Vancouver Canucks Announce Roster For Sunday's Preseason Opener Against Seattle Kraken

Today, the Vancouver Canucks will wrap up the Penticton, British Columbia portion of training camp as their attention turns to the start of their six-game preseason schedule, which begins tonight.

Assistant Coach Kevin Dean told Jeff Paterson of The Province on Saturday that the team would be going with a younger roster for today's preseason opener and he stayed true to his word as the club officially announced their roster this morning.

Before the Vancouver Canucks took off for Seattle this morning, the organization revealed which 21 players will be accompanying them on to take on their Pacific Northwest rivals.

Vancouver's roster will include 2025 first round pick Braeden Cootes along with other top prospects such as Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Tom Willander, Elias Pettersson, Victor Mancini, and Sawyer Mynio.

As per NHL rules, each team must have at least eight players in their roster who have played 100+ games in their career or 30+ the previous season (2024-25) and for the Vancouver Canucks, among the names they've brought with them to Seattle include Filip Chytil, Drew O'Connor, Nils Hoglander, Kiefer Sherwood, and Teddy Blueger.

Let's take a look at Adam Foote's full roster for tonight's game at Climate Pledge Arena.

Forwards
Danila Klimovich
Arshdeep Bains
Joseph LaBate
Drew O'Connor
Nils Hoglander
Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Kiefer Sherwood
Teddy Blueger
Chase Stillman
Filip Chytil
Braeden Cootes
Nils Aman

Defensemen
Tom Willander
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Elias Pettersson
Sawyer Mynio
Jimmy Schuldt
Parker Alcos
Victor Mancini

Puck drop for tonight's game in Seattle is set for 5 pm PT and can be streamed live on the Vancouver Canucks' website with Brendan Batchelor and Randip Janda on the call.