play.

Connor Zary pulled Calgary to within 3-1 at 14:24. He scored his own power-play goal. This happened after Martin Pospisil redirected the puck to him at the right of the net.

Source: nhl.com