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6 SWEDESThe Vancouver Canucks currently have 6 Swedish players on the roster. Together they have recorded 31 points (10 goals and 21 assists) in this regular season (2026-2027).
#40 Elias Pettersson, the center (C) from Sundsvall, has played 554 games across 9 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 517 points (202 goals, 315 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 1.00 points-per-game pace while averaging 19:43 of ice time at +1.
#94 Linus Karlsson, the center (C) from Landsbro, has played 115 games across 4 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 47 points (19 goals, 28 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 6 points (1 goal, 5 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 0.67 points-per-game pace while averaging 13:54 of ice time at -1.
#88 Jonathan Lekkerimäki, the right wing (R) from Tullinge, has played 46 games across 3 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 0.56 points-per-game pace while averaging 14:10 of ice time at +2.
#92 Liam Öhgren, the left wing (L) from Stockholm, has played 60 games across 2 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 0.56 points-per-game pace while averaging 15:33 of ice time at -3.
#25 Elias Pettersson, the defenseman (D) from Västerås, has played 107 games across 3 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 3 points (3 goals, 0 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 0.33 points-per-game pace while averaging 17:55 of ice time at +6.
#5 Tom Willander, the defenseman (D) from Stockholm, has played 79 games across 2 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. In total, he has recorded 24 points (5 goals, 19 assists) for the team. In this regular season (2026-2027), he has recorded 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) through 9 games for the Vancouver Canucks — a 0.33 points-per-game pace while averaging 21:05 of ice time at +1.
Elias Pettersson is the team's top Swedish scorer in this regular season (2026-2027), with 9 points.
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Players whose rights belong to the club but who are not on its current NHL roster.
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Swedish players who have played at least one regular-season game for the Vancouver Canucks and are no longer with the organisation. Statistics cover their regular-season games for the team.