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Don’t expect the Vancouver Canucks to be busy ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline. Given where the Canucks sit in the standings — eight points back of the final playoff spot with just 19 games left — in a normal year, they would be deadline sellers. They would be expected to trade players on expiring contracts for draft picks, gearing up for next season. But of course, this year is anything but normal, and that’s especially true for the Canucks in particular. Ten days after discovering that COVID-19 had infiltrated their team, 25 members of the team have tested positive for the vir...

Virus-battered Canucks aim to complete condensed season VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks are recovering from the NHL’s worst COVID-19 outbreak and believe they can complete the pandemic-condensed season. An outbreak has ripped through the team over the past week and a half with 25 people — 21 players and four members of the coaching staff — testing positive, and one additional player being deemed a close contact. General manager Jim Benning said Friday many of the players are feeling better. “I think our players, for the most part, our players are on the othe...

More bad COVID news for Canucks owners as Aquilini restaurant ordered closed Elisa steak house and the Vancouver Canucks are owned by the Aquilini Group and are both currently shutdown due to COVID-19 health measures. Social Sharing

Province of British Columbia-Flickr/Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Contrary to recent reports, it appears that the P.1 Brazilian variant is not playing a role in the COVID-19 outbreak affecting the Vancouver Canucks. During today’s media briefing, BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that she is not aware of any cases of the P.1 variant within the Canucks. “I’m not aware that any of the cases in the Canucks organization are related to P.1, I don’t know where that started, but not that I’m aware of,” said Dr. Henry. “It just tells us that once this virus gets hold, it ...

"It just tells us that once this virus gets hold, it can spread very quickly, despite having routine testing protocols, having protocols to try and protect people as much as possible," she said. Right-winger Jake Virtanen was the latest Canuck placed on the NHL's COVID protocol list Tuesday. Eighteen of the 22 players on the team's active roster are currently on the list. Officials with Vancouver Coastal Health have been working with the team to make sure players and their families are being tested and getting the health care they need, Henry added. She also disputed multiple reports that th...