Major Announcement Issued On Vancouver Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes

"One thing I'm really good at - or have gotten good at - is I'm very present. I can't even sign for another year, so there's nothing I can do. As far as the noise (about his future), I can handle the noise. That's why I'm the captain of the team, because I can handle these things and I can play at an elite level and it doesn't matter what's going on around me." Hughes said.

"Even amid a season to forget in Vancouver - marked by tumult on and off the ice, the departure of one of the club's most prolific scorers, and a tumble out of playoff contention a year after the Canucks put together a two-round run - Quinn Hughes still managed to author a memorable campaign. The blue-line phenom was a rare bright spot in Vancouver in 2024-25, navigating bickering teammates and ill-timed injury spells and still finishing with a dominant 76 points in 68 games from the backend, making clear who reigns as the Canucks' heart-and-soul leader. That sterling effort earned Hughes his second Norris Trophy nomination in as many seasons, and a few Hart Trophy votes too.

But the question on every Canucks fan's mind is how long Hughes will remain in Vancouver. The 25-year-old phenom has two years left on the six-year, $47.1-million deal he signed in 2021. But Hughes has been open about how difficult the chaos of the 2024-25 campaign was for him, and how big a factor a successful 2025-26 is in his decision on where to spend the next phase of his career." Sportsnet said.