Prospects & draft

Vancouver Canucks

3-15-17 PTS8th in the Pacific divisionNHL

Playoff odds

<1%

Power play

20.7 %

Penalty kill

63.5 %

Goals per game

2.89

Goals against

4.58

Faceoffs

46.9 %

Prospect rankings

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“Value”: expected WAR from age 21 to 26, from his draft slot, his output translated into NHL points (NHLe), his age and his NHL games. “Potential”: his ceiling, on the scouts' 20-80 scale. “Rank”: his place among all 32 teams' prospects.

Rank	Prospect	League	NHLe /82	Value	Potential	NHL prob.	Rating
8	Caleb MalhotraC · 18 yrs · 2026, #3	OHL67 games	30	5.5	75First line or top pair	90 %	99
19	Tom WillanderD · 22 yrs · 2023, #11	AHL5 games	15	2.6	75First line or top pair	82 %	99
68	Hunter BrzustewiczD · 22 yrs · 2023, #75	AHL34 games	14	1.6	70First line or top pair	55 %	93
80	Braeden CootesC · 20 yrs · 2025, #15	WHL17 games	30	3.3	65Top six or top four	61 %	93
92	Adam NovotnyL · 19 yrs · 2026, #24	OHL58 games	27	2.8	65Top six or top four	52 %	89
126	Aleksei MedvedevG · 19 yrs · 2025, #47	OHL36 games	—	3.1	60Top six or top four	8 %	93
145	Brooks RogowskiC · 18 yrs · 2026, #33	OHL46 games	22	2.0	55NHL regular	44 %	84
185	Dmitri IvchenkoG · 18 yrs · 2026, #78	—	—	1.8	55NHL regular	10 %	79
256	Niklas Aaram-OlsenL · 18 yrs · 2026, #41	SHL16 games	0	1.4	45Depth player	26 %	78
322	Ty MuellerC · 24 yrs · 2023, #105	AHL61 games	23	0.7	40Depth player	17 %	65
340	Kieren DervinC · 20 yrs · 2025, #65	OHL53 games	19	0.8	35Fringe	18 %	68
349	Riley PattersonC · 21 yrs · 2024, #125	OHL64 games	32	0.9	35Fringe	17 %	69
404	Yaroslav BryzgalovL · 20 yrs · 2026, #97	WHL64 games	19	0.6	30Fringe	16 %	61
449	Sawyer MynioD · 21 yrs · 2023, #89	AHL58 games	14	0.2	30Fringe	6 %	59
471	Connor DavisR · 20 yrs · 2026, #129	—	—	0.3	25Limited NHL upside	11 %	51
570	Matthew PerkinsC · 23 yrs · 2023, #119	NCAA29 games	8	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	7 %	42
744	Vilmer AlrikssonL · 22 yrs · 2023, #107	AHL43 games	8	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
773	Anthony RomaniC · 21 yrs · 2024, #162	NCAA37 games	24	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
797	Wilson BjorckC · 21 yrs · 2025, #143	NCAA31 games	15	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
803	Gabriel ChiarotR · 20 yrs · 2025, #175	OHL31 games	19	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
813	Matthew LansingC · 20 yrs · 2025, #207	NCAA40 games	14	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
833	Lucian BernatR · 18 yrs · 2026, #176	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	40
936	Aiden CelebriniD · 22 yrs · 2023, #171	NCAA35 games	6	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
963	Parker AlcosD · 20 yrs · 2024, #189	WHL31 games	10	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
969	Basile SansonnensD · 20 yrs · 2024, #221	—	—	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44
999	Samuel ErikssonD · 19 yrs · 2026, #184	SHL1 games	0	0.0	20Limited NHL upside	5 %	44

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Year	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
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Draft

2026

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
3	1	Caleb MalhotraC	—
24	1	Adam NovotnyLW(MIN-VAN)	—
33	2	Brooks RogowskiC	—
41	2	Niklas Aaram-OlsenLW(SJS-VAN)	—
78	3	Dmitri IvchenkoG(CBJ-VAN)	—
97	4	Yaroslav BryzgalovLW	—
129	5	Connor DavisRW	—
176	6	Lucian BernatRW(WSH-VAN)	—
184	6	Samuel ErikssonD(BOS-MIN-BOS-VAN)	—

2025

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
15	1	Braeden CootesC	—
47	2	Alexei MedvedevG	—
65	3	Kieren DervinC(SJS-VGK-NYR-VAN)	—
143	5	Wilson BjorckC	—
175	6	Gabriel ChiarotRW	—
207	7	Matthew LansingC	—

2024

Overall	Round	Player	Junior club
93	3	Melvin FernströmRW	—
125	4	Riley PattersonC	—
162	6	Anthony RomaniRW(SJS-VAN)	—
189	6	Parker AlcosD	—
221	7	Basile SansonnensD	—

Vancouver Canucks draft history →