Former Canucks Prospect Officially Becomes Unrestricted Free Agent & It's A Perfect Opportunity for Vancouver

Tuesday marked two weeks since the National Hockey League's free agency window and we saw a pair of prospects land on the waiver wire for the purpose of terminating their respective contracts, including a former member of the Vancouver Canucks organization.

The former Vancouver Canucks prospect that ended up on waivers on Tuesday was part of the package in a January 2024 blockbuster with the Calgary Flames, with Patrik Allvin landing one of the biggest names on the trade market at the time, Elias Lindholm, who played a big role for the club in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On Wednesday morning, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman gave an update on the fate of those two prospects and what happens next for both of them, effective immediately.

In a post on X, Elliotte Friedman revealed that Ty Voit, who was a prospect of the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with former Canucks prospect Joni Jurmo have cleared unconditional waivers and will have their contracts terminated.

With Voit and Jurmo's contracts now terminated, both players will become unrestricted free agents and are able to sign with any other club in the National Hockey League, however for the former Canucks prospect, it seems quite likely he'll be leaving North America.

The Espoo, Finland native was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round, 82nd overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and less than two months after he was acquired by the Calgary Flames, he put pen-to-paper on a two-year, entry-level contract.

Jurmo's first season in North America wasn't great by any means, but understandably, it's takes time to adjust and the 23-year-old would go on to finish the year with zero points in 17 games with the AHL's Calgary Wranglers, along with ten points in 12 ECHL games with the Rapid City Rush.

Before Jurmo made the jump to North America and signed with the Calgary Flames, he played for five different clubs in Finland - JYP, Kiekko-Espoo, Jukurit, Ilves and KooKoo, and if he does decide to return to his home country, perhaps we could see him land with one of his former teams for the 2025-26 campaign and potentially beyond.