VAN Vancouver Canucks

Western Conference • Central Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$86,185,833

Projected Cap Space

$17,814,167

% of Upper Limit

82.9%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

42/50

Potential Bonuses

$3,455,000

Forwards $48,566,666 · 46.7%Defense $18,352,500 · 17.6%Goalies $13,000,000 · 12.5%Dead Cap $6,266,667 · 6.0%Cap Space $17,814,167 · 17.1%

$86,185,833 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details

Future Cap Commitments under current contracts

Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.

Season	Committed	Signed Contracts	% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27	$86,185,833	25	82.9%
2027-28	$62,923,334	14	60.5%
2028-29	$47,700,834	8	45.9%
2029-30	$38,226,667	6	36.8%
2030-31	$33,726,667	5	32.4%

Forwards 14 $48,566,666

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Brendan Gallagher	RW	34	$3,250,000	UFA				3.1%
Jake DeBrusk	LW	29	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	5.3%
Brock Boeser	RW	29	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	7.0%
Elias Pettersson	C	27	$11,600,000	$11,600,000	$11,600,000	$11,600,000	$11,600,000	11.2%
Filip Chytil	C	26	$4,437,500	UFA				4.3%
Linus Karlsson	RW	26	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA			2.2%
Paul Cotter	LW	26	$2,150,000	UFA				2.1%
Drew O'Connor	LW	28	$2,500,000	UFA				2.4%
Marco Rossi	C	24	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	RFA			4.8%
Aatu Räty	C	23	$850,000	RFA				0.8%
Jonathan Lekkerimaki	RW	21	$918,333	RFA				0.9%
Liam Öhgren	LW	22	$886,666	RFA				0.9%
Max Sasson	C	25	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA			1.0%
Braeden Cootes	C	19	$974,167	$974,167	$974,167	RFA		0.9%

Defense 7 $18,352,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Luke Schenn	RD	36	$2,250,000	UFA				2.2%
Jamie Oleksiak	LD	33	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA			4.8%
Filip Hronek	RD	28	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	7.0%
Elias Pettersson	LD	22	$913,333	RFA				0.9%
Victor Mancini	RD	24	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	RFA			1.0%
Tom Willander	RD	21	$972,500	$972,500	RFA			0.9%
Zeev Buium	LD	20	$966,667	RFA				0.9%

Goalies 2 $13,000,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Thatcher Demko	G	30	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	UFA		8.2%
Kevin Lankinen	G	31	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA	4.3%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $6,266,667

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	LD	34	$4,766,667	$2,126,667	$2,126,667	$2,126,667	$2,126,667	4.6%
Tyler Myers	RD	36	$1,500,000	UFA				1.4%

Non-Roster / Minors 22 $19,777,500

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
MacKenzie MacEachern	LW	32	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Akil Thomas	C	26	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Trey Fix-Wolansky	RW	27	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Matthew Stienburg	C	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Chase Wouters	C	26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ilya Safonov	C	25	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Arshdeep Bains	LW	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ty Mueller	C	23	$945,000	RFA			0.9%
Vilmer Alriksson	LW	21	$931,667	$931,667	RFA		0.9%
Riley Patterson	C	20	$956,667	$956,667	$956,667	RFA	0.9%
Gabe Chiarot		19	$950,000	$950,000	$950,000	RFA	0.9%
Anri Ravinskis		23	$947,500	RFA			0.9%
Guillaume Brisebois	D	28	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Jimmy Schuldt	D	31	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Jack Thompson	RD	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Kirill Kudryavtsev	LD	22	$900,000	RFA			0.9%
Sawyer Mynio	D	21	$906,666	$906,666	RFA		0.9%
Cole Clayton	D	26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Aku Koskenvuo		23	$925,000	RFA			0.9%
Ty Young		21	$900,000	RFA			0.9%
Nikita Tolopilo		26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Aleksei Medvedev		18	$965,000	$965,000	$965,000	RFA	0.9%