McWard (lower body) was assigned to AHL Abbotsford on Tuesday.
McWard had been recovering from an injury for most of training camp, but his return to the minors indicates that he could return to action soon. He supplied four goals and 17 points in 57 regular-season outings with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Out Saturday
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McWard (lower body) isn't expected to play Saturday against Calgary, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
McWard's next opportunity to get into a game will come Monday versus Edmonton. He had four goals and 17 points in 57 regular-season appearances with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Remains out Friday
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McWard (lower body) isn't expected to be in the lineup Friday versus Seattle.
McWard had four goals and 17 points in 57 contests with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24. He's likely to open the campaign in the minors, provided the 23-year-old is healthy enough to do so.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Not playing Tuesday
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McWard (lower body) will not be in the lineup to face Seattle on Tuesday, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.
McWard has just six contests of NHL experience under his belt, including one game last year in which he posted no significant stats in 9:05 of ice time. At this point, McWard will almost certainly be heading down to AHL Abbotsford to open the season once he is given the all-clear from his lower-body injury.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Still out to begin main camp
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McWard is recovering from a lower-body surgery and won't be on the ice Thursday when the Canucks begin training camp, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports.
First news of McWard's injury surfaced when he was ruled out of rookie games last week. His surgery was to address a nagging injury that bothered him in 2023-24. McWard hasn't been ruled out of preseason games yet, but he'll be starting the year slowly while finishing his recovery.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Dealing with minor injury
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McWard won't play in rookie games for the Canucks while recovering from a minor injury, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.
McWard's injury was described as a nagging issue from last season. The defenseman had 17 points in 57 games with AHL Abbotsford in his first full professional season. He's got six NHL games to his name, but there's no guarantee he'll begin 2024-25 with the big club, especially if his injury costs him preseason action.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Signs one-year deal
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McWard inked a one-year, two-way contract with the Canucks on Thursday.
McWard had the option to become a restricted free agent in July after completing his entry-level deal. The 23-year-old had four goals and 17 points in 57 regular-season games with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24. McWard has also provided a goal across six career contests with Vancouver.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Heading to AHL
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McWard was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Thursday.
McWard made his NHL season debut Tuesday, registering a shot in 9:05 of ice time. At the AHL level, he has a goal and four points in 15 contests with Abbotsford this season.
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Canucks' Cole McWard: Heads to minors
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McWard was loaned to AHL Abbotsford on Monday.
McWard had one goal in five games with Vancouver last season after picking up 21 points in 39 appearances for Ohio State University during his sophomore campaign in 2022-23. He could be back with the big club before the start of the regular season.
