CHEK’s Rick Dhaliwal and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday that Patrick Burke, Brian’s son, has been interviewed for the Canucks’ vacant GM position. Daily Faceoff’s Jeff Marek also reported that Patrick had previously been interviewed for the Nashville Predators GM opening.

Three of the four teams participating in the 2026 Fortuna Hockey Games will have active members of the Canucks on their roster.

Yannetti, 54, has logged 20 seasons with the Kings and is the club’s director of amateur scouting. The source suggested the Canucks would be wise to hire Futa and Yannetti because of their chemistry and effectiveness, kind of like Mike Gillis and Laurence Gilman.

Names continue to leak from the Vancouver Canucks GM interviews, and an interesting name popped up in the Panthers' AGM, Brett Peterson.

The NHL Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday, May 5, with the confirmed start time revealed to be 4:00 pm PT. If the Canucks successfully win the lottery and claim the first-overall selection, it will be the first time in franchise history they'll do-so.

In fact, it seems that a panel including executive leadership from the business side of the Canucks organization and ownership representatives has been directly involved in video calls screening the first round of candidates.

The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Patrik Allvin after missing the playoffs for the third time in four full seasons since he has been in the job.

Legendary NHL announcer John Garrett was found dead on Monday afternoon. He was 74 years old. Garrett, who for more than two decades served as the primary voice of Vancouver Canucks broadcasts, was working the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The first round of the Vancouver Canucks’ search for a general manager is moving quickly; the short list is expected to be finalized over the next 48 hours, a team source told The Athletic this weekend.