Vancouver Canucks Announce Nils Hoglander Will Miss Significant Time After Undergoing Surgery

There are just ten days separating the Vancouver Canucks from the start of the 2025-26 season and unfortunately for the club, they're already dealing with injury issues leading up to opening night on October 9th.

During last Wednesday's win over the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Hoglander was forced to leave the game after taking a hit during the halfway point of the middle frame and did not return.

A couple days later, after the medical staff was able to fully evaluate him Assistant Coach Brett McLean announced that Hoglander was going to be out week-to-week after sustaining a lower-body injury and today, the Canucks gave an unfortunate update on the 24-year-old winger.

In a social media post on Monday evening, the Vancouver Canucks shared that forward Nils Hoglander underwent surgery to fix a lower-body injury he was dealing with and will be out for eight-to-ten weeks.

After having the difficult season that he had in 2024-25, going from a career-high of 24 goals all the way down to eight, Nils Hoglander worked extremely hard this summer on the ice to prepare for a bounce back year.

Nils Hoglander's recovery timeline would see him be eligible for a return to the Vancouver Canucks' lineup at the earliest on Wednesday, November 26th as the club begins a four game road trip against the Anaheim Ducks.

However, if he happens to be out for the full ten weeks, which is entirely possible at this point depending on how he recovers & his rehab goes, the Bocktrask, Sweden native might not be back in action until Monday, December 8th against the Detroit Red Wings.