It’s official: Jonathan Lekkerimäki will be heading back to Sweden. The preliminary training roster for the upcoming World Championships was officially announced in a recent article by the Swedish national team.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the organization placed goaltender Thatcher Demko on long-term injured reserve (LTIR). Also, Dakota Joshua returned to practice.
A young talent is coming to North America to help prepare him to try and play for his home country at the upcoming IIHF Men’s World Championships. On Monday, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced that forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki is being assigned to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.
Canucks top forward prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s time in North America has begun.
It appears that the mystery surrounding Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s immediate future has finally been resolved. Since his team was eliminated from playoff contention on Monday, it’s been a “wait and see” period as we anticipated his next move.
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again… When Jonathan Lekkerimäki isn’t producing points, Örebro isn’t winning hockey games. That’s been a common theme throughout the regular season, and that sentiment has officially spilled over into the playoffs.
The NHL trade deadline is tomorrow, and the rumours are circulating about the Vancouver Canucks wanting to add a top-six winger. While it was never believed
The 2024 World Junior Championship (WJC) has come to an end and Team Sweden has fallen short of the gold medal yet again. They made a valiant effort on their way to the gold medal game but ultimately lost to a powerhouse American team that housed a crazy amount of first-rounders and elite prospects.
USA vs. Sweden for all the marbles was something I felt could happen in the 2024 World Junior Championship. Nothing is ever certain in this tournament.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Carson Soucy is nearing his return. Also, Nikita Zadorov is slowly adjusting to playing with the Canucks.
The 2023-24 season is well underway now and the Vancouver Canucks Prospects Report is bursting at the seams with updates across every league in the hockey world.
In this week’s edition of the Vancouver Canucks prospect report, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Elias Pettersson are off to a quick start overseas. Meanwhile,
After another long offseason, fans can look forward to hockey once again as prospect tournaments, training camps and preseason games get underway this month.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Elias Pettersson comments on his contract extension. Meanwhile, 2022 first-round Jonathan Lekkerimaki is off to a good start in his first Swedish Hockey League (SHL) preseason with Orebro.
For a non-playoff team, the Vancouver Canucks have an underwhelming prospect pool.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Vitali Kravtsov signed in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Meanwhile, the Canucks could move down in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Despite signing his entry-level contract earlier this month, Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki won’t play for the organization this season.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the NHL held the Draft Lottery on Monday, and the Canucks will select 11th overall at the 2023 Draft.
The Vancouver Canucks and 2022 first-round selection Jonathan Lekkermaki agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday.
The 18-year-old was the 15th overall pick at the draft last summer after a strong showing in Sweden’s junior league.
The Vancouver Canucks have only three games left to play this season, but the Abbotsford Canucks are gearing up for a (hopefully) long playoff run in the American Hockey League (AHL) after clinching home ice on Friday thanks to Jett Woo’s overtime winner against the Ontario Reign.
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