Canucks' Linus Karlsson and Zeev Buium received votes for the 2026 NHL All-Rookie Team.
While they didn’t quite make this list, two Vancouver Canucks rookies received votes for this season’s All-Rookie NHL Team.
For forwards, Linus Karlsson came ninth in voting throughout the NHL with one point, finishing behind Montréal Canadiens forward Oliver Kapanen. Zeev Buium finished third among defencemen with nine points total, with Cole Hutson (Washington Capitals), Yan Kuznetsov (Calgary Flames), and Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Detroit Red Wings) all finishing in fourth behind him.
Despite this not being his first stint in the NHL, Karlsson experienced a breakout during the 2025–26 season — the first in which he played more than 25 games. He scored a career-high of 15 goals and 20 assists in 79 games, finishing the season tied with Marco Rossi for fifth on the team in points. At the beginning of January, he signed a two-year deal worth $2.25M AAV.
Buium’s journey with the Canucks began when he was traded to Vancouver in the Quinn Hughes deal conducted with the Minnesota Wild. In his first game as a Canuck, he scored both the game-winning goal and an assist to defeat the New Jersey Devils by a score of 2–1. He finished the 2025–26 season with three goals and nine assists in 45 games with Vancouver and a grand total of six goals and 20 assists on the season.
The 2026 NHL All-Rookie Team features Ivan Demidov (Montréal), Beckett Sennecke (Anaheim Ducks), and Jimmy Snuggerud (St. Louis Blues), defencemen Matthew Schaefer (New York Islanders) and Alexander Nikishin (Carolina Hurricanes), and goaltender Jakub Dobeš (Montréal).
Dec 16, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Vancouver Canucks center Linus Karlsson (94) and defenseman Zeev Buium (24) fight for the puck against New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson (29) and left wing Will Cuylle (50) during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesMake sure you bookmark THN's Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Also, don't forget to leave a comment at the bottom of the page and engage with other passionate fans through our forum. This article originally appeared on The Hockey News.
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