A new season always comes with a fresh batch of milestones, and the Canucks have a long list waiting in 2026-27. Fifteen Vancouver players are currently lined up to reach career games-played benchmarks, with targets stretching from 100 all the way to 1200.
The shortest runway belongs to Elias Pettersson, who is just two games shy of 100. If he stays on pace, he could get there in Vancouver’s home opener against the Edmonton Oilers on October 1.
Liam Öhgren is next in line, needing three games and potentially hitting the mark on October 3 against the Calgary Flames. Max Sasson is close behind with five games remaining, which would put his 100th career game on October 8 versus the Carolina Hurricanes if he appears in each of Vancouver’s first five contests.
Three young defencemen are also within range of the 100-game club. Zeev Buium needs 24 more games and could reach the milestone on November 19 against the Seattle Kraken.
Tom Willander is 30 games away and could get there on December 1 against the Washington Capitals. Victor Mancini would need 45 games to hit 100, with January 5 against the New York Islanders listed as the earliest possible date - though the source notes that outcome is unlikely with Vancouver’s current defensive depth projected.
There are also two Canucks veterans tracking toward 600 NHL games. Pettersson is first up again, needing 55 games to get there.
He played his 500th career NHL game on December 27, 2025 against the San Jose Sharks and became the 29th player to play in all 500 games with Vancouver. If he plays every game, his 600th would come on January 28 against the Dallas Stars, and he would become the 17th player in franchise history to reach that number entirely with the Canucks.
Filip Hronek is next, and he needs 67 games to reach 600. Hronek skated in his 500th career NHL game on January 19, 2026 against the Islanders. His projected 600th game would arrive on March 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk are on neighboring tracks toward 700. Boeser is 71 games away and DeBrusk is 72 away, meaning the two could land one day apart if both stay with Vancouver and play every game.
Boeser reached 600 on January 17 against the Oilers during the 2025-26 season, becoming the 16th player in franchise history to reach that mark entirely with Vancouver. Under this projection, his 700th would come on March 13 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
DeBrusk got to 600 on January 29, 2026 against the Anaheim Ducks, and his 700th would fall on March 14 against the Ottawa Senators.
Jamie Oleksiak sits 42 games from 800, a mark he should be able to chase based on his recent workload. Last season, he played 78 games for the Kraken, and the earliest he can hit 800 this year is December 30 against his former team.
At the top end of the list, Luke Schenn is eyeing 1200 NHL games. He is currently at 1122, leaving him 78 short of the milestone.
Of those 1122 games, 139 have come in Vancouver across his two previous stints with the club. If he stays in the lineup and reaches the number on schedule, Schenn would get there on March 27 against the Ducks, the same team that traded him to Vancouver in his first run with the Canucks.
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