Free agency might be just around the corner, but Vancouver Canucks fans can already mark their calendars for the first (exhibition) games of the 2025-26 season.
The Canucks will open their pre-season with a West Coast clash on the road against the Seattle Kraken on Sept. 21 and will conclude it at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 3.
The Canucks will play a total of six pre-season games, matching up against division rivals the Kraken, Oilers and Calgary Flames two times each. Three games will be played on the road, two at Rogers Arena and one at the Abbotsford Centre, home of the Calder Cup-winning Abbotsford Canucks.
Below is the entire pre-season schedule (start times TBD)
Sept. 21: vs. Kraken
Sept. 24: vs. Flames (in Abbotsford)
Sept. 26: vs. Kraken
Sept. 28: vs. Oilers
Oct. 1: vs. Flames
Oct. 3: vs. Oilers





