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Vancouver Canucks Place Pierre-Olivier Joseph on IR, Recall Victor Mancini

A retroactive IR move leverages a brief CBA window to give Vancouver roster flexibility before Thursday’s home opener.

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Vancouver Canucks Pierre-Olivier Joseph at team practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Overview

  • General manager Patrik Allvin placed Pierre-Olivier Joseph on injured reserve retroactive to Sept. 30 after a groin injury kept him out of recent practices.
  • Victor Mancini was recalled from AHL Abbotsford and is set to serve as Vancouver’s seventh defenceman for the opener against the Flames.
  • Because the new CBA’s one‑game AHL requirement does not take effect until Oct. 10, the Canucks were able to bring Mancini up immediately.
  • Derek Forbort, who had missed time, returned to practice on Tuesday, easing some short‑term blue line concerns.
  • Joseph’s backdated IR makes him eligible to return once ready, while the moves leave Vancouver with roughly $470,000 in cap space; Mancini, 23, is in the final year of his $870,000 entry‑level deal after contributing to Abbotsford’s Calder Cup run.