The three players Vancouver netted for Hughes made positive first impressions in their Canucks debuts on Sunday.

One of the major defenceman records that Hughes did not end up surpassing Edler in was all-time scoring. Throughout his 925-game career as a Canuck, Edler scored a total of 99 goals — the last of which he scored on February 25, 2020 against the Montréal Canadiens. Hughes compiled a total of 61 throughout his 459 games played with Vancouver.

But Hughes’ first game with his new teammates nearly hit a snag. He forgot his gear. Hughes had travelled on the Canucks’ team jet to New Jersey, ahead of the first game of Vancouver’s five-game eastern road trip. He was traded Friday night, though, so instead he boarded a plane to Minnesota.

The Vancouver Canucks were successful in their first game after trading away Norris Trophy-winning captain Quinn Hughes — and one of the players the team received in return scored the game-winning goal.

Bill Guerin was wrist deep in a bowl of meatballs when he completed one of the biggest trades in Minnesota Wild history. The Wild general manager found out Friday night that Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford had agreed to trade former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota for three young

The Detroit Red Wings won’t have Quinn Hughes on their team during the 2025-’26 NHL season. The Vancouver Canucks traded […]

The Detroit Red Wings took a hard stance in their negotiations with the Vancouver Canucks for Quinn Hughes. The highly-rated defenseman was previously linked with a handful of teams in recent weeks. Detroit was even seen by insiders as potentially the frontrunner for Hughes.