It has been one week since the 2025 free agency period opened, and the Vancouver Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks] made a crop of signings, including netting one of the biggest available free agents of this year’s class. Let’s take a look at what the Canucks have done so far during free agency. THE DAY BEFORE JULY 1 — 10:00AM PT The Canucks announced four different signings before free agency had even started. On June 30, they re-signed key members of the Abbotsford Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/abbotsford-canucks-2025-free-agency-tracker]’ 2025 Calder Cup-winning season and extended qualifying offers to two others. Max Sasson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-re-sign-max-sasson-to-a-one-year-contract] and Guillaume Brisebois [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-re-signs-canucks-guillaume-brisebois-to-one-year-contract] each inked one-year contract extensions at $775K, while Arshdeep Bains [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-re-sign-arshdeep-bains-to-two-year-contract] and Aatu Räty [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-re-sign-aatu-raty-to-a-two-year-contract] signed two-year deals. Jett Woo [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-sign-jett-woo-to-a-one-year-two-way-contract-extension] and Nikita Tolopilo [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-sign-nikita-tolopilo-to-a-two-year-two-way-contract-extension] were the lone players who were given qualifying offers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-extend-qualifying-offers-to-tolopilo-woo] (with both signing their respective ones today), with the Canucks choosing not to qualify Christian Felton, Ty Glover, Cole McWard, and Tristen Nielsen. CONTRACT EXTENSIONS KICK OFF FREE AGENCY — 7:00AM PT Vancouver kicked off the opening day of free agency by announcing two big extensions. While reports had broken the week prior, the Canucks made Conor Garland [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-re-sign-conor-garland-to-year-contract-extension]’s contract extension official. The forward, whose deal was set to expire in 2026, inked a six-year, $36M contract with Vancouver that will keep him in the organization until 2032. Another Canuck that got a contract extension was Thatcher Demko [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-lock-up-goaltender-thatcher-demko-for-years], who was also entering the final year of his contract in the 2025–26 season. However, Vancouver saved themselves the worries of last-minute negotiating (for Demko, at least), signing the goaltender to a three-year extension worth $8.5M per year. THE FIRST PLAYER LEAVES — 9:00AM PT A little after the 2025 free agency period opened, the first Canuck parted ways with the team. Noah Juulsen [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-noah-juulsen-signs-contract-with] signed a one-year, $900K contract with the Philadelphia Flyers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/]. Coincidentally, this is also the team that former Canucks bench boss Rick Tocchet was recently named head coach of. RETURN OF THE BROCK — 9:30AM PT Many weren’t sure what Vancouver was going to do in free agency. One thing they were sure of, however, is that decade-long Canuck Brock Boeser [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-brock-boeser-signs-contract-with] would not be returning to the team. In the rumour mill, Boeser’s name had been paired with teams such as the Winnipeg Jets [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/winnipeg-jets/], Los Angeles Kings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/los-angeles-kings/], and even the Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/]. But, in a stunning turn of events, news broke that one of the premier free agents in the 2025 free agency class — Boeser — had re-signed with Vancouver. His seven-year, $7.25M contract will take him to the end of the 2031–32 season. Most importantly, however, it will keep a long-tenured and well-loved member of the franchise in a time when stability is needed most. GOODBYE ABBOTSFORD, HELLO HOME PROVINCE — 10:00AM PT With fans still reeling from the sudden news that Boeser would remain a Canuck, Abbotsford was hit with some bittersweet news. Sammy Blais [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/abbotsford-canucks-sammy-blais-signs-with-the-montreal-canadiens], who had developed into a fan-favourite especially during the team’s Calder Cup run, signed a one-year deal with his home province team, the Montréal Canadiens [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/]. CANUCKS MAKE THREE DEPTH SIGNINGS — 2:00PM PT After the departures of Juulsen and Blais, Vancouver decided to make some depth additions to their organization by making three signings. They signed former St. Louis Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/] forward MacKenzie MacEachern [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-sign-forward-mackenzie-maceachern-to-a-two-year-contract] to a two-year, two-way contract worth $775K per year. As well, they brought back a familiar face in Joseph LaBate [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/former-canucks-center-joseph-labate-signs-one-year-contract-with-vancouver], who had been picked 101st overall in the 2011 NHL Draft by Vancouver. Their final signing of the day was Jimmy Schuldt [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-sign-defender-jimmy-schuldt-to-a-two-year-contract], a defender, who earned himself a two-year, $775K AAV contract with the Canucks. Latest From THN’s Vancouver Canucks Site [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/]: Canucks Release Details On 2025 Training Camp In Penticton [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-release-details-on-2025-training-camp-in-penticton] Canucks Sign Jett Woo To A One-Year, Two-Way Contract Extension [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-sign-jett-woo-to-a-one-year-two-way-contract-extension] Canucks Sign Nikita Tolopilo To A Two-Year, Two-Way Contract Extension [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-sign-nikita-tolopilo-to-a-two-year-two-way-contract-extension] A DEPTH PLAYER DEPARTS — 4:00PM PT The Canucks lost a depth player in free agency after Phil Di Giuseppe [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-phil-di-giuseppe-signs-with-the-winnipeg-jets], who had been with the organization since 2021, signed a contract with the Jets. His new deal with the Jets lasts one year and pays $775K. Di Giuseppe’s departure was the last bit of Canucks-related free agency news to break on July 1. DAY 2 DEFENSIVE DEPTH SIGNING — 11:30AM PT Vancouver made one signing the day after free agency’s opening day. They agreed to a one-year, $775K contract with former Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/] and Blues defender Pierre-Olivier Joseph [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-sign-pierre-olivier-joseph-to-a-one-year-contract]. So far, Joseph has been the last signing made by the Canucks in the 2025 off-season. SEE YOU, SUTER — 2:00PM PT On the same day that they signed Joseph, Vancouver said goodbye to one of their biggest breakout players in the 2024–25 season — Pius Suter [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/vancouver-canucks-pius-suter-signs-with-the-st-louis-blues]. The center, who proved himself to be a capable middle-six center in the NHL, signed a two-year, $4.125M AAV deal with the Blues. Feb 4, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) and forward Brock Boeser (6) celebrate their victory against the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/f1d2387f-e031-467c-a9c2-bd3da8d94f33.jpeg] Feb 4, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) and forward Brock Boeser (6) celebrate their victory against the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images Make sure you bookmark THN's Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwr-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. 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