Overview

• Vancouver wrapped a streamed blue‑vs‑white scrimmage in Penticton with Team White winning 4–1, as the Sherwood–Cootes–Bains line drove play and produced two goals.
• Assistant coach Kevin Dean said Canucks players are showing early buy‑in to new systems, highlighting faster center‑lane drives and defensemen joining the rush.
• Head coach Adam Foote reiterated no roster cuts during camp in Penticton, with Vancouver opening preseason tonight in Seattle and prospects Braeden Cootes, Tom Willander and Jonathan Lekkerimäki slated to play.
• Thatcher Demko indicated Kevin Lankinen missed practice for personal reasons related to an expected childbirth, while Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper said Andrei Vasilevskiy is on short‑term treatments and likely out a few days to a week.
• Elsewhere, LA’s Jim Hiller set a 6–8 week timeline for defenseman Angus Booth, and Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood is impressing in net as Mackenzie Blackwood remains week‑to‑week.